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fromBusiness Insider
2 days ago

Lockheed 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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#militarism
US politics
fromIndependent
5 days ago

Max 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.
Privacy professionals
fromFortune
5 days ago

Oura CEO insists they'll never sell your data as customers publicly ditch rings over privacy fears tied to Defense Department and Palantir | Fortune

Oura will never sell customer data; neither Palantir nor the government has access to customer data.
#oura
fromTechCrunch
5 days ago
Privacy technologies

Smart ring maker Oura's CEO addresses recent backlash, says future is a 'cloud of wearables' | TechCrunch

fromTechCrunch
5 days ago
Privacy technologies

Smart ring maker Oura's CEO addresses recent backlash, says future is a 'cloud of wearables' | TechCrunch

#executive-order
#department-of-defense
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fromwww.dw.com
1 week ago

US: Trump to relabel Pentagon as 'Department of War' DW 09/05/2025

President Trump has authorized use of the secondary title "Department of War" for the Department of Defense and will seek steps to permanently rename it.
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

US Department of Defense to be renamed Department of War': Report

The US will temporarily rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War by executive order to project a more forceful, potentially offensive posture.
#trump
US politics
fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

Trump 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.
US politics
fromTheregister
2 weeks ago

No more China-based Microsoft staff on DoD cloud: Pentagon

The DoD banned China-based employees from supporting Microsoft Azure for U.S. government systems and ordered a third-party audit and further investigation.
Information security
fromNextgov.com
2 weeks ago

Report: 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.
fromBreaking Defense
1 month ago

Mining 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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fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

Pentagon weakly corrects Pete Hegseth's views on women having the right to vote

The Department of Defense claims Pete Hegseth supports women's voting rights despite controversial views expressed by his church leaders.
#microsoft
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago
US politics

Microsoft says it will no longer use engineers in China for Department of Defense work | TechCrunch

Microsoft has stopped allowing China-based engineers to access Department of Defense cloud systems.
fromBusiness Insider
3 months ago
Tech industry

Microsoft is prepping an AI Copilot for the Pentagon

Microsoft is developing a Copilot AI tool specifically for the Pentagon, potentially adding millions of users to its platform.
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago
US politics

Microsoft says it will no longer use engineers in China for Department of Defense work | TechCrunch

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fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

Congrats on the New DOD Gig, MechaHitler!

MechaHitler has been announced as a new figure in the Department of Defense despite previous anti-Semitic rhetoric.
#xai
fromFuturism
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Elon Musk Rages Against Government Spending, But He Just Accepted $200 Million Directly From Your Tax Dollars

fromFortune
2 months ago
US politics

Elon Musk spent months slashing federal contracts - Now his AI company is celebrating a $200M Pentagon contract and new unit to get government business

fromFuturism
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Elon Musk Rages Against Government Spending, But He Just Accepted $200 Million Directly From Your Tax Dollars

fromFortune
2 months ago
US politics

Elon Musk spent months slashing federal contracts - Now his AI company is celebrating a $200M Pentagon contract and new unit to get government business

#ai-in-defense
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

JUST 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.
Artificial intelligence
fromConsequence
2 months ago

Metallica 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.
US politics
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fromNextgov.com
2 months ago

More than 60,000 feds are still waiting for their 2025 pay raise

Blue-collar federal employees await 2025 pay raises due to halted advisory committee operations at the Pentagon.
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

Tech 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.
US politics
fromThe Cipher Brief
2 months ago

The 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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#openai
fromBoston.com
3 months ago

Defense 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.
US news
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fromwww.mediaite.com
3 months ago

Barbara Starr Rips Pete Hegseth Press Crackdown on Fox News

Barbara Starr criticizes Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for imposing restrictions on press access to the Pentagon, compromising journalistic integrity.
Tech industry
fromBusiness Insider
3 months ago

The Pentagon's IT agency is facing a 10% cut to its workforce. Its director suggested that might be a good thing.

DISA faces a 10% workforce cut as a strategic opportunity for realignment.
#cybersecurity
fromDatabreaches
4 months ago
Law

Raytheon Companies and Nightwing Group to Pay $8.4M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Non-Compliance with Cybersecurity Requirements in Federal Contracts

fromDatabreaches
4 months ago
Law

Raytheon Companies and Nightwing Group to Pay $8.4M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Non-Compliance with Cybersecurity Requirements in Federal Contracts

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fromBusiness Insider
4 months ago

See the military zone in the Roosevelt Reservation, where US troops can arrest migrants along the US-Mexico border

The U.S. Department of Defense now oversees a 110,000-acre buffer zone to enhance border security against illegal activities.
Retirement
fromBusiness Insider
4 months ago

I'm a federal contractor trying to get out of government work. I'm worried my entire education and career will be worthless.

Pursuing advanced education and internships is crucial for securing a job in federal government policy-making.
SF LGBT
Tensions erupted between Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Elon Musk, requiring intervention, while the Defense Department is reinstating gender-affirming care for trans service members.
US news
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 months ago

New York Times Hits Back After Trump Calls Bombshell Pete Hegseth Report Fake News'

The New York Times asserts confidence in its reporting regarding Pete Hegseth's Signal chat, countering claims of it being mere disgruntled coworkers.
US news
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 months ago

What's Going On?' CNN Anchor Roasts Inexperienced' Trump Defense Chief Amid Bombshell Purge

Hegseth is criticized for inexperience as key staffers leave amid a significant turmoil linked to a sensitive leak probe.
#pentagon
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fromBusiness Insider
4 months ago

Why 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.
Privacy professionals
fromBusiness Insider
4 months ago

Why 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.
Right-wing politics
fromThe American Conservative
4 months ago

Pentagon 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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fromWIRED
5 months ago

Here's What Happened to Those SignalGate Messages

The US Treasury provided the court with a timeline of preserved messages amidst concerns over inadequate preservation efforts by other departments.
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