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Latest News Jul 19, 2013 Kremlin Critic Navalny Jailed For Five Years For Embezzlement A Russian court has sentenced opposition activist Aleksei Navalny to five years in prison on embezzlement charges in a closely watched trial that could deepen political divides exposed by Vladimir Putin's return to the Kremlin. ... Read more... Carter: DOD Manages Major Strategic Transition as Budget Shrinks Despite budget reductions as large and steep as those following Vietnam or the Cold War, the Defense Department is managing a major strategic transition that has military, geopolitical and technological elements, Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter said. ... Read more... North Korea Tells Panama to Release Its Arms-Carrying Ship The North Korean Foreign Ministry requested Panama to release its vessel carrying military equipment from Cuba, South Korean and Western media said on Wednesday. ... Read more... Featured Free Resource Enterprise Ready Intelligent Capture for Government Agencies How Government Agencies Can Succeed in Making Critical Improvements to Paper-bound Functions. Statement on Consensus Achieved by the UN Group of Governmental Experts on Transparency and Confidence-Building Measures for Outer Space Activities The United States welcomes the achievement of landmark consensus by the UN Group of Governmental Experts on Transparency and Confidence-Building Measures in Outer Space Activities during last week's meetings in New York. ... Read more... Kerry: Syrian Refugee Crisis Challenges International Community U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says the international community must push to end Syria's civil war to stop the violence and allow for the return of nearly two-million refugees. Kerry visited a refugee camp in Jordan near the Syrian border Thursday. ... Read more... Dempsey Pledges to Lead Military Through Transitions Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey told the Senate Armed Services Committee that he will do his best to live up to U.S. military members' legacy of service to the nation and to lead the Defense Department through an era of historic transitions if the Senate approves his nomination to serve a second term as the nation's top military officer. ... Read more... Featured Free Resource Enterprise Ready Intelligent Capture for Government Agencies How Government Agencies Can Succeed in Making Critical Improvements to Paper-bound Functions. Dempsey, Winnefeld Discuss Syria at Confirmation Hearing The chairman and vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told the Senate Armed Services Committee that momentum in Syria's civil war appears to have shifted in favor of President Bashar Assad, but they declined to say what recommendations they have given the president regarding possible U.S. military intervention. ... Read more... US Military Judge Retains Key Charge Against Intelligence Leaker Manning A U.S. military judge has refused to dismiss the most serious charge against the Army private who gave a massive cache of classified files to the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks. ... Read more...