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• Raytheon gets $7.2M contract for GPS work in Colo.

  November 28, 2012 12:15 PM

  AURORA, Colo. (AP) - The Defense Department has awarded a $7.2 million contract to Raytheon Co. in Aurora for work on the Global Positioning System. The contract was announced Tuesday. The Defense Department says the contract is for work on the Next Generation Operational Control System for GPS. The work... more »

• Power returning after Sandy but weariness grows

  November 3, 2012 11:54 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) - More New Yorkers awoke Saturday to power being restored for the first time since Superstorm Sandy pummeled the region, but patience was wearing thin among those in the region who have been without power for most of the week. From storm-scarred New Jersey to parts of... more »

• Military looks to help livestock producers by buying more meat

  August 13, 2012 8:17 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - It appears that Meatless Mondays haven't really caught on in the U.S. military. The Pentagon is looking into increasing its meat purchases to take advantage of lower prices and to help ranchers struggling with drought. Under orders from President Barack Obama, the Defense Department may buy more... more »

• Family remembers Ft. Carson soldier killed in Afghanistan

  August 12, 2012 4:29 PM

  CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - Relatives of a Wyoming soldier who was killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan remember him as a man who was dedicated to the military and to his family. The Defense Department said Thursday that 45-year-old Army Command Sgt. Maj. Kevin J. Griffin, who grew up... more »

• YouTube series focus on military sexual assault

  August 12, 2012 1:53 PM

  SAN DIEGO (AP) - The enormous obstacles and emotional torment a female solider confronts in reporting a sexual assault in the military is the focus of the three-part Web series "Lauren" debuting Monday on YouTube's new channel WIGS. Featuring "Flashdance" star Jennifer Beals and Troian Bellisario, "Lauren" gives a close-up... more »

• Wartime remains of 6 US airmen located in Laos

  July 5, 2012 7:07 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Six U.S. airmen missing from a combat mission over southern Laos during the Vietnam War will be buried Monday after their remains were located and identified following a 17-year investigation. The Defense Department said Thursday the six will be buried in a single casket at Arlington National... more »

• CU, Mines get Pentagon grants for equipment

  May 9, 2012 4:13 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The Defense Department has award grants for equipment to researchers at the University of Colorado and the Colorado School of Mines. The grants were among 190 announced by the Pentagon on Tuesday. Individual amounts weren't listed, but they total $54.7 million and average $288,000. The CU grants... more »

• Marine says Corps kicking him out for political website

  March 21, 2012 8:34 PM

  SAN DIEGO (AP) - An outspoken Marine critical of President Barack Obama says the Marine Corps is moving to kick him out. Sgt. Gary Stein says he was notified Wednesday that the Marine Corps has charged him with using contemptuous words against the commander in chief and violating the Defense... more »

• Irene tests military's revamped disaster response

  August 29, 2011 12:26 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Helping the East Coast recover from Hurricane Irene will test the military's new plan to avoid the chaos that plagued the response to Hurricane Katrina. The Defense Department says National Guard officers have been appointed as "dual-status commanders" to direct both active-duty and Guard troops helping... more »

• Pentagon locked down after 'possible shots fired'

  October 19, 2010 12:05 PM

  Pentagon entrances were locked down early Tuesday after a report of possible shots fired near the building. Major Chris Perrine, a Pentagon spokesman, says a civilian reported he may have heard shots at about 5 a.m. EDT on the south side of the massive Defense Department headquarters. Perrine... more »

• Pentagon computers attacked with flash drive

  August 25, 2010 4:23 PM

  The Pentagon says a foreign spy agency pulled off the most serious breach of Defense Department computer networks ever by inserting a flash drive into a U.S. military laptop. The previously classified incident took place in 2008 in the Middle East. It was disclosed in a magazine article by... more »

• Pentagon looks at damage from Afghan War leaks

  July 26, 2010 12:39 PM

  The Defense Department is conducting a damage assessment on the leak of some 91,000 classified documents on the Afghanistan war. Pentagon spokesman Col. Dave Lapan told reporters Monday the review could take "days, if not weeks" because the military has yet to see all of the leaked reports. ... more »

• 2 Colorado schools share military research grants

  July 20, 2010 8:13 AM

  The Colorado School of Mines and the University of Colorado are among nearly 70 schools nationwide participating in basic research funded by the Defense Department. The projects, announced last week, will be paid for with $227 million in grants. The Defense Department hasn't said how much each school will... more »

• Legal group: Gays shouldn't answer Pentagon survey

  July 8, 2010 9:29 AM

  An advocacy group for gays in the military is warning those services members not to answer a Pentagon survey seeking opinions on repeal of the policy that bans homosexuals from serving openly. The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network said Thursday that troops could be accidentally outed by answering the survey.... more »

• Gulf leak may be 5 times bigger than first believed

  April 29, 2010 8:14 AM

  The Coast Guard says five times more oil a day than previously believed is spewing into the Gulf from the blown-out well 5,000 feet down. The Coast Guard says it's a new leak. The company trying to contain the spill disputes the figures. Rear Adm. Mary Landry says... more »

• Congress targets Pentagon waste, inefficiency

  April 28, 2010 3:56 PM

  The House is demanding that the Pentagon improve how it acquires goods and services, saying that cutting down on waste and abuse can save taxpayers billions of dollars. Legislation passed by the House requires the Defense Department to adopt better business practices such as monitoring purchases to ensure that... more »

• Fort Carson soldier dies in Afghanistan

  January 20, 2010 2:20 PM

  The Defense Department says a Fort Carson soldier has been killed in Afghanistan. The Pentagon says 19-year-old Spc. Robert Donevski of Sun City, Ariz., died Saturday from wounds he suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small-arms fire in Abad, Afghanistan. Donevski was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry... more »

• Pentagon: recruiting last year best since 1973

  October 14, 2009 1:16 PM

  The Pentagon's personnel chief said Tuesday the military has completed its best recruiting year since 1973, meeting all its goals and bringing in a better educated group of young people. The Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps met goals for active duty and reserve recruiting during the budget... more »

• Appeals court upholds dismissal of vaccine suit

  September 29, 2009 12:39 PM

  A federal appeals court has ruled that members of the military can be required to be vaccinated against anthrax. The U.S. Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a lower court's decision dismissing a case brought by eight service members who challenged the Food and Drug Administration's determination that the vaccine... more »