President Trump has signed a new executive order today directing the federal government to take an active role in shaping which weapon systems allied nations buy from the United States, marking a ...

On Feb. 6, 2026 President Trump issued an executive order calling on the Pentagon, State and Commerce departments to develop an "America First Arms Transfer Strategy," including a prioritized catalog ...

As the Army scales its data-driven network architecture through increasingly complex training exercises this year, leaders are working on a single interface to manage the airspace and clear it for ...

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The Fen. 2, 2026 Defense Department instruction "establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for vendor threat mitigation (VTM)." ...

The Feb. 6, 2026 Congressional Research Service reports discuss end-strength trends for the active and reserve components as mentioned in the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act.

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Army Test and Evaluation Command is opening up eight facilities for industry, academia and other government agencies, according to an industry partnership notice posted this morning.

In a Feb. 3, 2026 letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and nine other Senate Democrats criticize DOD's decision to classify its budget ...

The Feb. 5, 2026 Government Accountability Office report finds that action is "needed to improve management and oversight of technology investments." ...

Senate Budget Committee Democrats leveled broad transparency complaints against the Defense Department this week, voicing "significant concern" over the unprecedented classification of reconciliation ...

Following President Trump's criticism and executive order targeting defense contractor stock buybacks and shareholder distributions during periods of underperformance, shipbuilder HII reported it did ...