The unexplained removal of the first female head of the U.S. Naval Academy last week is the latest in a string of top ...

John Phelan and his chief of staff are taking control of the duties that would have gone to the future Navy undersecretary.

The polygraph tests of Pentagon officials occurred as the defense secretary sought to stamp out unflattering leaks to the media.

Suspicions about leaks and a mistrust of senior military officers have defined much of the defense secretary’s first six ...