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US Department of Defense to be renamed ‘Department of War’: Report

President Donald Trump recently said ‘defence is too defensive’ as the US wants ‘to be offensive too’.

Al Jazeera

Trump to sign executive order changing Pentagon’s name to ‘Department of War’

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Friday that will officially change the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War.

The Independent UK

Trump expected to rebrand Defense Department as Department of War - Roll Call

President Donald Trump is expected to issue an order as soon as Friday intended to change the Department of Defense to the Department of War.

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Chinese nationals will no longer be allowed to manage Pentagon cloud services

The US Defense department will now review who is managing its cloud services.

TechRadar

Trump says he and Secretary Hegseth want to take ‘Department of Defense’ back 80 years

The Department of Defense was created in 1949 by combining the Army, Navy and Air Force departments

The Independent UK

Can AI Defense Contracts Push Palantir Shares Higher?

Palantir’s strong government contracts and expanding commercial revenue position PLTR for long-term growth despite near-term volatility

MarketBeat

A $10 Billion Reason to Buy Palantir Stock

Palantir has just won a $10 billion U.S. defense contract.

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Fort Stewart army base shooting raises questions about military gun policies

A shooting at Fort Stewart on Wednesday has injured five people and raised concerns about safety on military bases

The Independent UK

Atlantic allies turn to xAI and OpenAI — Why chatbots are now a matter of national strategy

OpenAI teams up with the UK as xAI scores $200M Pentagon deal

Windows Central

Peter Thiel-Backed Hadrian Raises $260 Million To Build AI-Powered Mega Factory In Arizona

Hadrian, a defense manufacturing startup, has successfully concluded a $260 million Series C funding round, led by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund and Lux Capital.

Benzinga

Trump promised to be a ‘peacemaker’ president. He launched nearly as many airstrikes in five months as Biden did in four years

The administration has carried out more than 500 bombings so far, according to analysis from data watchdog

The Independent UK

TSA Expands Precheck Benefits for Military, Gold Star Families and Veterans

Enhanced "Serve with Honor, Travel with Ease" initiative lowers barriers to expedited screening for service members and their loved ones.

Kiplinger

Pentagon reviews arms exports to allies as munition stockpiles reportedly drop

Spokesperson Sean Parnell confirms defence department reviewing shipments may not affect only Ukraine

The Guardian - US

DoD Sets Up Two New Military Buffer Zones As Troops Continue Arresting Migrants At The Border

The Department of Defense announced it is setting up two new military buffer zones along the southern border, which allow troops to detain migrants attempting to cross into the U.S.

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The Independent UK

Pentagon slams fake memo claiming to be from Pete Hegseth after it goes viral

Department of Defense debunks warning to service members purportedly sent out from ‘Office of Military Standards and Ethics,’ which does not exist

The Independent UK

Pentagon investigator admits to faking dozens of Top Secret security clearance background checks

Exclusive: Nousheen Qureshi’s investigations for the Defense Counterintelligence Security Agency included “interviews” with people who later said they had never even heard from her at all

The Independent UK

‘The French gave us the Statue of Liberty’: Trump officials sputter to defend $400m Qatar jet gift

White House officials play ignorant to bribery optics as even Republican members of Congress back away

Latin Times

Dozens More Arrested for Trespassing in New Military Zone Along The Southern Border

Federal prosecutors have charged at least 87 individuals with trespassing on Department of Defense property in just the first week of May

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TechRadar

Pentagon looks to shake up "outdated" software procurement, declares war on open source

DOD slates existing software procurement processes, saying past ways were cumbersome and lacking in agility.

Al Jazeera

How will Harvard and other universities survive Trump’s funding cuts?

Harvard is suing the Trump administration over federal funding cuts that it says put critical research at risk.

Latin Times

Former DOD Official Details How Department is in 'Disarray' Under Hegseth As New Signal Chat Comes to Light

Former Department of Defense official John Ullyot resigned abruptly last week from his post. Now, he is detailing his "month from hell" working under Hegseth.

Latin Times

James Comer To Investigate Claim That Biden Admin Sold Land Near Military Bases To Organizations Linked To China

The House Oversight Committee will investigate a claim that the Biden administration sold land near military bases to organizations linked to China

The Independent UK

ACLU sues Defense Department school system over banning race- and gender-related books

The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the Department of Defense’s school system over banned race- and gender-related educational materials

Space

NASA practices recovering its next moon astronauts: Space photo of the day

NASA's Orion crew module test article is framed by the well deck of the U.S. Navy's USS Somerset as teams practice Artemis 2 recovery ops.

The Independent UK

Elon Musk-owned X loses Community Notes correcting the Pentagon’s claims about the Yemen text leaks

The Pentagon’s official Rapid Response X account was called out in a Community Note for branding The Atlantic journalist ‘deceitful’

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