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Space-based missile defense may cost too much for Golden Dome’s 12-figure spending plan
Czar doesn’t know if the ambitious tech can be affordably produced.
Put nuclear reactors in space within a few years, White House tells Pentagon
The push follows other Trump-administration efforts to expand nuclear power.
4 ways the war in Iran has weakened the US in the great power game
Trump further strains U.S. alliances while enabling China and Russia to advance regional influence.
US push to counter hackers draws industry deeper into offensive cyber debate
The White House is expanding the market for offensive cyber capabilities—and drawing more of the private sector into that ecosystem—even as policy boundaries around their use remain unclear.
Budget would cut Pentagon research by one-third. Can industry compensate?
Tech firms are more willing to spend their own money on R&D.
Navy shipbuilding request rises nearly 50% in 2027 proposal
The White House aims to fund nearly 20 warships plus initial work on a battleship class.
Trump's $18B Golden Dome request bets almost entirely on reconciliation
Relying on unusual budget maneuvers has the program on "unstable footing," one expert says.
White House aims to fold DHS' main intel arm into secretary's office
Last year, the administration halved the Office of Intelligence and Analysis. Will lawmakers preserve its independence?
Once again, Trump declines to describe desired end-state to his Iran war
In a primetime address, the president doesn’t list military objectives or what the U.S. wants from Tehran.
Space Command wants to move nearly 200 people to new Alabama HQ this year
April will see the ribbon cut on a new top-secret facility, its commander told lawmakers.
The National Security Council is missing in action
The Trump administration's lack of a consistent rationale for the war on Iran underscores the importance of a functioning NSC.
Trump claims ‘good and productive’ talks with Iran, which denies negotiating
President says Hormuz would be under "joint control," removing uranium would be "very easy."
Pentagon leaders called Claude AI 'woke.' Tests show otherwise.
The blacklist against Anthropic deprives the federal government of one of the most rigorously neutral—and capable—AI models.
Record-smashing $1.5-trillion spending proposal will fund only the ‘most essential things’: comptroller
The Pentagon’s acting CFO also said that just a sliver of the $153 billion reconciliation funds remains unallocated.
US counterterrorism chief resigns over Iran war
Joe Kent said Iran “posed no imminent threat to our nation” and that the attack was launched after pressure from Israel.
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