Pentagon Bans Confederate Flag on Military Bases Without Mentioning It by Name Military leaders have been pressing Esper to put in place a DoD-wide ban on the Confederate flag.
Esper Bans Use of Promotion Board Photos, Orders Review of Hair and Grooming Standards The moves are meant to eliminate "discrimination, prejudice and bias in all ranks."
Military Photos Give an Advantage to White Men Like Me. Let's Get Rid of Them Bias in hiring and promotion decisions has been well documented.
Navy Ship Names Could Fall Under Pentagon's New Diversity Review "The Navy, as an institution, has a moral obligation to know. And, it should act."
SecDef Proposes Getting Rid of Military Promotion Photos to Eliminate Unconscious Bias The Pentagon is rolling out a three-pronged plan to root out racism in the ranks.
Lawsuit Against SecDef Dropped After Transgender Sailor Gets Waiver to Serve The suit had been filed against Defense Secretary Mark Esper, challenging the military's current transgender policy.
White House Sidesteps Questions on Whether SecDef Will Keep Job At a Pentagon briefing earlier, Esper said the Insurrection Act should only be used in dire emergencies.
Esper Says He Opposes Sending Active-Duty Troops Into Streets to Quell Protests Esper broke his lengthy silence regarding the surge of protests nationwide following the May 25 death of George Floyd.
Top Pentagon Leaders Summoned to Testify on Military's Response to Protests Defense officials will testify on Capitol Hill as criticism mounts over their presence near the White House on Monday.
Top General Takes Heat on Commissary Price Hikes, Travel Restrictions Troops leveled with Pentagon leaders on their issues in dealing with the COVID-19 crisis.
USS George Washington Heads to Japan, Ending Troubled Shipyard Stay That Included String of Suicides The aircraft carrier USS George Washington is finally underway to its new homeport in Japan, following six arduous years in a...
Reports of Mediocre Disability Exams by VA Contractors Prompts Senator's Demand for Answers A prominent Democratic senator is demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs review the quality of its privatized...
New Marine One Helicopters Aren't Allowed to Carry the President Because They Could Scorch the Lawn The VH-92's lawn-scorching problems were first discovered in 2018 during the Trump administration.
Marine Corps Creates Billet to Keep Dual-Military Families Together During Stressful Moves The billet, which is called the dual-military coordinator, will act as a liaison between couples and their career monitors in...
Exposed to Agent Orange at US Bases, Veterans Face Cancer Without VA Compensation The Defense Department has publicly acknowledged that during the Vietnam War era it stored Agent Orange at the Naval...