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White House aims to fold DHS' main intel arm into secretary's office

Last year, the administration halved the Office of Intelligence and Analysis. Will lawmakers preserve its independence?

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Hegseth forces out Army’s top general in ‘widely anticipated’ move

The writing was on the wall late last year, when Gen. Randy George’s deputy was replaced by Hegseth’s senior military aide.

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Last 24 hours saw ‘lowest number’ of Iranian missile and drone attacks, Hegseth says

The defense secretary and joint chiefs chairman declined to answer what troop deployments mean for ground invasion.

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Space Command wants to move nearly 200 people to new Alabama HQ this year

April will see the ribbon cut on a new top-secret facility, its commander told lawmakers.

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Judge blocks Pentagon's Anthropic ban, calling it illegal retaliation

The court ruled that the Trump administration's actions were "arbitrary and capricious."

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ODNI is building a framework to boost spy agencies’ AI adoption

A tech modernization push launched last year also included expanded threat hunting across IC networks, according to an official.

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New NSA director urges more intelligence sharing with allies

In his first all-hands meeting, Gen. Josh Rudd told personnel to work with partner countries "until it hurts"

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Trump claims ‘good and productive’ talks with Iran, which denies negotiating

President says Hormuz would be under "joint control," removing uranium would be "very easy."

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Mullin takes DHS helm as 100,000 employees remain unpaid

Senator vows reforms, staffing rebuild as he steps into his first executive-branch job.

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Defense workers' morale has plunged under Trump, survey finds

Only 9% of Army civilians found Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s leadership motivating.

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DNI's threat assessment omits foreign election interference

Tulsi Gabbard's contradictory Iran nuclear testimony highlights tensions between intelligence community and White House war justifications.

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Record-smashing $1.5-trillion spending proposal will fund only the ‘most essential things’: comptroller

The Pentagon’s acting CFO also said that just a sliver of the $153 billion reconciliation funds remains unallocated.

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US counterterrorism chief resigns over Iran war

Joe Kent said Iran “posed no imminent threat to our nation” and that the attack was launched after pressure from Israel.

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How the Pentagon is working to wriggle out of China’s rare-earths grip

At a conference in Honolulu, the assistant defense secretary for industrial base policy detailed the challenge.

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Aircrew who died in KC-135 crash likely lacked parachutes

The Air Force removed chutes from the tankers in 2008 to save time and money.

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StateChat users move to older AI model as State dumps Anthropic

The chatbot's new model is trained on data only through May 2024, 13 months behind Claude.

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INDOPACOM was all in on Anthropic. Now it’s working to adjust

The administration’s government-wide ban on the company’s AI tools has forced the command to work faster to be “model-neutral.”

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NSA, Cyber Command get a permanent leader, ending 11-month gap

Gen. Joshua Rudd has spent his career largely in special operations and joint command roles.