US Defense Department employees connected their work computers to Chinese servers to access DeepSeek’s new AI chatbot for at least two days before the Pentagon moved to shut off access, according to a defense official familiar with the matter.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed to quickly comply with President Donald Trump's border executive orders upon arriving for his first day on the job.

The new cadre of national security officials is highly confident, highly online and scornful of Washington’s foreign policy consensus.

Despite the announcements, Lockheed Martin shares fell on Tuesday and were down on Wednesday. The United States Department of Defense (DoD) is loosening its proverbial purse strings, reducing a set of withheld funds for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II.

Duffey, Trump said in a December social media post, is the nominee to run the Pentagon’s office for acquisition and sustainment, its chief weapons buyer.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s first day at the Pentagon is expected to include an array of executive orders, including “removing DEI inside the Pentagon, reinstating troops who were pushed out because of Covid mandates” and an “Iron Dome for America.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth began his first official day at the Pentagon Monday. A flurry of orders are expected that will possibly further clarify instructions on diversity, equity and inclusion training,

Trump's order establishing an Iron Dome for America includes a wider focus to defend the homeland from air and missile attacks from peer adversaries.

Topline: The Department of Defense purchased lobster tails, footrests and more during a September 2024 spending spree that saw $79.1 billion spent on grants and contracts. It was the Pentagon’s most expensive month of outside purchases since September 2008,

The Trump administration is reviewing the budget of the Pentagon office that works on reducing civilian casualties.