Chinese nationals will no longer be allowed to manage Pentagon cloud services The US Defense department will now review who is managing its cloud services. TechRadar · Aug 28, 2025
American capitalism is being remade by state power Is the Trump administration trying to reshape American capitalism? Recent moves by Washington, such as taking a 10% share of semiconductor maker Intel, point to a shift in that direction. For decades, Washington has supported free-market capitalism. Today, the government appears to be supporting a new direction – state-directed capitalism. The Conversation · Aug 28, 2025
From Department Of Defense To Department Of War: Is Trump Telling Us Something With Name Change? Donald Trump has floated renaming the Department of Defense to its original 'Department of War', arguing the current title is 'too defensive'. Here's why the Pentagon changed names in the first place. International Business Times UK · Aug 26, 2025
‘We’re just going to do it’: Trump wants to change the Defense Department’s name to something both unnecessary and terrifying Of course Trump would think this is a good name. We Got This Covered · Aug 26, 2025
‘We’re just gonna do it’ Trump says he plans to ignore Act of Congress needed to rename Department of Defense Donald Trump says he plans to ignore the need for an Act of Congress to change the name of the Department of Defense. The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2025
Trump says he and Secretary Hegseth want to take ‘Department of Defense’ back 80 years The Department of Defense was created in 1949 by combining the Army, Navy and Air Force departments The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2025
Can AI Defense Contracts Push Palantir Shares Higher? Palantir’s strong government contracts and expanding commercial revenue position PLTR for long-term growth despite near-term volatility MarketBeat · Aug 19, 2025
Top Air Force general to resign because Pete Hegseth wants to take Pentagon in ‘different direction’ Gen. David Allvin asked to retire as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ‘wanted to go in another direction,’ according to report The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2025
Largest ICE Detention Facility in the U.S. to Open Despite Contract Disputes, Safety Probes and an Unresolved On-Site Death The opening of a detention center in Texas is marred in controversy and comes after months of setbacks, including two investigations into possible improper bidding, two canceled contracts and, most recently, a death on the construction site Latin Times · Aug 14, 2025
Trump could expand role of national guard for ‘quick reaction’ to unrest Pentagon considers a quick-reaction force to deploy in US cities amid unrest, raising legal and political concerns The Guardian - US · Aug 12, 2025
Air Force bid for Tesla Cybertrucks in target practice symbolizes the ‘evolving’ relationship between the Pentagon and Big Tech, expert says The ballooning demand from the military for innovative technology creates a “whole new sector” friendly to BigTech, an American University professor told Fortune. Fortune · Aug 10, 2025
A $10 Billion Reason to Buy Palantir Stock Palantir has just won a $10 billion U.S. defense contract. Barchart · Aug 9, 2025
MP Materials Stock Hits All-Time High Following Q2 Earnings Beat MP Materials Corp (NYSE:MP) reported financial results for the second quarter after the market close on Thursday. Here’s what you need to know from the report. Benzinga · Aug 7, 2025
Fort Stewart army base shooting raises questions about military gun policies A shooting at Fort Stewart on Wednesday has injured five people and raised concerns about safety on military bases The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025
Fortune · Aug 6, 2025 How Palantir—a company too small to make the Fortune 500—became one of the world’s 25 most valuable companies Palantir’s eccentric CEO has led one of the most controversial companies in Silicon Valley to unprecedented success.
The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2025 Hegseth ‘has great jeans’: Defense Department taps into MAGA’s obsession over Sydney Sweeney ad President Donald Trump praised the advertising campaign after it was revealed that Sweeney is registered as a Republican in Florida
We Got This Covered · Jul 27, 2025 ‘Leaking stuff himself’: Humiliating defeat for Pete Hegseth as Trump puts his ‘shush-shush’ scheme out of its misery All that work for nothing.
Space · Jul 25, 2025 NASA or the Space Force: Who should protect Earth from dangerous asteroids? NASA currently leads the nation's planetary defense efforts, but some are calling for the Space Force to take control.
Windows Central · Jul 23, 2025 Atlantic allies turn to xAI and OpenAI — Why chatbots are now a matter of national strategy OpenAI teams up with the UK as xAI scores $200M Pentagon deal
Latin Times · Jul 23, 2025 Hegseth's Battle Against DEI Has Resulted in 'Far More' Racist Incidents at the Defense Department: Report Pete Hegseth has railed against DEI programs since being confirmed earlier this year. However, this push has reportedly led to an uptick of racist incidents.
Windows Central · Jul 22, 2025 “Literally no one seems to know anything about this” — Microsoft used China-based engineers to maintain DoD systems with high impact data "Digital escorts” with limited expertise oversaw China-based staff working on systems containing critical U.S. defense data.
Reason · Jul 21, 2025 Pentagon Awards up to $200 Million to AI Companies Whose Models Are Rife With Ideological Bias The Department of Defense awarded contracts to Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI. The last two are particularly concerning.
The Guardian - US · Jul 21, 2025 ‘It’s a madhouse’: US state department workers reeling after Trump’s firings About 3,000 workers have left the agency through firings and buyouts in a move Democrats and staff call ‘unlawful’
The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2025 Senior Pete Hegseth adviser, who alleged colleague called the cops on him, ‘resigned’ from Pentaton Justin Fulcher, who previously accused a colleague of calling the cops on him, has been ousted from the Pentagon
Barchart · Jul 18, 2025 Could the Pentagon’s $550 Million Bet on Rare Earths Signal the Next Market Boom? A deep dive into why the U.S. government is backing rare earth mining; plus, the tiny companies flying under the radar.