MOGADISHU, Somalia, March 3 (UPI) -- A "known al-Qaida terrorist" in southern Somalia was the target of a U.S. airstrike, which injured eight people, a Pentagon official said Monday.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Some U.S. Army civilian employees may get pink slips before Christmas because Defense Department funding hasn't been approved, a defense spokesman said.

BAGHDAD, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Pentagon officials say the recently announced drawdown of British troops in Iraq was a carefully planned strategy between the United States and Britain.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army's 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division based out of Texas has been informed by Defense Department officials of a deployment order to Iraq.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Officials from the U.S. Defense Department have confirmed that the a computer system at the Department was hacked into.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. Justice Department officials have announced plans to examine defense contracting after millions of dollars of improprieties have been of discovered.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. Defense Department was reported Friday to be considering various military options to remove North Korea's nuclear program.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Defense Department has gone on a public relations offensive in correcting what it claims are inaccurate media reports on the war in Iraq.

WASHINGTON, June 7 (UPI) -- The theft of U.S. military personnel data from a Department of Veterans Affairs analyst now appears larger than thought, the Pentagon reports.