Trump and Chief Pentagon spokesperson defend Hegseth. But an impeachment vote is reportedly coming as soon as this week Many staffers reportedly believe he should go We Got This Covered · Nov 9
Fired Top U.S. General Is Accused Of Leaking Classified Material To Reporters About Ukraine And Iran Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia was removed after an investigation and referred to the Justice Department over possible disclosure of classified information. International Business Times · Nov 3
Hegseth Fired a Top General. The Pentagon Claims He Was Leaking Classified Information. The Pentagon removed Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia and referred the matter to the Justice Department after an Air Force investigation into the potential disclosure of classified information. International Business Times · Oct 30
Trump's Latest Attempt To Salvage the Midterms: Bribe and Extort the Voters As the election approaches, it is more clear than ever that the president values loyalty over all else. Reason · Oct 29
Anthropic’s S-1 risk factors include human extinction, the Pentagon, and Dario Amodei’s reputation Alongside the usual warnings about competition and regulation, Anthropic tells investors its own technology could pose “catastrophic or existential risks to humanity.” Fortune · Oct 26
Palmer Luckey teams with dire wolf billionaire Ben Lamm to launch $200 million Warhound, unleashing genetically engineered clone dogs of war “A dog is the oldest autonomous system there is,” Ben Lamm, the executive who figured out how to clone dire wolves, told Fortune. Fortune · Oct 22
Pentagon Loans DHS a Military 'Heat Ray' — And Agents Say They Don't Even Need It The Pentagon has loaned DHS a military "heat ray." Here's what the weapon does, who's legally responsible, and why some agents say it isn't needed. Latin Times · Oct 22
DHS Cleared To Test Military Heat Ray Shelved in Afghanistan Over Fears It Could Burn Migrants Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has cleared DHS to test the military's Active Denial System heat ray at the US border, reviving a weapon Homeland Security rejected in 2018. International Business Times UK · Oct 22
How to Turn In a Fraudster and Get Paid Immediately: Inside the DOJ's Groundbreaking WHIP Program The DOJ's WHIP program pays 10K–30K in fraud whistleblower rewards when charges are filed — no trial required. Here's who qualifies and how to report. Latin Times · Oct 21
Donald Trump Makes a $100M Promise to Kentucky 'If the Republicans Win' Midterm Elections Donald Trump has proposed a $100M federal investment in Antheia's Winchester, Kentucky, facility if Republicans win the November midterms, but key funding details remain unresolved. International Business Times UK · Oct 18
Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Requiring CNN, MS NOW, and Politico to Be Readmitted to White House "[T]he Court is 'not required to exhibit a naiveté from which ordinary citizens are free.'" Reason · Oct 14
Palantir’s CTO claims AI researchers are smoking to prove they believe AI will cure cancer, and he says it’s a sign of tech-fueled ‘mass psychosis’ Sankar attacked AI doomers in a recent interview. Fortune · Oct 13
Can America build warships fast enough to match China? Maine shipyard clears Pentagon test to build a second destroyer The Pentagon has certified General Dynamics Bath Iron Works to construct a second guided-missile destroyer. This decision reflects improvements in production capability to meet naval demands. However, Congress must secure funding for actual construction of the second vessel. The U.S. aims to strengthen its naval capabilities in response to China's… The Economic Times · Oct 12
The Democratic Socialists of America Platform The DSA would abolish the police, open borders, socialize medicine, abolish the Department of War, and abolish the Senate. Reason · Oct 8
International Business Times UK · Oct 5 Pete Hegseth Backdrop Draws Nazi-Era Comparisons as Critic Says 'Accidental Nazi Is Just Not a Thing' A redesigned eagle backdrop used during Pete Hegseth's speech at the US Air Force Academy has prompted criticism over its resemblance to Nazi-era imagery and questions about branding rules.
MarketBeat · Oct 1 L3Harris’ $6 Billion THAAD Win Comes at a Crucial Moment for the Stock L3Harris secured a $6 billion THAAD propulsion contract from Lockheed Martin amid a CEO transition, stock pullback, and a planned Missile Solutions unit IPO backed by Pentagon capital.
MarketBeat · Oct 1 Boeing’s Fighter Victory Opens the Door to Decades of Defense Revenue Boeing won a $20 billion Navy F/A-XX development contract, lifting shares 2%, while Northrop Grumman fell 4% despite its $105 billion backlog remaining intact.
MarketBeat · Sep 30 The Bull Case for Amprius Technologies Just Got Stronger Amprius Technologies received a $75 million Department of War grant to expand battery manufacturing for drones, easing risk concerns and boosting analyst confidence ahead of its Q3 earnings report.
The Economic Times · Sep 29 US awards $21 billion missile contract to RTX’s Raytheon as it looks to replenish stocks amid ongoing conflict with Iran The US has moved to significantly increase production of AMRAAM missiles after awarding Raytheon a multiyear agreement valued at $20.7 billion. The weapon is used by fighter jets for air-to-air engagements and by NASAMS for ground-based air defence. The planned expansion includes higher annual output, but the full contract value…
The Guardian - US · Sep 28 Trump and Hegseth want men to take risky testosterone boosters. It’s all based on shoddy science Hoping to win back male voters, the Trump White House is pushing the regressive idea that one hormone could be a magic elixir of masculinity
Reason · Sep 25 Anthropic's Claims Over Its "Supply Chain Risk" Exclusion by Department of War Rejected Some excerpts from today's long majority opinion by Judge Gregory Katsas, joined by Judge Neomi Rao, in today's D.C. Circuit… The post Anthropic's Claims Over Its "Supply Chain Risk" Exclusion by Department of War Rejected appeared first on Reason Magazine.
International Business Times UK · Sep 22 Logan Paul's Pentagon Visit Draws Backlash as Critics Resurface His 2017 Suicide Forest Video A viral social media post has revived scrutiny of Logan Paul's 2017 'Suicide Forest' scandal after the Pentagon hosted him and his brother Jake during a Washington visit.
International Business Times UK · Sep 20 New Pentagon UAP Files Release Details 'Evidence of Unintended Injury to Human Observers' The latest U.S. Department of War UAP archive includes a 2010 intelligence study on alleged human injuries, but the files do not verify the claims or establish an extraterrestrial origin
Latin Times · Sep 20 Pentagon's New UAP Release Unlocks Decades Of Cold War Files And Orbs Pentagon's sixth UAP file release reveals warp-drive studies and a 1953 mystery — see which viral details check out and which don't.
International Business Times UK · Sep 19 'Almost Started a War': False AI-Linked Intel Triggered US Military Moves Towards Chinese Ship A faulty intelligence report produced with chatbot assistance wrongly identified a Chinese vessel's cargo, prompting preparations for a US interception before the operation was halted.