Policy

Stop treating shipyards like the ‘corner garage': former Navy acquisitions chief

Shorter, more frequent, better-planned availabilities are needed to reach the Navy's 80%-deployability goal, Guertin said.

Policy

Uncertainty mounts at Space Development Agency as Air Force IG prepares probe

The unexpected sidelining of its director raises questions about the future of the satellite-acquisition “constructive disruptor.”

Policy

Trump administration fires hundreds of nuclear-security employees, sources say

The National Nuclear Security Administration maintains the nuclear stockpile, counters terrorism, disposes of dangerous nuclear material, among other missions.

Policy

Pentagon officials are bracing for Musk's DOGE

SecDef hints at pushback, but others worry about the team's record of breaking into databases and making hasty cuts.

Policy

Trump spending freeze halts some national-lab projects

A "critically important" grid-resiliency project at Lawrence Livermore is on hold, along with other work, lab directors testify.

Policy

Return-to-work order created ‘panic’ among military-spouse federal workers

Presidential order coupled with deferred-resignation offer and hiring freeze created a perfect storm of stress.

Policy

CISA sidelines anti-disinformation staffers

The move reflects a GOP effort to steer the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency away from fighting disinformation and foreign influence.

Policy

Senate confirms Tulsi Gabbard as Trump’s intelligence chief

As Director of National Intelligence, Trump's controversial pick will oversee the nation’s 18 spy agencies.

Policy

Trump orders agencies to plan widespread layoffs and reduce hiring

Troops are exempted, while "necessary" national-security workers can be exempted from bid to sharply shrink the government.

Policy

Judge extends pause on ‘deferred-resignation’ offer

He wants more time to study plaintiffs' argument that the Trump-administration deal violates the law.

Policy

Hegseth puts Air Force reorganization on hold

Service chief Gen. David Allvin previously emphasized the need to move out quickly.

Policy

Hegseth: Pentagon must return to long-term planning against strategic adversaries

In a Pentagon town hall, new defense secretary vowed to make longer-term plans, deploy tech faster, and have fewer flag officers and smaller staffs.

Policy

Navy pauses sexual-assault prevention and response training

The SAPR program is still active, but training has been halted to check for compliance with new executive orders.

Business

What Google’s return to defense AI means

More competition in a hot market—and the plain fact that only the Pentagon will set boundaries.

Policy

Musk’s DOGE efforts pose a ‘constitutional crisis,’ experts warn

Elon Musk has spent the first two weeks of the Trump administration parachuting into government offices, leaving extensive — and some say legally prohibited — changes in his wake.

Policy

Largest US intelligence agencies press employees to resign

Trump-administration "deferred resignation" offers have been issued to the workforces of the CIA, NSA, NGA, DIA, and the overseeing ODNI.

Policy

Ethics concerns surround Musk's dual role as defense CEO, federal employee

The SpaceX leader's DOGE work may violate criminal conflict-of-interest statutes, one ethics expert said.

Policy

Marines aim to buy more carrier-based F-35s, fewer VTOLs

Corps’ new aviation plan also expands squadrons—but not UAV-buying plans.

Policy

Trump’s anti-DEI efforts damage national security, former officials say

They said the rollback of diversity-equity-inclusion initiatives weakens intelligence operations, erodes workforce morale, and reduces America's ability to confront threats.