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Defense One Radio, Ep. 173: Testing the Army’s new fighting strategy on Ukraine’s doorstep
Defense One Radio, Ep. 173: Testing the Army’s new fighting strategy on Ukraine's doorstep - Defense One
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Election officials blast Trump’s ‘retreat’ from protecting voting against foreign threats
The Trump administration has begun dismantling the nation’s defenses against foreign interference in voting, a sweeping retreat that has alarmed state and local election officials.The administration is shuttering the FBI’s Foreign Influence…
The D Brief: DOD firings on hold, for now; Acquisition-policy shift; More US-Russia talks; Air Force…
Pentagon leaders have spent the week drawing up lists of civilian employees, as directed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in preparation for the kinds of mass firings that have recently slashed thousands of workers at other federal…
To China, DeepSeek is more than an app—it’s a strategic turning point
During this year’s Lunar New Year celebrations, a remote village in China’s Guangdong province became an unexpected center of attention. Crowds of visitors flocked to the hometown of DeepSeek’s founder, Liang Wenfeng, eager to glimpse the…
Defense Department prepares for mass civilian firings within days
Updated: Feb. 20, 9:55 p.m.The Defense Department is preparing for mass firings of civilian employees, according to several current employees and internal communications, bringing the Trump administration’s federal-workforce-reduction…
Pentagon may break up tech offices in acquisition-policy shift
As part of a broader shift in acquisition philosophy, the Pentagon may combine parts of several innovation-fostering offices into a new one focused on buying cutting-edge products from companies, a senior defense official tells…
Lawmakers to DOGE: Use a scalpel, not a sledgehammer at the Pentagon
WAIKIKI, Hawaii—As DOGE focuses its attention on the Pentagon, two members of the House Armed Services committee are urging caution. “I welcome the audit. I welcome the transparency,” Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., said in Feb. 14 remarks at…
Ukraine’s ‘super soldiers’ bust stereotypes of what ‘lethal’ looks like
Ukraine’s military has grown fourfold since Russia’s full-scale invasion began three years ago, holding off a much bigger force with soldiers who have gone from civilian to battle-ready in just weeks.Their success on the battlefield, where…
Musk is helping remove ‘constraints’ to speed up Air Force One delivery: Boeing CEO
Boeing is working with Elon Musk to speed up the delivery of new Air Force One jets after President Trump expressed ire over the delays of the highly specialized aircraft, the company’s CEO said. “Elon Musk is actually helping us a lot…
The D Brief: SecDef seeks $8B shift; Trump’s Ukraine plans, decried; Quantum chip breakthrough?;…
SecDef’s funding switch Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has directed Pentagon officials to redirect about $50 billion—about 8% of the expected total of roughly $850 billion—in the Biden administration’s fiscal 2026 budget proposal, Defense…
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