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Civilian intel analysts get relocation tax break long given to troops
The measure is part of the "Big, Beautiful" policy-and-spending bill passed last week.
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Thousands of Pentagon civilians and other feds are still waiting for their 2025 pay raise
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision last spring to shutter a slew of advisory committees has imperiled already-enacted pay raises for 60,000 federal employees in blue collar jobs.
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Pentagon confirms it’s holding up weapons promised to Ukraine
Spokesman declined to say which weapons affected, when munitions review began, or who recommended the pause.
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Air Force wants to retire the rest of its A-10s in 2026
The proposal is sure to get pushback from Congress.
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DOD’s budget request finally drops, combining a real decrease with a one-time boost
Officials are relying heavily on Congress to pass the reconciliation bill.
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NATO isn’t a ‘rip-off’: Trump says he’s leaving Europe feeling ‘different’
Trump also seemed to change his tune on Ukraine, saying Putin needs to end the war.
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NATO chief to Europe: ‘Stop worrying’ about US, just increase spending
European officials hope the 5% defense-spending pledge will placate Trump.
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Hegseth says chief of naval operations nomination is coming ‘in due time’
Lawmakers question firings of, and lack of replacements for, senior military leadership.
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Lawmakers rip into defense secretary over flat Pentagon budget
The Pentagon is counting on one-time funds from a reconciliation bill to fund investments in shipbuilding and missile defense.
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USAF slashes F-35 buy, boosts next-gen fighter in unconventional 2026 budget proposal
The Pentagon’s spending request includes not just the usual appropriations, but also the still-under-debate reconciliation bill.
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Meet DOGE's team inside the Defense Department
ProPublica has identified four men installed by defense contractor Elon Musk at the Pentagon—and 100 more across the federal government.
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US spy chief wants intel community to move away from building its own tech
Gabbard says industry can provide more tools, citing AI systems that are already helping analysts with major tasks.
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US Air Force’s nascent radar plane faces the axe
Hegseth says the E-7 Wedgetail may be discarded to fund Pentagon shift toward space-based ISR.
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Trump limits use of cyber rules to punish US hackers, election meddlers
A Friday executive order echoes unproven claims that cyber and surveillance authorities were politicized to target Trump and his allies.
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How budget talks will shape Marines’ amphibious fleet plans
Slow builds and yearslong maintenance struggles are hampering plans to put three amphibious ready groups at sea.
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Congress would like the Army to show its work on ‘transformation’
The service hasn’t briefed lawmakers on its plans to cut programs.
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'The intern in charge': Meet the 22-year-old picked to lead terrorism prevention
One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is a DHS official running the U.S. government's main hub for countering violent extremism.
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Ready, slash, aim: USAID-State merger proceeding without key plans, IG finds
State set hiring goals without a strategy, began the merger without finishing the plan, and is slated to dismiss an oversight board before the effort is complete, the inspector general found.
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What will DOD civilians do at the border? The Pentagon won’t say.
The Defense Department declined to provide any details on Monday’s order to provide support to DHS.
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