Threats

The D Brief: US, Ukraine seek ceasefire; DOD’s climate denial; Armor data falsified; Army retention woes; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
Threats

The D Brief: Allies mull nukes; Syrian breakthrough?; Base-refineries proposal; Judge demands DOGE records; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Ukraine’s intel quandary; Pentagon’s civilian firings; Speedier-software policy; Russia’s military horses; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Eric Katz
Science & Tech

Pentagon aims to accelerate acquisition of new tech through software-contracting change

Buyers must default to rapid-acquisition processes long used by DIU, SecDef memo orders.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: Russia pounds Ukraine; Trump disavows NATO principle; Europe talks nukes; DOGE’s oops; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Deportation costs; DOGE cuts; Pressure on Ukraine; Campaign-planning AI; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Trump’s speech; DOD firings begin; Intel-sharing, paused; Court scuttles foreign-aid freeze; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
Threats

The D Brief: ‘Painful’ 8% shift; US, Russia talk in Turkey; Army’s medical-corps gap; SecNav nom testifies; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
Threats

The D Brief: From cars to missiles?; SecArmy, confirmed; Zelenskyy coming to DC; UK’s defense plans; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
Threats

The D Brief: DepSecDef nom, testifying; Next CJCS needs a waiver; ‘Iron Dome for America,’ renamed; ID checks, simplified; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: CJCS, CNO, JAGs fired; Up to 61K DOD workers may lose jobs; Military’s new deportation role; US-India drone pact; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
Threats

The D Brief: DOD firings on hold, for now; Acquisition-policy shift; More US-Russia talks; Air Force One, accelerating?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Trump blames Kyiv for war; DOGE at Pentagon; Uncertainty at SDA; State’s Afghan-resettlement office at risk; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Congress, DOGE seek DOD cuts; US, Russia warm ties in talks; US drones over Mexico; Nuke-stockpile workers fired, rehired; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Meghann Myers
Threats

The D Brief: China’s 'rehearsals' for war; Gitmo update; DOD preps for DOGE; Court unfreezes foreign aid; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Air Force efforts, on hold; Desk deficits as workers return; Foreign-aid monitoring, slashed; It’s Fort Bragg again; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Hegseth’s town hall; Trump: annex Canada; Purge reaches academies, schools; Full-year CR?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Hegseth: Pentagon must return to long-term planning against strategic adversaries

In a Pentagon town hall, new defense secretary vowed to make longer-term plans, deploy tech faster, and have fewer flag officers and smaller staffs.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: USAID lockout; Musk seizes US payment system; Global markets tumble; Army aviation’s bad year; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: USCG to the border; Firings, removals begin; More Hegseth allegations; Executive orders, analyzed; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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