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In this photo taken March 27, 2008, the Pentagon is seen in this aerial view. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Pentagon confirms plan to secure email systems with STARTTLS, industry-standard encryption

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump meets with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, right, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in before the Northeast Asia Security dinner at the US Consulate General Hamburg, Thursday, July 6, 2017, in Hamburg. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

US missile strike on NKorea an unlikely option, for now

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

A man walks by a TV screen showing a local news program reporting about North Korea's missile firing at Seoul Train Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, July 5, 2017. North Korea’s newly demonstrated missile muscle puts Alaska within range of potential attack and stresses the Pentagon’s missile defenses like never before. Even more worrisome, it may be only a matter of time before North Korea mates an even longer-range ICBM with a nuclear warhead, putting all of the U.S. at risk. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

US defenses get pressured by North Korean missile advances

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

An image of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was shown on a large TV screen with news Tuesday of the country's first successful test of an intercontinental ballistic missile. The top banner reads: "North Korea Missile." (Associated Press/File)

James Mattis: Landmark North Korean ballistic missile test will not bring U.S. to brink of war

By Carlo Muñoz and S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

A man walks by a TV screen showing a local news program reporting about North Korea's missile firing at Seoul Train Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, July 5, 2017. North Korea’s newly demonstrated missile muscle puts Alaska within range of potential attack and stresses the Pentagon’s missile defenses like never before. Even more worrisome, it may be only a matter of time before North Korea mates an even longer-range ICBM with a nuclear warhead, putting all of the U.S. at risk. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

North Korean missile advances put new stress on US defenses

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

A man walks by a TV screen showing a local news program reporting about North Korea's missile firing at Seoul Train Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, July 5, 2017. North Korea’s newly demonstrated missile muscle puts Alaska within range of potential attack and stresses the Pentagon’s missile defenses like never before. Even more worrisome, it may be only a matter of time before North Korea mates an even longer-range ICBM with a nuclear warhead, putting all of the U.S. at risk. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

North Korean missile advances put new stress on US defenses

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 24, 2014 file photo, a gate is closed at an ICBM launch control facility in the countryside outside Minot, N.D., on the Minot Air Force Base. The Pentagon has thrown a cloak of official secrecy over assessments of how safely and securely its nuclear weapons are operated, maintained and guarded, closing a window onto an already obscure part of the military with a history of periodic inspection failures and lapses in morale. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

U.S. tightens security on nuclear inspections

By Robert Burns - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 24, 2014 file photo, a gate is closed at an ICBM launch control facility in the countryside outside Minot, N.D., on the Minot Air Force Base. The Pentagon has thrown a cloak of official secrecy over assessments of how safely and securely its nuclear weapons are operated, maintained and guarded, closing a window onto an already obscure part of the military with a history of periodic inspection failures and lapses in morale. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

AP Exclusive: US nuclear inspection results now concealed

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) looked toward the northern town of Tabqa, Syria, where the city, its dam and its airfield were the coalition objectives this spring. The battle served as an example of how delegations of authority made a difference in speed of execution. (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump’s ISIS annihilation strategy quickly liberates territory

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

In this June 28, 2017, photo, U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis speaks in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Mattis is giving the military chiefs another six months before they begin allowing transgender individuals to enlist in the armed services. Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White says he made the decision June 30. A Mattis memo obtained by The Associated Press says he wanted to give the services time to insure the change won’t affect the readiness and lethality of the force. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

More time allowed for review of new transgender enlistments

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

In this June 28, 2017, photo, U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis speaks in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Mattis is giving the military chiefs another six months before they begin allowing transgender individuals to enlist in the armed services. Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White says he made the decision June 30. A Mattis memo obtained by The Associated Press says he wanted to give the services time to insure the change won’t affect the readiness and lethality of the force. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Pentagon OKs 6-month delay in transgender enlistments

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Mac Thornberry, Texas Republican, said Wednesday he hopes the Trump administration will be open to increase the $603 billion budget proposal to rebuild the military will be increased to $640 billion. (Associated Press)

Mac Thornberry looks to increase Pentagon budget to $640 billion

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Secretary of Defense James Mattis walks into Michie Stadium to give the commencement address, Saturday, May 27, 2017, in West Point, N.Y. Nine Hundred and thirty six cadets received their diplomas, most of whom will be commissioned as second lieutenants in the army. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) **FILE**

House Armed Services Committee to address role of transgender recruits in military

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

In this April 26, 2017, file photo House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Armed Services panel chairman seeks $696 billion DOD budget

By RICHARD LARDNER - Associated Press

Oolitic’s Empire Quarry considered ‘source of pride’

By DERREK TIPTON - Associated Press

Senate Democrats: Boost domestic spending, not just defense

By ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

In this April 26, 2017, file photo House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Congressional Republicans begin push for more defense spending

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary James Mattis' authority to set U.S. troop levels for Afghanistan and the fight against Islamic State could ease the bitter bureaucratic battles that divided the Obama White House and the Pentagon over war strategy. (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump’s Pentagon freedom comes with blame

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this June 13, 2017, file photo, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington. Dunford said Monday, June 19, 2017, that Washington and Moscow are in delicate discussions to tamp down tensions arising from the U.S. shootdown of a Syrian fighter jet, which the Russians called a violation of a U.S.-Russian understanding on avoiding air incidents. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

U.S. warplanes shoot down Iranian-built drone in second strike against Syrian regime aircraft

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Pentagon: Afghanistan developing new plan vs. Taliban

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press