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The Pentagon’s Policy Guy Is All In on China
Elbridge Colby wants the U.S. military to pivot toward Asia, even if it means turning away from Europe and the Middle East.
White House orders Hegseth to stop polygraphs on Pentagon staff suspected of leaking: report
A current adviser to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth alerted senior officials in the Trump administration of the use of ...
Pentagon dysfunction leads to awkward new questions about Pete Hegseth
Hegseth is obviously the defense secretary, but there’s reason to wonder whether he’s calling all the shots at the Pentagon.
‘Shooting themselves in the foot’: Pentagon officials outraged by DOD think tank ban
The department’s decision not to allow employees to participate in certain events carries bigger repercussions than missed ...
Pentagon freezes out DC think tanks in new move, citing 'America last' concerns
The Defense Department will now thoroughly vet conference invitations to ensure events advance Trump's agenda, following the ...
Joy Behar Interrupts Alyssa Farah Griffin To Question If She Really Worked On Pentagon “War Plans” Before Joining ‘The View’
Behar, defending herself, replied, “That she was in on war plans, I never heard that before,” but Griffin wasn’t swayed.
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Pentagon halts participation in research, think tank events
The Department of Defense (DOD) is halting the participation of its officials in research and think tank events, for now, ...
Pentagon Suspends Its Participation in Think Tank Forums
For years, Republican and Democratic administrations have sent officials to national security and foreign policy conferences ...
Musk's xAI was a late addition to the Pentagon’s set of $200 million AI contracts, former defense employee says
The initiative hadn’t been planned to include xAI’s Grok model as recently as March, the former Pentagon employee said.
Pentagon tightens rules on getting medical waivers to join the military
The Pentagon says people with congestive heart failure, undergoing treatment for schizophrenia or who have a history of ...
SEN ROGER WICKER: The Pentagon needs major reform. Now is our chance
New legislation proposes changes to Pentagon's bureaucracy, including portfolio acquisition executives and streamlined ...