The Latest Breaking News from DoD

Trump Willing to Spend $2bn to Rename the Pentagon into 'Department of War'

US President Donald Trump is pushing to rename the Pentagon the Department of War, a move that could cost up to £1.5 billion ($2 billion) and faces pushback from Congress and critics.

International Business Times · Nov 18, 2025

2 Rare Earth Stocks the U.S. Government Doesn’t Want to Fail

The geopolitical race for rare earths is intensifying, and the U.S. government is now strategically backing its champions, MP Materials and USA Rare Earth.

MarketBeat · Nov 7, 2025

Pentagon handovers the baton of managing Donald Trump’s reputation to Laura Loomer

Of all people, she is the one Pentagon decided to pick?

We Got This Covered · Nov 5, 2025

MP Materials' New Role as a Strategic U.S. Asset

As geopolitical tensions rise, MP Materials' unique position as America's only scaled rare earth producer solidifies its role as a key strategic asset.

MarketBeat · Oct 14, 2025

Google Pixels gain DoD approval, joining Samsung and Apple in elite security circle

Google's Pixel lineup is now approved for the U.S. Department of Defense use, meeting top government security standards.

Android Central · Oct 9, 2025

Trump Administration Now Holds Stakes In 5 Public Companies: Here's A List—INTC, MP, LAC And More

In a significant shift in U.S. industrial policy, the Donald Trump administration has acquired direct ownership stakes in five major publicly traded companies. This series of interventions, framed as a national security strategy, marks a new era of government involvement in key industries to secure domestic supply chains for semiconductors,…

Benzinga · Oct 7, 2025

Is BigBear.ai the Next Palantir?

With AI defense ties, $380M in backlogs, and big-name investors, early-stage stock BigBear.ai (BBAI) is gaining momentum—and could be the next Palantir (PLTR).

MarketBeat · Oct 3, 2025

D.C. Circuit Rejects Journalist's Privilege Claim in Privacy Act Case Involving Fox News

From Chen v. FBI, decided Tuesday by D.C. Circuit Judge Gregory Katsas, joined by Judges Michelle Childs and Harry Edwards:… The post D.C. Circuit Rejects Journalist's Privilege Claim in Privacy Act Case Involving Fox News appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Oct 2, 2025

DJI fervently rejects Chinese Military Company designation following court ruling — drone maker says it 'is not controlled by the government and has no ties to the military'

DJI has rejected a court ruling upholding its designation as a ''Chinese Military Company' by the DoD, and says that certain findings by the court affirm it does not have any military affiliaton.

Tom’s Hardware · Oct 1, 2025

Raytheon Scores $5 Billion Coyote Missile Contract as Trump Pushes $1 Trillion Defense Budget

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded Raytheon Co. (NYSE:RTX) a massive $5.04 billion contract for the Coyote Missile System.

Benzinga · Sep 30, 2025