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How a little-known Trump directive reshaped the government's counterterrorism approach
COMMENTARY | A presidential national security memorandum has become the framework for investigations and prosecutions that critics say raise new questions about executive power and civil liberties.
Iran War supplemental deepens FY27 budget uncertainty
Congress has a lot to sort out.
DOD's CIO says it's time to rethink the Pentagon's technology playbook
Kirsten Davies said her office is shifting away from its traditional role as a backend policy shop to become a forward-leaning strategic unit.
Pentagon's growing role as an investor draws new scrutiny on Capitol Hill
Senate lawmakers are proposing guardrails on defense equity investments as the department takes larger stakes in strategically important companies.
Congress wants answers on Pentagon’s use of military lawyers in civilian jobs
A bipartisan NDAA provision would require GAO to examine whether assigning JAGs to Justice Department work is affecting military readiness and morale.
Senate rejects Cyber Force push as debate over cyber structure continues
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s amendment to place a new service under the Army fell short in committee, even as lawmakers advanced separate provisions examining Cyber Command’s role and resourcing.
Lawmakers aim to force the Army to detail its transformation plans
“Parochial interests” may have motivated lawmakers to tighten the reins, one official said.
House panel rejects bid to keep military lawyers focused on military work
Lawmakers split over whether the administration’s expanded use of JAG officers supports homeland security priorities or pulls them away from their core mission.
Ready, fire, aim: Pentagon cut workforce with little analysis before or since, GAO finds
Defense officials concurred that lessons should be drawn—but gave no indication they will be.
House draft of defense policy bill leaves some of Trump admin’s top priorities unfunded
The draft bill doesn’t include reconciliation dollars.
Army’s transformation efforts are under fire 1 year in
Hegseth is rethinking his order to offload old systems and bring in new tech.
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Hegseth rethinking Army reforms, cuts to aviation
One year after launching the Army Transformation Initiative, the Defense secretary says he's reviewing the to-do list.
Army small business office pulls the plug on LinkedIn posts
The office directs followers to its website, but critics say the move cuts off a key connection to the defense industrial base.
The Army wants to reinvent how it feeds soldiers in the field
A new sources sought notice targets alternative protein technologies as a means to reduce logistics burdens and strengthen supply chain resilience.
When does federal service really end? DOD case challenges retirees’ speech rights
A Pentagon effort to discipline retired Navy officer and Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., over public comments is raising broader questions about whether military retirees remain subject to federal authority, and what that could mean for speech rights, retirement benefits and post-service obligations.
Trump vows to find ‘leaker’ who publicized search for second downed airman in Iran
Asked whether the war in Iran is winding down or ramping up, the president said, “I don’t know.”
Nearly 200 employees could move to Alabama this year under a Space Command plan
April will see the ribbon cut on a new top-secret facility that will serve as its headquarters, its commander told lawmakers.
The Pentagon built a blueprint to avoid civilian war casualties. Trump officials scrapped it
Defense officials spent years developing the framework to help commanders better assess and mitigate civilian harm during military operations.
Record-smashing $1.5-trillion spending proposal will fund only the ‘most essential things’: comptroller
The Pentagon’s acting CFO also said that just a sliver of the $153 billion reconciliation funds remains unallocated.
Hegseth orders ‘ruthless’ review of JAGs. Some see an attempt to evade accountability
Current and former military lawyers question the secretary’s motives and timing.
