The Latest Breaking News from Department of Defense

Lawmakers frustrated with classified briefings on UFOs, report says

The latest secret briefings on UFOs come four months after Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act

The Independent UK · May 3, 2022

Disney Communications Chief Geoff Morrell Resigns After Three Months

Geoff Morrell, the Walt Disney Co.’s (NYSE: DIS) chief corporate affairs officer who crafted the company’s public response to Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” legislation, has left the company after three months on the job.

Benzinga · Apr 30, 2022

Pentagon research proposed nuking moon

But the fantastical-sounding research may have merely been an attempt by a contractor to milk government coffers

Salon · Apr 26, 2022

Editorial: Senate decorum falls by the wayside to set the record straight on Josh Hawley

An extraordinary thing happened last week on the floor of the U.S. Senate. A Democratic senator from Hawaii, about as far as you can get from Missouri, dispensed with decorum and launched into a withering attack on Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo. Floor speeches typically are reserved for the debate of…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Apr 15, 2022

Senator urges Democrats to ‘scream from the rooftops’ against Republicans

Brian Schatz from Hawaii, who denounced Josh Hawley on the Senate floor over Ukraine, tells own side to make more noise

The Guardian - US · Apr 10, 2022

Why CrowdStrike Stock Is Trading Higher

CrowdStrike Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: CRWD) shares are trading higher Friday morning after the company announced it received a Provisional Authorization to Operate at Impact Level 4 to protect critical U.S. Department of Defense assets.

Benzinga · Apr 8, 2022

SC GOP candidate Katie Arrington sues Defense Department, wants records to clear name

CHARLESTON, S.C. — South Carolina Republican congressional candidate Katie Arrington wants the Department of Defense to hand over all public records that discuss the suspension of her security clearance so that she can "expose the misconduct and inappropriate actions" taken by the federal agency where she previously worked.

Tribune News Service · Apr 6, 2022

Northrop Grumman, AT&T Partner To Power 5G-Enabled Defense Capabilities

Northrop Grumman Corp (NYSE:NOC) and AT&T Inc (NYSE:T) have agreed to collaborate to research and develop a digital battle network powered by AT&T 5G and Northrop Grumman's advanced mission systems, to support the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). The collaboration plans to deliver a cost-effective, scalable, open-architecture solution that will help the DoD connect distributed…

Benzinga · Apr 5, 2022

US Air Force Awards Redwire Position On $950M IDIQ Contract

Redwire Corp (NYSE:RDW) has been selected by the U.S. Air Force to compete for task orders alongside several other companies under an IDIQ contract to support its Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS). This program is the Air Force’s contribution to the Department of Defense’s Joint All Domain Command and Control Architecture (JADC2) and…

Benzinga · Apr 5, 2022

Lockheed Martin, Intel To Advance 5G-Ready Communications For US, Allied Defense Systems

Lockheed Martin Corp (NYSE:LMT) and Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC) established a collaboration to advance 5G-ready communications for the U.S. A memorandum of understanding was signed in late 2021 to expand the ongoing strategic relationship to align 5G-enabled hardware and software solutions for the Department of Defense (DOD). Intel's 5G solutions are integrated into Lockheed Martin's 5G.MIL…

Benzinga · Apr 4, 2022