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ODNI to shrink further under new reorganization plan
Tulsi Gabbard said her office will cut more staff as part of a restructuring aimed in part at “ending the weaponization of intelligence.”
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Allvin’s surprise exit signals pivot for Air Force, not Hegseth pressure: sources
Former Air Combat Commander Gen. Wilsbach tops the list of potential replacements.
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Pentagon reductions set back critical AI-data platform
After users flocked to Advana, DOD’s AI office laid out a plan to keep it growing. Then came DOGE.
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Trump officials may tell probationary employees that they were fired for cause, actually
But a new audit found that 99.5% of fired IRS probationers had received fully successful performance ratings, or no ratings at all.
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In surprise, USAF chief announces upcoming retirement
Gen. Allvin will leave about halfway through his expected term, but will stay on until a replacement is found.
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What National Guardsmen in the nation’s capital need to hear
You have every right to expect a clear mission, an unambiguous chain of command, and appropriate training.
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Navy to cut at least a third of its civilian public-affairs staff
The service is also centralizing all PAO hiring and contracting.
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More automation—that's what the pick to lead Pentagon weapons testing wants
Meanwhile, the comptroller nominee described the conditions needed for a clean audit.
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NSA general counsel removed; Laura Loomer cites involvement
The firing of April Falcon Doss is the latest NSA departure fueled by the far-right activist, who previously took credit for the firing of the spy agency’s director.
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‘Unwilling or incapable’: Defense Department stands up moving task force after contractor failure
Middleman movers made military moving miserable.
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‘Innovation Corps’ tech execs are in training, but don’t have assignments yet
The Army is touting the program, but still has few details on how it will actually work.
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SASC to Pentagon: you need a new cyber-deterrence plan
Trump-administration nominees and members of the Senate Armed Services Committee recently traded views on how to deal with rising threats to critical infrastructure.
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Mass layoffs are imminent, State Department tells employees
The diplomatic agency is poised to be the first to move forward with SCOTUS-blessed RIFs.
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The Trump administration’s lie-detector campaign is more likely to hurt than help national security
Pseudo-scientific polygraph tests may discourage internal candor and divert investigative energy while failing to stop leaks.
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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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