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Dempsey: Budget Cuts, Global Challenges Raise Risk to Nation
March 5, 2014 — Global security threats are not fading, even as the Defense Department looks for ways to balance worldwide security demands with diminished resources, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the... MORE

Winnefeld: Budget Request Balances Security, Fiscal Realities
February 27, 2014 — The Defense Department’s fiscal year 2015 budget request seeks to balance the nation’s security needs with the realities of fiscal constraints, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here... MORE

Dempsey, U.S. Leaders Discuss Obama’s Afghanistan Decision
February 26, 2014 — BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Feb. 26, 2014 – The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff met with U.S. leaders here today to ensure they understood what President Barack Obama’s decision on Afghanistan... MORE

Chairman Disputes Notion of Declining U.S. Military
February 25, 2014 — The U.S. military has some fiscal constraints, but it is not a military in decline as some critics suggest, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.Speaking with reporters traveling with him to... MORE

Dempsey Visits Afghanistan as Contingency Withdrawal Plans Begin
February 25, 2014 — Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived here today as White House officials announced that in the absence of a signed post-2014 bilateral security agreement,... MORE

Dempsey: Past Year ‘Surprisingly Positive’ for Afghan Forces
February 25, 2014 — By both NATO and Afghan accounts, the past year “has been surprisingly positive” for the Afghan national security forces, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey... MORE

Dempsey Visits Afghanistan as Contingency Withdrawal Plans Begin
February 25, 2014 — Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived here today as White House officials announced that in the absence of a signed post-2014 bilateral security agreement,... MORE

Dempsey Stresses Balance in the Fiscal 2015 Budget Request
February 24, 2014 — Balance is a key word in the fiscal year 2015 defense budget request, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey told Pentagon reporters that the budget request he and... MORE

DOD Takes Holistic View of Slowing Military Compensation Growth
February 24, 2014 — The Defense Department can no longer put off slowing the growth of military personnel costs, and the fiscal year 2015 budget request DOD is recommending to the president begins that process, defense... MORE

DOD Works with NBA to Improve Troops’ Transition Assistance
February 17, 2014 — As the Defense Department looks for ways to ease the difficult process of transitioning from service member to civilian, it’s also seeking out companies in the private sector who can help lead the way... MORE