A year into Hegseth’s cuts, defense civilians report ‘degraded performance’ and low morale
Lawmakers question DoD’s growing use of equity investments to strengthen DIB
Pentagon names former DOGE employee Gavin Kliger as new chief data officer
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Anthropic and the Pentagon are back at the negotiating table, FT reports
The Army just launched an open call for industry ideas
Owen West takes helm of DIU, vows to ‘narrow’ investment priorities
Pentagon Issues Standards for Barracks that All Services Must Meet
Reconciliation Revealed: How the Pentagon Plans to Spend all $152 Billion in FY26
Pentagon Announces New Director for DODEA Schools in Sudden Leadership Change
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Lawmakers Push for Pentagon Audit Accountability
Defense Dept working with industry to overhaul acquisition process
Pentagon Seeks Industry Input on Phase 2 Regulatory Reforms
Stopgap funding measures cause delays, increased costs, administrative burden across DoD
Exclusive: Pentagon threatens Anthropic punishment
New IG Audit Raising Questions About Oversight on the Pentagon’s Costliest Program
Department of War Finalizes Realignment of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency and the Defense Technology Security Administration
ChatGPT will be available to 3 million military users on GenAI.mil
The Marines pulled off another clean audit. The rest of the US military still hasn't.
Pentagon needs more time to finalize defense firms on naughty list after initial review
Pentagon leaders should have more control over services’ tech budgets, GAO suggests
Trump administration could pour trillions into Golden Dome that is unlikely to work
New science and innovation board comes as Pentagon cuts science research elsewhere
5 out of 6 military branches have elevated GenAI.mil as their go-to enterprise AI platform
New EO broadens what counts as defense contractor underperformance
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War Department Boards Merge to Form New Science, Technology and Innovation Board (STIB)
Making the Wrong Things Go Faster at the Department of War
A Sweeping Vision for the Navy is Colliding with Harsh Shipbuilding Realities
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Pentagon Taking Hatchet to Acquisition Regulations; 2,700 Rules Eliminated
Path to averting a shutdown remains elusive as lawmakers debate DHS funding
New U.S. defense strategy ‘barely mentions technology’
Golden Dome got $23 billion, but lawmakers still don’t know how it will be spent
Pentagon creates permanent PCS agency, eyes software overhaul to fix military moves
Congress pushes back on parts of DoD’s acquisition reform agenda
February 24, 2026
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