NOVEMBER 18, 2024 - When a huge wave of Viet Cong troops threatened to overwhelm Army Sgt. 1st Class Sammy Lee Davis' battalion at a small fire base in Vietnam, he jumped into action to fight back. Despite suffering several injuries, Davis traversed a river to save three of his comrades and did what he could to stop the onslaught. He received the Medal of Honor for his … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 18, 2024 - The Defense Department today released the results of its departmentwide fiscal year 2024 financial audit, the seventh such audit since 2018. For this most-recent effort, the department's inspector general provided an overall "disclaimer of opinion" on DOD financial statements, which means the department has not yet achieved a clean audit, said Mike … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 17, 2024 - This week, in a recorded address marking Warrior Care Month, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks reaffirmed the Department's unwavering commitment to supporting wounded, ill and injured service members, along with their families and caregivers. Hicks highlighted the enduring strength and resilience of these warriors and the critical role they play in … [Read more...]

Steven Butcher, Technology Service Corporation space robotics and mechanisms engineer, performs an inspection of the Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) payload after completing testing in the cryogenic thermal vacuum chamber at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s Naval Center for Space Technology in Washington, D.C. Oct. 4, 2024. Once on-orbit, the RSGS … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 15, 2024 - The Department of Defense today announced the conclusion of the Hypersonic Accelerated Manufactured Prototype Demonstration (Hyper-AMPD!) prize challenge with awards to Castelion Corporation (El Segundo, California) and Specter Aerospace (Cambridge, Massachusetts) for novel concepts for the rapid delivery of hypersonic prototypes. Sponsored by the Joint … [Read more...]