Project Maven

Pete Hegseth, who has taken to calling himself the Secretary of War, says the Defense Department “does not do climate change crap.” Just last week, he asserted that the agency  “will not be distracted” by climate change or “woke moralizing.” But a new report suggests that the Pentagon is engaging…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted to pass a sweeping defense policy bill Wednesday that authorizes $900 billion in military programs, including a pay raise for troops and an overhaul of how the Department of Defense buys weapons...Read More

Palo Alto, CA, December 10, 2025 --(PR.com)-- Mitek Analytics, a leader in mission-critical AI Data Intelligence solutions for aircraft sustainment, announced today that it has been granted a Certificate to Field (CtF) for operating its Supply Chain AI Tool (SCAIT) App on the Department of Defense (DoD) Platform One. This authorization…

Jay Peters is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. The Department of Defense is announcing its own “bespoke” AI platform, GenAI.mil, and Google Cloud’s Gemini will be the first AI tool available on it, according to…

This article appeared in History of War magazine issue 153. In September 2025 President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming the Department of Defense to the 'Department of War', reverting to the original name established during the Revolutionary War. While such a change would officially require Congressional approval, the…

Remember the good old days, when men were men and scouts were boys? US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth apparently does, and believes that, in fact, the sun set on those golden days in 2018, when the organization then known as Boy Scouts of America amended its rules to allow…

The Defense Department said Monday that it is opening an investigation into Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, a retired Navy captain, in connection with a video he and other Democrats recorded urging members of the military and the intelligence community not to comply with illegal orders from President Donald Trump’s…

Senate Republicans are working overtime to isolate and undermine the Department of Defense undersecretary. The post The Latest Step in the Establishment Campaign to Stop Elbridge Colby appeared first on The American Conservative...Read More

‎Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has declared a state of emergency over the nation’s security training facilities. ‎This comes after Donald Trump threatened military action against Nigeria over  Christian massacre, in a recent post on Truth social. In his post, he directed the US Department of Defense to prepare for…

An Electron lifts off Oct. 14 (U.S. time) from Launch Complex 1 carrying a Synspective StriX SAR satellite. Credit: Rocket Lab MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Investors are backing space companies with defense-related business lines. In many cases, growing Department of Defense interest in commercial space technologies is benefiting the most…