Pentagon News

Washington - The Pentagon has changed its drone strike guidelines in subtle ways that appear designed to minimize expectations with respect to limiting collateral damage and predicting the effects of drone strikes according to a recent report by Public Intelligence.

Washington - Just a few hours before the US government partial shutdown, the Pentagon managed to deposit about $5 billion in cash into various military contractors' accounts to make purchases before expenditures were cut off.

Minneapolis - Like Pearl Harbor, it's a day that will live in infamy. Thousands were lost and countless families never even got a chance to say goodbye.

Washington - The Pentagon announced on Wednesday that it will begin extending benefits to same-sex spouses of military service members starting early next month.

Kabul - The Pentagon seems to be at odds with the Obama administration on the question of the "zero option" for Afghanistan that would involve no troops staying in the country after 2014.

Washington - The Pentagon is busy testing pain weapons. Rather than using human guinea pigs as test subjects, the Pentagon will employ "human surrogate" dummies who will not complain or form a union to ask for greater risk pay premiums.

The Pentagon's largest bunker-busting bomb was upgraded with a specific task in mind, which is taking out suspected nuclear facilities in Iran.

Washington - Pentagon prepares to contract for privatized flying service to fly US special forces throughout Africa. The contract will be up to $50 million.

Some 540,000 emails between Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detainees and their lawyers were mistakenly turned over to prosecutors, prompting more questions on a justice system some see as unjust.

Washington - The US Congress banned any further funding of the NATO Medium Extended Air and Missile Defense System (MEADS) last December. Yet the Secretary of Defense said that the funding will continue.