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At the 2024 Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin meets with Chinese Minister of National Defense Dong Jun, with the two agreeing to resume military-to-military communication between the two countries.
2024-05-31

The public interest non-profit Cause for Action files a Freedom of Information Act request for United States Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter’s personal emails following his disclosure of using that account for official government emails, this in the wake of the former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton email controversy and the Office of Personnel Management data breach. The U.S. Federal Records Act restricts use of personal email for official business.
2015-12-23

United States Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter indicates a more robust role ahead for the United States military in bolstering indigenous forces countering ISIS and in response to Russia’s increasing role in Middle East conflicts.
2015-10-26

The United States Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter warns that the People's Republic of China's island building in the South China Sea is undermining security in the Asia-Pacific region and has called for a diplomatic solution.
2015-05-30

Mail to the US Senate is suspended after letter sent to U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) tests positive for the poisonous substance ricin at an offsite Congressional mail facility. The letter is being sent to the FBI Laboratory in Quantico, Virginia, for further testing.
2013-04-16

Leon Panetta, the United States Secretary of Defense, arrives in Afghanistan to attempt to placate anger over the Kandahar massacre.
2012-03-14

The Senate of the United States passes a resolution condemning the Government of Syria for its violent crackdown on anti-Assad protests.
2012-02-17

A bipartisan group of US Senators led by Bob Casey and Marco Rubio will introduce a resolution calling for the Obama administration to start assisting the Opposition.
2012-02-10

The "Washington Post" reports that United States Senator Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico will announce that he will not contest the 2012 Senate election for New Mexico.
2011-02-18

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates reviews allegations of misconduct in Afghanistan by the private military company formerly known as Blackwater, Xe Services LLC.
2010-03-6