Department of Defense

'No men in dresses':

Pete Hegseth's declares reforms to hundreds of US officers

U.S. War Secretary Pete Hegseth said he will act to reshape the military and remove ideologies, departments, and initiatives that, he says, harmed it.

Report:

Trump moves ahead with Pentagon renaming to 'Dept. of War'

Wall Street Journal reports that legislative proposals are underway to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War, with support from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

'We’re just gonna do it'

Trump plans to rename Defense Department to Department of War

President Donald Trump announces his administration will likely rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War to restore a "warrior ethos" and move away from "woke ideology."

Grok for government:

xAI signs deal with US Department of Defense

Elon Musk’s xAI signs a deal to provide its Grok language model to the US Department of Defense, making it available to all federal agencies. The deal follows recent controversies where the chatbot generated extremist content.

Pentagon denies

Senior Pentagon employee behind leak of Israeli strike plans

A Pentagon official told Sky News Arabia that a director of one of the assistant secretary of defense's offices is suspected of leaking documents with Israel's plans to retaliate for the October 1st missile strike on the country by Iran.

Defense Department revokes plea deal with 9/11 terrorists

Defense Department backtracks on plea deal that Pentagon prosecutors agreed to with three terrorists behind September 11 terror attacks, puts death penalty back on the table.

9/11 mastermind and two others agree to plea deal

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two of his accomplices held at the Guantanamo prison have agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy charges in exchange for a life sentence.

Threat of Iranian attack

US moving 'additional assets' to the Middle East

White House says there remains a “real,” “credible” and “viable” threat of Iran launching strikes.

Pentagon official:

US Defense Secretary to host Gallant next week

Pentagon official says Secretary Lloyd Austin will host Defense Minister Yoav Gallant next week for a bilateral meeting at the US Defense Department.

Pentagon official outlines new US Middle East strategy

Despite a paradigm shift, Assistant Secretary of Defense Mara Karlin says commitment to the region is unshakable.

Israeli delegation deepens defense ties with USA

A delegation of Israeli officials to Washington hopes to bring Israel's cooperation with the USA to even greater heights.

House committee approves funding for Iron Dome

House Appropriations Committee approves Department of Defense funding bill for 2022, which includes aid to Israel.

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US Department of Defense press briefing on Washington situation

Defense Department officials brief reporters at the Pentagon.

US military working with Israel to counter Iran

Senior IDF official meets with senior US military, Dep. of Defense, officials.

Report: US considering sending 5,000 troops to Middle East

US Department of Defense reportedly considering a request to send 5,000 additional troops to Middle East amid increasing tensions with Iran.