Government
Marines say ‘unapologetic’ standards drove recruiting as Pentagon raises the bar across military(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The U.S. Marines hit their recruiting goal for the fiscal year, attributing their success to the “unapologetic” push for standards emblematic of the Trump-era Pentagon. Read More
Federal government
Trump says he plans to rename Department of Defense(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump said Monday that next week the U.S. Department of Defense could once again return to an earlier name: War Department, a moniker… Read More
Government
Trump Pentagon reportedly blocking Ukraine from firing Western missiles deep into Russia(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Department of Defense has spent months blocking the Ukrainian military from using American and British-made missiles to hit targets deep inside Russia, The… Read More
Government
How the US crippled Iran’s nuclear program in one clandestine attack(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine laid out the details of the clandestine operation to cripple Iran’s key nuclear sites… Read More
Illegal Immigration
President, Pentagon show no signs of backing down(The Center Square) – Federal officials showed no signs of changing course Tuesday after days of protests in Los Angeles sparked by opposition to enforcement of immigration law. Read More
Government
Hegseth, Pentagon pushing troop quality of life improvements(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon has taken numerous measures to improve quality of life for the rank and file of the armed services. Read More
Homeschools
Hegseth has good news for military families trapped in gov’t schools(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Pentagon will draw up plans to assess and potentially improve homeschooling options for military-connected families, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a memo… Read More
Government
New database exposes federal money machine behind government censorship(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A newly released database reveals the federal government’s multi-agency $1.4 billion push to stamp out “mis-, dis- and malinformation.” The searchable trove – compiled… Read More
Government
Pentagon, Energy Dept. nuclear research projects tapped sanctioned Chinese Communist Party supercomputers(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Energy (DOE) have funded more than 100 research projects using Chinese government supercomputers sanctioned by the… Read More
Government
Pentagon eyes deeper cuts after 21,000 opt to resign(The Center Square) – The Pentagon is working toward deeper cuts to its civilian workforce after about 21,000 civilian employees volunteered for a federal Deferred Resignation Program. The… Read More
Military
DOD offers reinstatement to service members ousted over COVID-19 shot(The Center Square) – Military service members discharged for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine, or who left because of the vaccine mandate, are eligible for reinstatement with full… Read More
Federal government
Pentagon says East Coast drone sightings not a threat(The Center Square) – Federal officials said Tuesday that the drones spotted along the East Coast do not pose a threat to national security or public safety. Four… Read More
Opinion
Pentagon loses track of $2.5 trillion(The Daily Signal) – The Pentagon has failed its seventh audit in a row, losing track of $2.5 trillion worth of assets. Where will Elon Musk possibly find $2… Read More
Government
Pentagon: North Korean troops training in Russia for Ukraine warA Pentagon spokesman says 10,000 North Korean troops are currently in Russia training for deployment into the Ukrainian war to fight alongside Russian troops in Kursk, according to multiple… Read More
Public Education
GOP demands answers and accountability from Biden defense secretary on DEI in military base schoolsGOP members of the U.S. House of Representatives are seeking an explanation after it was disclosed that Department of Defense (DoD) educators are radicalizing kids at K-12 military schools. Read More
Public Education
Pentagon schools encouraged students to be left-wing activists, pushed DEI on kids and teachers, docs show(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Teachers at Pentagon schools promoted materials that train students to be social justice activists and pushed diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) on teachers, according… Read More
Culture
Military has turned into ‘vast DEI bureaucracy’ under Biden, study finds(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The U.S. military and Pentagon have turned into a “vast DEI bureaucracy” under the Biden administration, according to a study released on Tuesday. The… Read More
DEI
Lawmakers press investigation into DEI agenda at the Pentagon(The Center Square) – A coalition of lawmakers is pushing forward the ongoing investigation into just how much taxpayer money Pentagon officials are taking away from national defense and… Read More
Culture
Pentagon says it can’t calculate diversity training costs because Congress defunded DEI offices(The Daily Signal) – The Pentagon told Congress it could not provide a required accounting of diversity training to Congress because it didn’t have enough people working in diversity,… Read More
Federal Spending
Contract losses have defense contractors saying no to their biggest customer: the DOD(The Center Square) – As the Pentagon looks to shift the risk of cost overruns to contractors, some are sitting on the sidelines instead of bidding on projects from… Read More