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European officials vow to boost defense production, but some worry it won’t be enough
Security elites gathering in Prague say it’s time for Europe to step up military support for Ukraine…and Europe.
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The agency that dared not speak its name is launching a podcast
The NSA's "No Such Podcast" will interview agency experts in a bid to raise its public profile.
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Trump calls federal workforce 'crooked,' vows to hold them 'accountable'
In an interview, the former president appeared to broaden his disdain for political appointees to federal workers in general.
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US intelligence agencies seek closer partnerships with private sector
The nation's top intelligence director outlined a list of new and expanded initiatives.
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Feds in Iraq will continue to receive special premium pay, OPM says
Civilian employees in Iraq may waive a pay cap through December under a 2003 emergency declaration, according to a recent memo from the HR agency.
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White House cyber czar is working to grow a new generation of cybersecurity workers
It starts with touring schools.
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US, UK, Australia loosen mutual export controls
New rules may mark a “generational-level change” in allies’ industrial and technological collaboration.
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Leaked training videos show civil service remains in Project 2025's crosshairs
The videos repeatedly stressed the need for more “political control” of agencies, though they stopped short of overtly discussing the Trump campaign or the Heritage Foundation-led transition project’s endorsement of Schedule F.
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Social-media firms are lowering defenses to foreign disinformation campaigns, researchers warn
Meta is about to become the latest to scuttle a key tool—just months before a U.S. election.
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National-security workforce needs young people, former NSA chief says
Paul Nakasone says fifteen times more 50-plus-year-olds work in national security than under-30s. At least one university is trying to step up.
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DARPA hires Twitter whistleblower as CIO
Peiter “Mudge” Zatko will return to the agency after a decade spent working for several leading tech firms.
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Wartime need for drones would outstrip US production. There’s a way to fix that
The U.S. military needs to “mainstream” new operating concepts and get going with big orders, experts say.
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Meet the Pentagon's first-ever cyber policy chief
The Senate has confirmed Michael Sulmeyer to fill a position it helped create.
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Germany vows continued Pacific presence to ‘protect the international order’
Two German warships at RIMPAC highlight Europe's growing presence in the region.
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The US is helping the Philippines modernize its military
The move comes at a time of rising tensions in the South China Sea.
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Senators take another crack at solving over-classification
The bipartisan Classification Reform for Transparency Act would establish a task force to narrow the criteria for classifying documents and make it harder for agencies to exempt records from automatic declassification.
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US Forces Japan to be upgraded to warfighting command
The shift will move operational control of Japan-based forces east from Hawaii and, officials say, deepen cooperation with the Japanese military.
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Austin heads to Asia with $500M for the Philippines
DOD officials said the SecDef's multi-country swing will be the administration's most important visit for "U.S. defense ties in the Indo-Pacific."
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Unpacking Harris' record on defense civilians and workforce
The vice president has fought discriminatory pay practices, helped guide how the government uses AI, and championed public-sector unions.
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