Aaron Mehta

Defense Secretary Ash Carter will use a Tuesday speech to unveil new details of his plan to reform the Goldwater-Nichols law  that guides the Pentagon, according to a senior defense official.

 As the chairmen of the US House and Senate Armed Services committees plan to legislate potentially sweeping reforms at the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Ash Carter is leaning in with proposals due in “just a few weeks’ time,” he said Friday.

When the Pentagon awarded the contract for the Long Range Strike-Bomber (LRS-B) program on Oct. 27, it declined to list key details, including which subcontractors would support prime contractor Northrop Grumman.

The Pentagon and State Department remained careful Thursday when discussing whether strategic assets or missile defense systems could be moved closer to South Korea, but would not rule out anything when discussing US actions in response to Tuesday’s

President Obama will visit the Pentagon Monday for a meeting with top defense officials and members of the US National Security Council.

Defense Secretary Ash Carter is “prepared” to change the rules of engagement against the Islamic State group, better known as ISIL or ISIS, he said Thursday morning.

 Close observers of the Pentagon were stunned Nov. 12 when Secretary of Defense Ash Carter abruptly fired his senior military assistant, Army Lt. Gen. Ron Lewis, amid allegations of misconduct.

WASHINGTON  — The fiscal 2017 budget is on track to be delivered on time, and will feature limited numbers of new programs, the Pentagon comptroller said Friday.

President Obama traveled to the Pentagon on Monday to meet with Defense Secretary Ash Carter and other top officials about the Islamic State group.

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter will unveil the Pentagon’s new cyber strategy during a Thursday speech at Silicon Valley, according to DoD officials.