News Articles for "Defense Department"
House passes sweeping $638 billion defense bill
The House overwhelmingly passed a sweeping, $638 billion defense bill on Friday that imposes new punishments on members of the armed services found guilty...
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House considers jail term for military sex assault
The House is heading toward passage of a sweeping defense bill that reflects the outrage among lawmakers over the growing number of sexual assaults in the...
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Search Results for "Defense Department"
| Department of Defense | |
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| Department overview | |
| Formed | August 10, 1949 |
| Preceding Department | U.S. Department of War and U.S. Department of the Navy |
| Headquarters | The Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia 38°52′16″N 77°3′21″W / 38.87111°N 77.05583°WCoordinates: 38°52′16″N 77°3′21″W / 38.87111°N 77.05583°W |
| Employees | 718,000 (civilian) 1,418,542 (active duty military) 1,100,000+ (reserve): 3.23 million total [1] (2009) |
| Annual budget | US$530.1 billion (2010)[2] US$549.1 billion (2011)[3] US$553.0 billion (est. 2012) |
| Department executives | Chuck Hagel, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, Deputy Secretary |
| Child agencies | U.S. Department of the Army U.S. Department of the Navy U.S. Department of the Air Force |
| Website | |
| www.Defense.gov | |
