| Guard building coastal barriers to keep out oil Construction of 8.5 miles of wall barriers by the Louisiana National Guard's 225th Engineer Brigade continues in six areas along the coast of Cameron Parish in an effort to keep oil-tainted water from moving inland. army.mil |
Pentagon Demands WikiLeaks Return Stolen Documents The Defense Department is demanding that WikiLeaks immediately return the stolen military documents in its possession, including 15,000 documents that the website has not yet published. defense.gov |
Gates Unveils Strategy to Cut Costs, Boost Efficiency Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has outlined a strategy to change how the Defense Department contracts goods and services, a move aimed at creating greater efficiency and productivity in spending. defense.gov |
Former al-Qaida Fighter Pleads Guilty to Murder A former al-Qaida fighter in Afghanistan has pleaded guilty to multiple charges for his role in a battle with coalition troops in Afghanistan in 2002. defense.gov |
WikiLeaks' Redaction Doesn't Remove Danger Despite WikiLeaks' attempt to redact the names of Iraqi informants from its recent leak of classified military reports, some of those people are still in danger. defense.gov |