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Hegseth backed by Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy to lead the Pentagon under Trump Project Maven

Hegseth backed by Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy to lead the Pentagon under Trump

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…
bubmag
January 18, 2025
U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Logistics Agency Highlights Graphite One and Vorbeck Materials’ Project to Develop Environmentally-Friendly Graphite-Based Foam Fire-Fighting Material Project Maven

U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Logistics Agency Highlights Graphite One and Vorbeck Materials’ Project to Develop Environmentally-Friendly Graphite-Based Foam Fire-Fighting Material

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…
bubmag
January 16, 2025
Trump’s Defense Pick Pete Hegseth Proclaims ‘All Glory to Jesus’ during Senate Confirmation Hearing Project Maven

Trump’s Defense Pick Pete Hegseth Proclaims ‘All Glory to Jesus’ during Senate Confirmation Hearing

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…
bubmag
January 14, 2025
US adds Chinese tech giants to list of companies allegedly working with China’s military Project Maven

US adds Chinese tech giants to list of companies allegedly working with China’s military

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…
bubmag
January 13, 2025
Tencent threatens “legal proceedings” if US doesn’t overturn decision to label it as a Chinese military company Project Maven

Tencent threatens “legal proceedings” if US doesn’t overturn decision to label it as a Chinese military company

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…
bubmag
January 12, 2025
Key senators receive Pete Hegseth’s FBI background check days out from confirmation hearing Project Maven

Key senators receive Pete Hegseth’s FBI background check days out from confirmation hearing

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…
bubmag
January 11, 2025
Pentagon adds world’s largest EV battery maker to blacklist, posing problems for Tesla, Ford, and GM Project Maven

Pentagon adds world’s largest EV battery maker to blacklist, posing problems for Tesla, Ford, and GM

The U.S. Department of Defense has added the world’s largest producer of electric vehicle (EV) batteries to a list of companies with purported ties to China’s military, potentially muddling its relationship with U.S. auto titans including Tesla, Ford, and General Motors (GM). Contemporary Amperex Technology Co...Read More
bubmag
January 8, 2025
U.S. Department of Defense adds Tencent to list of ‘Chinese military companies’ Project Maven

U.S. Department of Defense adds Tencent to list of ‘Chinese military companies’

Tencent wants to engage with the U.S. Department of Defense to correct what it claims is a "mistake" that has led to it being included on a newly-published list of Chinese Military Companies (the CMC List) operating in the United States. The Chinese tech and video game conglomerate, which owns…
bubmag
January 7, 2025