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New White House order makes it easier to fire probationary employees
Move comes after judge called first Trump-administration effort to remove such workers a “a total sham.”
Read the State Department's new org chart
Cyber and digital policy functions move to the Economic Growth office, and the intelligence-and-research bureau to a new Emerging Threats organization.
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State to slash 15% of domestic staff, eliminate 132 offices
Layoffs are expected by July 1. No overseas posts are yet affected.
US to allies: Don’t use Chinese satellite services
Internal talking points also give State Department officials guidance on responding to concerns about SpaceX’s Starlink.
State of the Air Force 2025
The unveiling of a new, sixth-gen fighter jet bodes well for more airpower investment, but readiness problems and funding questions persist.
State of the Army 2025
The entire service is trying to transform “in contact.”
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.
Space Force preps ‘international space strategy’ as US-ally ties fray
Gen. Saltzman said military-to-military relations are “business as usual.”
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.
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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.
