Lawyers

• U.S. DOJ and FTC Urges To Preserve Competition Between Defense Contractors

  In order to preserve a healthy competition between contractors, the U.S. regulators, namely The Justice Department (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), have joined forces in urging a powerful message towards weapon makers.

• Pentagon says five Guantanamo detainees transferred to United Arab Emirates

  Five detainees at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, were transferred to the government of the United Arab Emirates, the U.S. Defense Department said on Sunday.

• Pentagon chief fires military assistant, cites misconduct allegations

  U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter removed his senior military assistant, Lieutenant General Ron Lewis, from his position on Thursday over allegations of misconduct that Carter learned of this week.

• U.S. military exhumes remains of unidentified victims of Pearl Harbor attack

  The remains of unidentified members of the U.S. military killed in the sinking of the USS Oklahoma during Japan's World War Two attack on Pearl Harbor were exhumed in Hawaii on Monday in a bid to identify them, the Department of Defense said.

• Military says Washington state marijuana shops 'off-limits' to troops

  A U.S. military base south of Seattle has sent letters warning retail marijuana shops that military personnel are banned from entering their businesses and buying cannabis products, a spokesman said on Wednesday.

• Obama considering Ashton Carter, others for next defense secretary

  President Barack Obama is considering a variety of high-profile figures as his candidate to be the next U.S. defense secretary and replace the resigning Chuck Hagel, administration sources said on Monday.

• Pentagon says sexual assault reports in the military experience 50% jump last year

  Sexual assault reports filed by US service members were said to have jumped by 50% as of 2013, according to the latest Pentagon report about the subject.