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‘Extremely lean’ Space Force acquisition units brace for Trump’s workforce cuts
AURORA, Colo.—The Space Force’s acquisition arms are preparing to lose civilian workers as the Trump administration makes dramatic cuts to the federal workforce—sparking concerns about the service’s ability to carry out crucial…
Don’t cut this key driver of technological advantage
As Pentagon leaders look to shift money to new priorities—$50 billion in each of the next five years—they should take care to preserve a longstanding area of investment that pays off: defense-related research and development at America’s…
The D Brief: Trump’s speech; DOD firings begin; Intel-sharing, paused; Court scuttles foreign-aid…
President Donald Trump vowed to bring shipbuilding “home to America, where it belongs,” while also promising tax incentives and a brand-new office in the executive branch to reinvigorate the industry during his joint address to Congress on…
Weld, baby, weld: White House to create an ‘office of shipbuilding’
President Donald Trump vowed to bring shipbuilding “home to America, where it belongs,” while promising tax incentives and a brand-new office in the executive branch to reinvigorate the industry in his joint address to Congress on…
At least one Pentagon agency has begun firing probationary workers
The Defense Logistics Agency has started firing civilian employees who were hired, transferred, or promoted within the last year or two, Defense One has learned, as part of a larger Pentagon workforce-reduction effort announced late last…
‘No more viable option than NGAD,’ Air Force says as decision rests in new hands
AURORA, Colo.—With the future of the Air Force's sixth-generation fighter jet in limbo, service officials pointed to a recent internal study to buttress their argument that there’s no better way to secure the air in future conflicts than…
By halting Ukraine aid, Trump courts personal defeat
President Donald Trump has suspended military aid for Kyiv following his contentious Oval Office meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. If not reversed, Trump’s decision will, at best, undermine his own efforts to…
The D Brief: US halts Ukraine aid; Defense policy nom testifies; China’s wedges between allies;…
Trump halts military aid to UkraineThree years into Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and less than two months into Donald Trump’s second term, the U.S. president has ordered a pause of all U.S. military support to the…
Air Force, Space Force chiefs make forceful cases for ‘warrior ethos’
AURORA, Colo.—The leaders of the Air Force and Space Force were fired up Monday during their keynote speeches at the service’s spring conference, loudly emphasizing the necessity of a “warrior ethos,” as military leaders adjust their…
Chinese info ops, military sales driving ‘wedges’ between US and partners in the Middle East
AURORA, Colo.—China is driving wedges between the United States and Middle Eastern countries by spreading information that paints the U.S. as an unreliable partner while pitching its own military offerings as better options, according to a…
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