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1 week agoTrump to rename Defense Department the Department of War in 'childish' decision
President Trump will issue an executive order authorizing use of the title 'Department of War' and 'secretary of war' for the Department of Defense.
fromBusiness Insider
5 days agoLockheed Martin says the US is interested in its '5th-generation-plus' F-35 that uses tech from its failed 6th-generation bid
CEO Jim Taiclet said on Thursday that there is "a very active engagement at an extremely high level with the Department of Defense" about the upgraded F-35, and that "I expect it will be taken to the White House sometime soon, hopefully, to consider this kind of concept." Speaking at Morgan Stanley's Laguna Conference, he said there is no contract yet, but that if the jet is kept under the Pentagon's current approved plan, the souped-up F-35 would, over time, get near sixth-generation capability.
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1 week agoMax Boot: Trump's 'Department of War' renaming less alarming than how he uses the US military itself
President Trump's executive order renaming the Department of Defense 'Department of War' is symbolic, prioritizes style over substance, and conflicts with Congress's 1949 naming authority.
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fromBusiness Insider
1 week agoTrump is rebranding the Pentagon as the Department of War. Here are 5 other things he's renamed since he got back to the White House.
The president is renaming federal entities, including proposing to rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War, with such changes requiring congressional approval.
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3 weeks agoReport: Russia-based Yandex employee oversees open-source software approved for DOD use
A Russia-based Yandex employee is sole maintainer of fast-glob, a widely used open-source package embedded in Department of Defense software, posing supply-chain risk.
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1 month agoMining for DOGE: Defense budget docs show $11B in 'efficiencies,' but what are they? - Breaking Defense
Different officials within the Pentagon have reported various figures for savings attributed to DOGE, creating discrepancies and uncertainty about the exact amount of taxpayer dollars saved.
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2 months agoJUST IN: U.S. Military to Begin Using Elon Musk's Grok, Days After AI Chatbot's Embrace of Hitler
On Monday, xAI announced Grok for Government as a suite of products designed to provide frontier AI models to United States Government customers, including the Defense Department.
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fromConsequence
2 months agoMetallica Force Pentagon to Pull Video Touting Drone Program Over Unauthorized Use of "Enter Sandman"
The Department of Defense faced a copyright issue after posting a video highlighting drone capabilities set to 'Enter Sandman' by Metallica, requiring the video to be removed.
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2 months agoTech execs from companies chasing defense contracts are now Army officers. A watchdog is calling for an investigation.
Concerns have arisen over the potential conflicts of interest regarding tech executives who joined the Army Reserve while holding lucrative AI contracts with the Department of Defense.
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fromThe Cipher Brief
2 months agoThe Math Behind Trump's $1 Trillion Defense Budget
The President's FY '26 National Defense Budget requests $1.01 trillion, which is a 13 percent increase from FY '25 enacted levels. This includes $848.3 billion for DoD's discretionary budget and $113.3 billion in mandatory funding for DoD.
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3 months agoDefense official said cutting Harvard grant could cause 'grave and immediate harm to national security,' court docs show
Harvard is currently the top performing team on the AMPHORA program. Inadequate knowledge of the biological threat landscape poses grave and immediate harm to national security.
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5 months agoWhy are Pentagon officials suddenly dropping like flies? Leaks, power, and irrelevance
The Pentagon is facing personnel upheaval due to leak investigations and internal tensions.
High-profile officials are on leave, signaling potential fragility in defense leadership.
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fromBusiness Insider
5 months agoWhy are Pentagon officials suddenly dropping like flies? Leaks, power, and irrelevance
The Pentagon is facing personnel upheaval due to leak investigations and internal tensions.
High-profile officials are on leave, signaling potential fragility in defense leadership.
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fromThe American Conservative
5 months agoPentagon Suspends Three Officials in Leaking Investigation
The Pentagon has placed three officials on administrative leave amid a leak investigation.
The DoD is investigating unauthorized disclosures of national security information.
Key leaks involve sensitive military operational plans and intelligence collection.
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