A database of every item the Pentagon has sent to local, state and federal authorities since 2006 sheds light on the massive scope, and evolution,... Amid widespread criticism of the deployment of ...

The Napa County Sheriff's Office has been suspended from a federal military-surplus program after an M-16 military rifle was stolen out of an employee's vehicle in May, information released by the ...

Concord, a suburban community off Interstate 85, has 188 law enforcement officers who serve the city’s 90,000 residents. It might seem an unlikely place for police to have two heavily armored vehicles ...

Though the 1033 program is often used to obtain non-tactical supplies from the military, such as office supplies, workout equipment, pickup trucks, first-aid kits, etc. more than half of the $64 ...

Police do not need an 18th Century infantry sword to “protect and serve” communities. Nor do they need Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles (MRAPs), grenade launchers, or other weapons of war.

In 1997, Congress codified the federal 1033 program to transfer surplus equipment from the military to civilian law enforcement agencies for domestic counter-drug and counter-terrorism activities. Two ...

Amid widespread criticism of the deployment of military-grade weapons and vehicles by police officers in Ferguson, Mo., President Obama recently ordered a review of federal efforts supplying equipment ...