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Signalgate spurs DOD interest in chat-archiving services
Federal law requiring agencies to preserve electronic messages—and a lawsuit in the wake of the infamous group chat about strikes in Yemen—have officials with Defense, Justice, and Homeland Security reaching out to at least one company…
The D Brief: DOD-shakeup proposals due in days; Border-ops price tag; New Army tech; Rocketmakers’…
Senior Defense Department leaders have less than two weeks to submit proposals to shrink and reorganize their commands, agencies, and departments, Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a Friday memo that also proffered early-retirement and…
SecDef gives DOD leaders less than two weeks to lay out cuts, changes
Updated: March 29, 3:47 p.m. ET.Senior Defense Department leaders have less than two weeks to submit proposals to shrink and reorganize their commands, agencies, and departments, Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered in a Friday memo that also…
The Army wants simple, cheap unmanned tech—here are some options
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought into stark relief that the U.S. Army needs not just powerful vehicles and artillery, but lots and lots of simpler unmanned and counter-unmanned systems for drone warfare.“When…
Two rocket makers take step toward Space Force launches
Two emerging rocketmakers have received a key greenlight on their road to competing for Space Force satellite launches. Service officials announced Thursday that Rocket Lab and Stoke Space will join Blue Origin, SpaceX,…
The D Brief: Accountability watch; Golden Dome options; WH pursues Ukraine’s minerals; EU suggests…
SecDef’s group chat fallout continues: A federal judge on Thursday ordered Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth and several others on President Donald Trump’s national security team “to preserve all Signal communications between March 11 and March…
Defense One Radio, Ep. 176: Space Force Gen. Chance Saltzman
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Trump aims to outlaw most government unions on ‘national security’ grounds
President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order purporting to outlaw collective bargaining across two-thirds of the federal government, citing a little-used provision of federal labor law that invokes national security.A "fact…
Trump to get Golden Dome options next week: defense source
President Trump next week will consider three options for his Golden Dome missile-defense project, said a defense official who added that DOD might create an office to build the ambitious, futuristic missile shield.A “tiger team” drawn from…
DOD weapons buyer nominee wants to focus on new tech
The White House’s pick to be the Pentagon’s top weapons buyer on Thursday laid out plans to zoom in on regulations and other “barriers” that keep companies and private capital from entering the defense business and stall production—while…
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