Policy

State of the Space Force 2025

As Trump envisions “our manifest destiny into the stars,” the Space Force is set to play a key role in America’s space ambitions.

State of the Navy 2025

Could a new, more productive era in shipbuilding be on the horizon?

State of the Marine Corps 2025

“Everything is in danger of slipping,” commandant says of Marine modernization.

There’s no more DEI at DOD, watchdog finds

But most of the roles were eliminated last year by an act of Congress.

Space Force releases vision for fighting in space

The new document defines terms like “orbital warfare” to help prepare guardians for future conflict.

Putting SPACECOM HQ in Alabama would have saved Pentagon $426 mil, DOD IG says

But then-SPACECOM commander Gen. Dickinson was worried the move would result in significant personnel losses.

Trump directs military to control federal land along southern border

A late-Friday memo could put troops in direct contact with migrants, a possible violation of federal law.

Defense acquisition, exports, and shipbuilding figure in trio of new executive orders

White House orders up plans and proposals for reducing costs and stimulating industrial base.

Confronted with ‘eye-opening’ costs, SecNav vows to root out waste

Phelan said his service is beginning to review existing acquisition contracts and will “demand accountability of the shipbuilding enterprise.”

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DOD, other agencies may once again fire probationary employees en masse, court rules

An appeals court removed a stay on Wednesday, echoing a Supreme Court ruling one day earlier.

Will Space Force shift contracts to commercial? ‘Everything’s on the table,' official says

The service is considering lower-cost commercial options that can be delivered faster, if the mission allows it.

Breaking News

Pentagon can re-fire some probationary workers, Supreme Court says

High court says non-profits who sued to block firings lacked standing—but a second lawsuit is still pending.

After NSA firings, will Trump appoint a loyalist to lead spy agency?

“No one, Republican or Democrat, wants to bring back" the domestic-surveillance abuses of the 1970s, one former NSA official said.

Trump fires head of NSA and Cyber Command

Gen. Timothy Haugh’s removal was spurred by far-right activist Laura Loomer, who, earlier Thursday, reportedly urged the president to terminate multiple National Security Council staffers.

US-Europe divorce unlikely—absent a new crisis

The European Union wants more defense autonomy from the United States. But they still want a partnership with Washington.