Polish defense official says US has decided to establish a base in Poland
But the Pentagon declined to confirm a decision about Warsaw's longtime goal.
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Anthropic loses legal fight to shed DOD's designation as a 'supply-chain risk'
The label is more typically assigned to companies suspected of ties to adversarial governments.
The Navy’s public shipyards will take more decades to repair, GAO says
A new report calls for more Congressional oversight of the massive construction projects.
Stolen FBI data reveals employees’ roles in intelligence and surveillance
Exposed analysts work on areas including China, Russia, and electronic surveillance. ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the breach this week. The FBI said it’s investigating.
GenAI.mil saw more than 2 million users in one week, top DOD official says
The Pentagon's top AI officer also said that “unilateral disarmament is the wrong approach” when it comes to calls for a slowdown in AI development.
'Super Intelligence': the president’s new term for AI, explained
Trump is attempting to rebrand AI with an existing term of art.
Trump's FBI shut down investigation into defense contractor's alleged bribes
A CEO told agents about funneling money to U.S. lawmakers in return for Pentagon contracts worth millions of dollars. Then the probe was killed.
Time, not capital, is the constraint on the defense industrial base
Here are three changes to speed things up without lowering standards.
NATO’s thumbs-up for AWS shows Europe still needs America
The company has become the first cloud provider to win approval to handle sensitive data for all alliance members.
Trump floats ‘AI Force’ to boost industry
He posted on social media that "we will cherish it, help it, and watch over it, as it grows! However, we will also be looking for BAD, and we can do that..."
Will airmen trust AI? The Air Force’s future plans depend on it
Getting leaders and operators comfortable with agents will require new doctrine, training, and permissions.
Cape Canaveral is building up its counter-drone defenses, Space Force says
The Florida facility is key to the Pentagon’s plans to launch a thousand rockets a year.
Pete Hegseth is rebuilding the military's ‘brass ceiling’
The SecDef says his ideological approach to promotion is helping recruiting. Surveys don't back that up.
Space Force braces for stalled progress amid lack of full funding
Fiscal 2027 program starts are already on hold until December.
Air Force contemplates unmanned tankers
The technology isn’t yet available to give autonomy to very large aircraft—but it’s coming.
The Pentagon must prepare for battles around the moon: Joint Chiefs chair
Days after orbital weapons were revealed, Gen. Dan Caine ups the scope of the military’s desired reach.
How a MAGA influencer with ties to Russia became Trump’s Arctic adviser
As Thomas Dans holds forth in the U.S. and abroad, it’s not always clear where the administration’s agenda ends and his own begins.
Agencies spent nearly $10 billion for feds not to work in 2025
The use of paid administrative leave as part of the Trump administration’s deferred resignation program, an effort to entice federal workers to quit, across government in 2025 was 435% higher than two years prior, according to a new GAO report.