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Anthropic suspends top AI models after US export-control order
U.S. officials ordered the company to limit foreign access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5.
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A powerful spying ability will sunset on Friday — here’s why
Congress has refused to reapprove Section 702 during a months-long standoff over privacy and the future of the nation’s top spy office.
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Push for new Cyber Force service branch narrowly fails in the Senate
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s amendment aimed to place a new service under the Army.
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The Army wants to build a better data center. Can they do it?
A call for industry ideas pulled in 200 proposals. The service is moving ahead with data centers, manufacturing upgrades, and more.
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House vote puts Section 702 on brink of lapse amid fight over acting spy chief
Trump taps Jay Clayton as ODNI, but Democrats want a promise that Bill Pulte won't even be acting spy chief.
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Senators want a new robot warfare-focused combatant command
A 4-star general would lead the effort, should SASC’s version of the NDAA become law.
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Feds want Mythos—and clear usage guidance from the White House
The White House, slapped down for its attempt to ban Anthropic products, has remained mum as agencies clamor for new AI tools.
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‘A terrible risk’: Senate appropriators dim prospects of another defense reconciliation bill
Trump’s shipbuilding, munitions, and Golden Dome efforts rely on extra-budgetary funding maneuver.
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New calls for lawmakers to override Trump’s anti-union EO at the Pentagon
Last year, the Senate blocked a House measure to halt ban on collective bargaining at the Defense Department and other agencies.
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New CISA directive will reshape how agencies prioritize cyber risks, official says
Federal government will be directed to plan first to ward off the most devastating attacks.
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Trump memo pushes national-security agencies to move faster on AI
FBI, ODNI directed to build “deep, proactive” relationships with frontier-AI companies.
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House lawmakers want the Navy to deploy drone boats faster
HASC’s draft of the 2027 defense policy bill would push service leaders to develop a clear strategy.
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Trump’s edict making 8,000 feds at-will employees draws swift outcry
Agencies have just one week to reclassify thousands of federal workers, stripping them of most civil service protections.
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Lawmakers aim to force the Army to detail its transformation plans
“Parochial interests” may have motivated lawmakers to tighten the reins, one official said.
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GOP lawmakers axe provision to limit the use of JAGs in civilian roles
The Trump administration has shifted dozens of military lawyers to temporary jobs as immigration judges, special attorneys.
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Lawmakers demand answers about $620M Pentagon loan to firm tied to Trump Jr.
In a letter, a group of Democratic Congress members wrote that ProPublica’s reporting on the deal “reveals a staggering level of corruption and influence.”
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Trump strips civil-service protections from thousands of feds
Defense, State, DHS positions among those converted to at-will jobs.
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Trump's choice of acting intel chief threatens fragile surveillance-powers deal
If William Pulte's appointment is not rescinded, Senate Democrats say, it could sink an extension of FISA Section 702.
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New bill aims to regulate military uses of AI
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand also wants to establish a clear chain of human accountability for AI on the battlefield.
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