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President Donald Trump is expected to sign multiple military-centered executive orders on Monday, including one that directs Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to update “trans-identifying medical standards” to ensure “military readiness,” and another that abolishes diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the Department of Defense (DOD). The New York Post first reported on the…

Former Department of Defense Inspector General Robert Storch, whose office was behind the report on the department’s response to assistance requests before and on January 6, 2021, was one of the 17 inspectors general Trump fired on Friday. Trump also fired a longtime inspector general who was first appointed under…

Upcoming Executive Orders: What to Expect from President Trump On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump is anticipated to sign several executive orders addressing key policy areas Immigration and Border Security: National Emergency at the Border: Declare a national emergency at the southern border, directing the Department of Defense to…

Leading AI developers, such as OpenAI and Anthropic, are threading a delicate needle to sell software to the United States military: make the Pentagon more efficient, without letting their AI kill people. Today, their tools are not being used as weapons, but AI is giving the Department of Defense a…

Pete Hegseth has picked up another key vote for confirmation as President-elect Trump's secretary of defense. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., on Friday said he will vote to confirm Hegseth, an Army combat veteran whose nomination was under question because of his remarks questioning women's roles in the military, sexual misconduct…

Graphite-Based Foam Fire Suppressant Aims to Meet Military-Specifications and Also Fire-Fighting Needs for Local Communities New Graphite Formulation Could Replace Carcinogenic and Environmentally-Damaging Incumbent Material Graphite One Inc. (TSXV: GPH) (OTCQX: GPHOF) (“Graphite One”, “G1” or the “Company”), reported today that the U.S. Department of Defense’s (“DoD”) Defense Logistics Agency (“DLA”) has…

U.S. Army veteran and Fox News host Pete Hegseth, nominated by Donald Trump to lead the Department of Defense, proclaimed Jesus Christ as his Lord... U.S. Army Veteran and Fox News host Pete Hegseth, who Trump nominated to lead the Department of Defense, proclaimed Jesus Christ as  his Lord and Savior…

Hong Kong CNN  —  The US Department of Defense has added Chinese tech companies Tencent, a social media and gaming giant, and CATL, the world’s largest battery maker, to a list of firms that it alleges work with China’s military. Inclusion on the Pentagon list does not result in any…

But first, the company will initiate "a Reconsideration Process" to "correct this mistake". Image credit: Tencent / Eurogamer Chinese megacorp Tencent has doubled down on its assertions that it is not a Chinese military company, saying that if the US Department of Defense does not "resolve any misunderstanding", it will…

WASHINGTON — An FBI background check for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense, was transmitted late Friday to the leading members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the report, just days ahead of his Tuesday confirmation…