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The Pentagon Is Increasingly Relying on Billionaires’ Rockets. And It’s OK with That.
Space Force leaders say carefully written contracts can prevent things like SpaceX’s about-face on Ukrainian satcomms.
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Tighten Access to Classified Info, Air Force Secretary Says
As the Pentagon responds to a classified document leak, officials should focus on enforcing “need to know,” according to Frank Kendall.
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Why the Pentagon’s Response to the Discord Leaks Won’t Fix the Problem
The Defense Department keeps too many secrets, uses old approaches to secret storage, and does not apply data-driven strategies to classification.
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US Officials Charge Chinese Agents with Running ‘Secret Police Station’ in NYC
Prosecutors unveiled charges Monday against a “troll farm” and Chinese nationals who worked with a Zoom employee to crash meetings with U.S.-based dissidents.
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21-Year-Old Air Force IT Specialist Charged With Leaking Classified Security Documents
A team of Justice and FBI agents arrested 21-year-old Jack Teixeira in Massachusetts in connection with the widespread intel leak.
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Military Readiness, the Pentagon and DEI Programs
Defense One's Kevin Baron joins the podcast to discuss recruiting.
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Migrant Deaths in Mexico Put Spotlight on U.S. Policy that Shifted Immigration Enforcement South
‘Extensive use’ of detention led to tragic fire, according to the UN special rapporteur for migrant rights. U.S.-Mexico policy has fueled the growth.
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Treasury Sanctions Arms Dealer Who Attempted to Broker Deals Between North Korea and Russia
A new class of “merchants of death” may be emerging from the Russian war on Ukraine
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New Federal Website Offers Grants Info and Research to Counter Domestic Terrorism
The Homeland Security Department hopes a new website will serve as a one-stop shop for visitors aiming to prevent targeted violence and domestic terrorism with a slew of local and national federal resources.
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Pentagon’s No. 2 Civilians Fire Back in ‘Woke’ Wars
“There's been no detraction from the primary mission,” Navy Undersecretary Erik Raven told dubious GOP senators.
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Pentagon To Halt Use Of Firefighting Foam That Contains PFAS As Cleanup Costs Mount
The Department of Defense will stop purchasing PFAS-containing firefighting foam later this year and phase it out entirely in 2024.
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Biden Asks the Pentagon to Use Its Buying Power to Advance Gun Safety Goals
This is part of a new executive order issued as the president visits a community in California that suffered a mass shooting in January.
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Pentagon Office Tracking National Security Impact of Silicon Valley Bank Collapse
The director of the Pentagon’s office tasked with connecting relevant tech companies with private capital said in an email that the office is “monitoring national security-related impacts” stemming from the prominent startup lender’s demise.
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Biden Ditches Trump’s Air Force One Paint Scheme For Classic Blue-and-White
But the new jets won’t have any polished metal.
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Biden’s $842B Pentagon Budget Proposal Would Boost New Weapons
The spending plan also proposes industrial-base investments.
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Air Force Must ‘Reintroduce’ Itself to America, Recruiting Service Commander Says
Maj. Gen. Ed Thomas says “declining familiarity with who we are” is partly to blame for recruiting problems.
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Foreign Governments Are Still Targeting Americans on Social Media, NSA Says
U.S. government efforts to stem these infowar efforts are meeting resistance.
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Republicans Want a Briefing on the Defense Department’s ‘Lax’ Financial Management
The Pentagon failed its fifth-ever audit in 2022, but department officials say they are making some progress.
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Marines See Early Successes in Retention Push—and Ways to Do Better
Meanwhile, the commandant wants to bring skilled people into the Corps at advanced ranks.
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Commission Looks for Ways to Speed Up Pentagon Budget Process to Keep Pace With China
The goal of the review is to adapt a decades-old way of doing things for the modern era.
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