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Fort Hood shooting: Is Army paying enough attention to mental health?In the days before he killed three people and himself at Fort Hood, Specialist Ivan Lopez had been 'under diagnosis' for post-traumatic stress disorder, 'but he had not yet been diagnosed.'
Fort Hood shooting: What's known about combat stress and violence?Fort Hood shooting suspect was being diagnosed for PTSD and claimed other mental health issues. The rates of suicide and domestic violence have increased during the years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, though it is unclear if an Iraq deployment played a role in this case.
Ivan Lopez: Truck driver. Dad. Drummer. Portrait emerges after Fort Hood attack.Spc. Ivan Lopez, who authorities say killed three others and himself Wednesday at Fort Hood in Texas, reportedly was grappling with depression and anxiety. Authorities hint at a precipitating on-base event.
Another Fort Hood shooting: Motive unclear, but 'jihad' ruled outFort Hood shooting: At Fort Hood, Texas, Wednesday, a troubled soldier who had served in Iraq and was said to have mental health issues shot and killed three fellow soldiers and wounded 16 others before killing himself.
Cyber-security: Hagel, at NSA headquarters, promises more transparencyIn a carefully worded speech on cyber-security described as a study in 'strategic ambiguity,' Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel also called for the development of offensive cyber-capabilities and investment in the Pentagon's Cyber Command.
General's sentence in sex case called a 'shock,' 'beyond disappointing'Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair received no jail time or demotion in rank despite having a long-standing affair with a captain under his command and inappropriate relationships with three junior soldiers.
Navy Yard rampage could have been prevented, Pentagon review concludesThe reservist who killed 12 people at the Washington Navy yard had behaved 'in a way that raised concerns about his mental stability,' but the 'information was not reported ... as required,' the Pentagon review finds.
Can military try sexual assault cases? Critics decry general's plea deal.Advocacy groups say the plea deal, in which sexual assault charges were dropped against Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair, shows why military commanders should not have authority over such cases.聽
Military sexual assault bill clears Senate: what it could mean for troopsThe military sexual assault bill largely prohibits the 'good soldier' defense. It passed just days after a more robust version failed to receive sufficient support amid opposition from the Pentagon.
Is military better handling its sexual assault problem? Congress is watching.This week saw Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair on trial for sexual assault, and news of another case broke: A top Army prosecutor has been suspended after being accused of groping a military lawyer.
Pentagon budget: 4 ways White House wants to change the military Here are the top four things the new Defense budget reveals about the White House鈥檚 priorities for the US military.
Punish Russia? Why some Pentagon officials would prefer restraint.The crisis in Ukraine has elicited tough talk from Capitol Hill, but in the back halls of the Pentagon, some officials are focused on a key supply line to Afghanistan that runs through Russia.聽
Sexual assaults: Army removing 588 soldiers from 'positions of trust'Advocacy organizations are alternately hailing the Army's removals as an important step in ongoing efforts to bring down sexual assault rates, and unleashing a new string of critiques against the Pentagon.- Pleas for more help for military veterans to recover from sexual assaultDemand for mental-health treatment stemming from sexual assaults is outstripping the Veterans Administration's ability to provide it. Military veterans testified Wednesday of their frustrations.
Complete US withdrawal from Afghanistan means civil war, Pakistani warnsSeeing President Karzai as unlikely to sign the Bilateral Security Agreement, President Obama has directed the Pentagon to prepare for a full withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan.
Pentagon plan to downsize Army: a sign of US reluctance to nation-buildBringing US ground forces to their lowest level since before World War II makes sense given that troop-intensive, nation-building operations are unlikely for the foreseeable future, the Defense secretary said Monday in discussing his Pentagon budget plan.
US military's new tactic to curtail sexual assaults: nab serial 'predators'To combat sexual assaults, military officials shift tactics to focus on ferreting out serial predators. Here's why they're聽increasingly convinced that relatively few people in the ranks commit the bulk of such crimes.
Pentagon pushes for more bandwidth, citing 'national security needs'Modern warfare requires increasing amounts of the electromagnetic spectrum for battlefield communications. The Defense Department is arguing for more, putting it in possible conflict with commercial interests.
Pentagon cheating scandals: a breakdown in ethics or an outmoded system?When cheating within the nuclear forces surfaced, the Pentagon framed it as an ethical issue. But critics say it's the system and cold-war cultural expectations that need a fix.
Army investigates hundreds for recruiting fraud that cost taxpayers $29mA 'peer-to-peer' recruiting program that rewarded referrals of new recruits brought in 150,000 soldiers to help fight the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. A Senate panel held hearings into what went wrong.
