WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2010 – Cybersecurity is seizing more attention and budget dollars from the Defense Department at a time when China’s alleged cyber attack on Google has underscored the urgency of the threat and the vulnerability of U.S. networks. Story»
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2010 – The Pentagon’s military leaders say the new Quadrennial Defense Review strikes the right balance between today’s wars and the need to combat future threats. Story»
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2010 – Defense officials who helped to write the Quadrennial Defense Review and the related Ballistic Missile Defense Review offered insights into their analyses in a “DoDLive” bloggers roundtable yesterday. Story»
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2010 – A network of strong relationships with U.S. allies around the world as well as civilian partners at home is critical to executing the Defense Department’s long-term strategy, Michele Flournoy, undersecretary of defense for policy said. Story»
ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 1, 2010 - A National Guard that has been vital to national defense for the past eight years will remain an operational force, according to the Department of Defense's 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review. Story»
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2010 – The Fiscal 2011 Defense Budget Request and the Quadrennial Defense Review look at personnel as a strategic asset, the Joint Staff’s director for force structure, resources and assessments said. Story»
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2010 – The 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review is the first to identify “prevailing in today’s wars” as a primary objective as part of the overall defense planning and budgeting process, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said. Story»
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2010 – The Quadrennial Defense Review, released today, seeks to rebalance the military to better fight today’s wars and to institutionalize department reforms, the undersecretary of defense for policy said. Story»
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21, 2009 - Current and potential U.S. adversaries seek to employ asymmetrical weapons, such as improvised explosive devices and cyber warfare, as a means to confront U.S. military superiority in conventional conflict, said Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III. Story»
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2009 - The Quadrennial Defense Review under way within the Defense Department will be unlike any other: the first to be driven by current wartime requirements, Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn said. Story»
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 2009 – Getting the Army’s personnel aspects right is the most important job for its leaders, Army Secretary John M. McHugh said less than a month into the job. Story»
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2009 – Military commanders of the future should be proficient at managing high-tech communications networks and also should know how to wage conventional, irregular and hybrid warfare, a senior U.S. Navy officer said. Story»
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29, 2009 – Northeastern Asia is an area of vital national interest to the United States, and American troops stand ready to defend the region, the commander of combined and U.S. forces in Korea said. Story»
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C., Aug. 28 – Representatives from the Department of Defense visited Marine Corps forces in North Carolina, Aug. 28, 2009, as part of the Quadrennial Defense Review. Story»
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Aug. 25, 2009 – The vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff stressed relevance, adaptability and affordability as top concerns for programs ranging from nuclear weapons to satellites. Story»
WASHINGTON, June 25, 2009 – As the nation fights two protracted wars and North Korea rattles off war-like rhetoric, officials working on the 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review are striving to strike a balance between the needs of the current fight and preparing for future threats. Story»
WASHINGTON, June 12, 2009 – The congressionally mandated Quadrennial Defense Review is an opportunity for the defense secretary to articulate his vision, a Pentagon official says. Story»
WASHINGTON, May 15, 2009 – The Marine Corps is lean and built for a fight, including the scrutiny of the upcoming Quadrennial Defense Review, the service's commandant said. Story»
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., May 12, 2009 – The U.S. military requires a new, grand strategy to address today’s complex security threats as well as tomorrow’s challenges. Story»
WASHINGTON, May 4, 2009 – The type of "hybrid warfare" that defense experts predict the United States is increasingly likely to face will pull the military in two directions, the Defense Department’s top policy official said. Story»
WASHINGTON, April 29, 2009 – Defense Department officials should center strategy on smarter, more pragmatic engagement and closer cooperation with other U.S. government agencies and foreign allies, a top Pentagon official told a group at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Story»
WASHINGTON, April 23, 2009 – Pentagon officials have kicked off the Defense Department’s 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review and Nuclear Posture Review processes to determine what they need to maintain U.S. national security now and in the coming years. Story»