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Pentagon restores histories of Navajo Code Talkers, other Native veterans after public outcry

The Pentagon has restored some webpages highlighting the wartime contributions of Navajo Code Talkers and other Native American veterans

The Independent UK

Pentagon removes web pages about Holocaust remembrance, 9/11 to comply with Trump DEI order

Content takedowns come as administration has made combating antisemitism a major focus

The Independent UK

Department of Defense Restores Jackie Robinson Article After Anti-Diversity Wipe

The department sent ESPN two highly contradictory statements.

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Pentagon To Cut Up To 60K Jobs As Defense Secretary Hegseth Assures Military Readiness Won't Be Affected

The Defense Department is using three main methods -- encouraging voluntary resignations, firing probationary workers, and leaving positions unfilled as employees naturally leave -- to reach the cuts.

International Business Times

Pentagon aims to cut up to 60,000 civilian jobs. About a third of those took voluntary resignations

A senior defense official says that roughly 50,000 to 60,000 civilian jobs will be cut in the Defense Department

The Independent UK

Military slices out web pages about WWII Native American code talkers to comply with Trump order to eradicate DEI

Military has long credited Indigenous code units for serving key roles in WWI and WWII

The Independent UK

Pete Hegseth says the Defense Department doesn’t ‘do’ climate change despite being one of the largest polluters

The U.S. military has been identified as the single-largest consumer of energy in the U.S. and the world’s single-largest institutional consumer of petroleum

The Independent UK

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Paranoid Hegseth bans the Enola Gay

Trump’s defense secretary ends a 1965 policy barring racial segregation from contract facilities

Salon

‘Gay’ Hiroshima bomber, female and Black soldiers being erased in shocking Pentagon DEI file purge

As many as 100,000 photos and online posts including a female Medal of Honor recipient, Black soldiers and people whose last name is ‘Gay’ may be axed in the diversity eradication ordered by Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Yearly cost of Trump’s border missions could exceed $1 billion - Roll Call

The cost of sending troops to assist with border crossings could reach as high as $2 billion, the Pentagon has told senators.

Roll Call

Department Of Government Efficiency Finds Million In Wasteful Spending

Discover how the Department of Government Efficiency uncovered million in wasteful spending within the Defense Department.

Top News

Pentagon Plans To Cut Civilian Workforce For Efficiency

Stephen Feinberg advocates for civilian workforce cuts at the Pentagon to enhance efficiency and streamline operations.

Top News

Pentagon says it will cut 5,400 probationary workers starting next week

The Defense Department says it’s cutting 5,400 probationary workers starting next week and will put a hiring freeze in place

The Independent UK

Defense Department To Fire Probationary Employees, Senior Military Leaders

Defense Department faces potential firings of probationary civilian employees, senior military leaders, and transgender service members.

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The Independent UK

In the Trump administration, nearly every major department is an immigration agency

As the Trump administration works on pledges to crack down on illegal immigration, the flurry of activity has stretched across the federal government

The Guardian - UK

A ‘great shock’: Julianne Moore’s children’s book under review by Trump administration

The actor’s book Freckleface Strawberry is on a list of library books suspended for a ‘compliance review’ after a presidential executive order

Fortune

As Trump targets the Pentagon, Elon Musk is a 'great master' at this rare talent that could transform defense, former Navy secretary says

“The tools to change this—most notably software and artificial intelligence—lie at hand.”

Latin Times

Trump Declares Elon Musk Will Tackle Pentagon's Spending in Next Task for DOGE: 'Some Things Are Pretty Bad'

Elon Musk will investigate Pentagon spending at Donald Trump's direction after the Defense Department failed its seventh audit.

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The Independent UK

Newly unsealed documents reveal more details of prosecutors' evidence in 9/11 attacks

Newly unsealed documents give one of the most detailed views yet of the evidence gathered on the accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, including how prosecutors allege he and others interacted with the hijackers who carried out the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks

Latin Times

Pentagon Press Office Swaps Mainstream Publications For MAGA Media

The New York Times, NBC News and National Public Radio will rotate each year with the New York Post, Breitbart and One America News Network. HuffPost and Politico will also swap

The Independent UK

Trump White House marks Black History Month while Defense Department declares 'identity months dead'

The Trump White House has issued a proclamation recognizing February as Black History Month around the same time the Defense Department issued guidance declaring “identity months dead.”

The Independent UK

Trump strips travel reimbursement for troops seeking abortions and treatment

A new memo says the Defense Department will no longer reimburse service members

The Independent UK

Pentagon agency pauses celebrations for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Black History Month and more

The Defense Department intelligence agency has paused observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Pride Month, Holocaust Days of Remembrance and other cultural or historical annual events in response to President Donald Trump’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the federal workplace

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White House Border Czar Calls For Defense Department Involvement

Tom Homan discusses the importance of Defense Department involvement in immigration enforcement and the need for increased funding for operational success.

Roll Call

Trump immigration enforcement push comes with military flourish - Roll Call

The Trump administration’s immigration enforcement plans featured a highly visible role for the military and federal agents in tactical gear.

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