Tuberville blocks an Army nominee over Austin hospitalization - Roll Call Lt. Gen. Ronald P. Clark has been tapped for a promotion to general, with an assignment as commander of U.S. Army Pacific in Hawaii. Roll Call · Sep 10, 2024
Trump-backed Senate candidate’s Navy Seal stories not cleared by Pentagon Autobiography of Montana’s Tim Sheehy recalls special forces service but no record it was submitted for vetting The Guardian - US · Sep 6, 2024
U.S. Lawmakers Accuse CATL of Aiding Chinese Military Two lawmakers have called on the defense department to add the electric-vehicle battery maker to a list of companies with alleged ties to China’s military Caixin Global · Aug 30, 2024
Trump campaign eyes increased military role in border security - Roll Call If reelected in November, some of Trump's border policies, according to his campaign platform, could involve the U.S. military. Roll Call · Aug 29, 2024
Top US university sued by the government for failing to keep classified data secure Georgia Tech and its cybersecurity lab did not want to install an antivirus, and allegedly lied about its cybersecurity score. TechRadar · Aug 26, 2024
Y Combinator’s first bet on weapons eyes a U.S.-China war and SpaceX playbook “The DOD needs smaller, less expensive cruise missiles, and lots of them! But no one has delivered on that promise yet.” Fortune · Aug 25, 2024
Investors, entrepreneurs, and good ideas are becoming collateral damage as the U.S. and China battle over dual-use tech Nearly every civilian technology could be adapted to have military applications, which makes innovation increasingly complex and contentious. Fortune · Aug 16, 2024
Republicans are quietly pushing to defund transgender healthcare - and not just for minors For a year and a half, GOP lawmakers have been stealthily adding amendements to government appropriations bills, which are key to funding major government departments, to ban any federal money being used for gender transition procedures. This will dramatically curtail trans people’s access to medical care — just like the… The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2024
Analysts See Tech Companies Leading the Rally Ahead of Q2 Earnings, Lifts Target Price Over 20% For 3 Tech Stocks Wedbush Securities analysts led by Dan Ives believe Q2 earnings will be a positive catalyst for tech stocks, which could climb another 15% this year. International Business Times UK · Jul 19, 2024
Right-wing ‘Project 2025’ mastermind sues for list of all medications handed out on Biden’s Air Force One Exclusive: The Heritage Foundation claims the medications are “of public interest because questions about the President’s mental and physical acuity have been the subject of widespread media and public interest.” The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2024
Palantir's Year-long Rally Gains Momentum After Expanding Partnership with Voyager Space Palantir Technologies shares have gained over 50% year-to-date amid the AI boom as revenue from government contracts and commercial clients continues to increase steadily. International Business Times UK · Jul 2, 2024
Pentagon And USAID Launch Reviews Of Gaza Aid Mission US DoD and USAID IGs jointly review challenges in delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza via JLOTS pier amid security concerns and adverse weather conditions. Top News · Jun 27, 2024
“You wouldn’t think it with hip-hop music, but the Metal Zone is the perfect effect for cutting through the mix”: Stone Mecca reveals what’s on his pedalboard – and why he’s analog all the way What goes on a hip-hop player's pedalboard? Stone Mecca shows us right here, and with a heavy hitting distortion from Boss, it might handle a metal gig, too Guitar World · Jun 27, 2024
Why the Pentagon’s overtures to the private space industry are good news for Europe The world is becoming more volatile. The silver lining is that closer collaboration between the U.S. and its allies will boost to the private space sector. Fortune · Jun 25, 2024
TechRadar · Jun 5, 2024 Despite hack and senate complaints, Pentagon says it will continue Microsoft usage Despite several recent cyber incidents, the Pentagon will continue to invest in Microsoft as a provider.
Axios · May 30, 2024 Exclusive: Senators have "serious concern" with Pentagon's proposed Microsoft upgrade The letter is just the latest example of how high tensions have risen between Washington and the tech giant.
RideApart · May 22, 2024 There's a Military-Spec John Deere Gator Because The Humvee Had Too Many Doors After the military phased out the M274 Willys platform at the introduction of the Humvee, they found they still needed something to fulfill that role. Enter John Deere.
Guitar World · May 1, 2024 “Even Eddie Van Halen – god bless him, I love him – was mainly pentatonic. I was radically different”: Yngwie Malmsteen on Rising Force and the introduction of a neoclassical shred icon Breaking out of Alcatrazz and releasing Rising Force in 1984, a young Yngwie Malmsteen took us all through a supernova of virtuosity that changed guitar forever
Texas Observer · Apr 18, 2024 ‘Forever Chemicals,’ Religion, and Family Tragedy in Texas PFAS do not break down but rather persist indefinitely. It is possible that Dad drank carcinogenic water for most of his life.
USAFacts · Apr 11, 2024 How much does the US spend on the military? Since 1980, defense spending has risen by 62%, climbing from $506 billion to $820 billion by 2023, after adjusting for inflation.
Kiplinger · Mar 22, 2024 HHS Funding Secured As Major Government Shutdown Avoided With passage of the fiscal 2024 appropriations package, Medicare and Social Security are among the key agencies to receive funding through September 30.
TechRadar · Mar 19, 2024 US Department of Defense claims to have flushed out 50,000 vulnerabilities with bug bounty program The bug bounty incentive enhances National Security, and rewards ethical hackers for their work
Top News · Mar 14, 2024 US Agency Urges Dod To Improve Military Equipment Data Accuracy US government and DoD are working to improve data accuracy for military equipment sent to Ukraine to enhance transparency and efficiency.
Space · Mar 11, 2024 'Interstellar meteor' vibrations actually caused by a truck, study suggests Vibrations supposedly generated by the fiery passage of an interstellar meteor through Earth's atmosphere in 2014 were actually caused by a truck, a new study suggests.
Salon · Mar 9, 2024 Experts alarmed over AI "killer robots" Research identifies numerous risks as defense contractors develop new “killer robots”