Outside the Beltway

In a stunning reversal of policy, DOD is allowing soldiers to march in a gay pride parade in uniform.

Several key members of the Syrian government were killed in a suicide bomb attack today in Damascus.

The people trying to undo the Defense Budget sequestration cuts are making some pretty weak arguments.

Once again, a pundit has come up with the boneheaded idea of reinstating the draft.

Opponents of the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United continue to miss the point of what the case was really about.

After a decade of war, suicides are surging among American troops.

In March, Janet Wolfenbarger became the first female four-star general in Air Force history. Now, she’s assumed command of all Air Force weapons programs.

The President’s Cabinet is less a Team Of Rivals and more a Team Of Managers.

NASA was in need of new telescopes and got a helping hand from their good pals at the DoD.

Health care is eating up 10 percent of the Pentagon’s budget and rising fast.

The battle lines are being drawn for another showdown over the debt ceiling.

Another example of Republican foreign policy taking precedence over fiscal conservatism.

Mitt Romney is proposing one of the biggest peacetime increases in military spending in U.S. history.

Some Navy SEALs are weighing in on the brouhaha.

We seldom blame presidents for bold actions that go wrong. We despise them for appearing weak and indecisive.

The story of Ensign Chuck Lord may be the greatest—or perhaps only—prank in Pentagon art history

What’s worse: Leon Panetta spending $860,000 in taxpayer money flying home? Or the GSA spending $823,000 on a conference?

The Obama administration admits its push for the “Buffett Rule” is not about dealing with our budget woes.

Marine Sergeant Gary Stein will soon be free to criticize the commander-in-chief all he wants. As a civilian.

An attack on Iran is likely to unleash consequences that we are unprepared to deal with.

Attorney General Eric Holder offered a somewhat alarming defense of the Administration’s policy on targeted killings.

The Pentagon has released the name of the US Army National Guard major murdered in an Afghan ministry this weekend.

David Brooks points out that, despite the mythology of America as a land of rugged individuals and Europe as a socialist experiment gone wrong, the amount of social welfare spending is roughly the same.

Will louder threats move the Iranian regime to back down?

The military promotion system does not reward top performers rapidly enough.

As they did four years, ago the New York Giants will get a parade in New York City today. Some are wondering when Iraq War vets will get theirs.

A change in the law will radically increase retirement pay for generals and admirals.

Not surprisingly, Republicans are trying to reverse the automatic cuts to defense spending agreed to in August.

Higher gas prices in the spring could have an impact on the economy, and the election.

Michael Hastings has yet another credulous story attempting to smear the United States military.

The US intelligence community has more information at its disposal than ever. Unfortunately, it can’t efficiently process it and make the necessary connections.

President Obama’s Pentagon is planning for an unlikely war with China rather than the small wars America will inevitably fight.

Not surprisingly, most of the Republican candidates for President aren’t too keen on reducing the excessive growth in Executive Branch power.

If you’re going to take public money, “religious liberty” is not an excuse to fail to comply with the law.