Watchdog says Department of Defense must estimate building costs better

A federal spending watchdog agency says the Department of Defense must do better at estimating the cost of military construction projects, some of which have had contracts awarded as much as 30 percent higher than expected.

StratCom chief Hyten: Nuclear arsenal should be modernized, not expanded

A Trident II D5 missile is test-fired from an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine during a U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Programs Follow-on Commander Evaluation Test , on Feb. 22, 2015. An LGM-30 Minuteman III missile soars in the air after a test launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.