Former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates expressed near-despair over the dysfunctional state of the federal government during a Bellingham (Wash.) City Club lecture Wednesday, March 26. Gates, who ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the Pentagon is revamping how the military buys weapons, shifting the focus away from ...

The death toll has risen to at least 180 after yesterday’s suicide bombing in Baghdad, the worst attack since February, when US and Iraqi forces began their security crackdown. Today, Defense ...

In his farewell address to NATO in Brussels today, outgoing Defense Secretary Robert Gates had harsh words for alliance members that rely on the US instead of doing their own defense spending, at a ...

"I'm sympathetic with some of the challenges that they face," Gates said of the Iraqis during his surprise visit. But, he said, "the clock is ticking." Gates added, "Frankly I would like to see faster ...

The work of Red River Army Depot employees was in the limelight Friday when U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates toured the facility. A large group of military officials escorted Gates along production ...

WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Friday raised the possibility of cutting U.S. troop levels in Iraq to 100,000 by the end of next year, well beyond the cuts President Bush has approved.

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Former U.S. Secretary of Defense and former president of Texas A&M, Robert M. Gates, received the Patriot Award from the Congressional Medal of Honor Society this weekend. This ...