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Pentagon Abruptly Pulls Out of Annual Aspen Conference
For years, Republican and Democratic administrations have dispatched civilian Pentagon officials and military commanders to ...
How a small mining company won a big investment from the Pentagon
MP Materials became a publicly traded company in late 2020, as part of a Spac deal with Fortress Value Acquisition ...
China is the Pentagon's top challenge. Here's what the Army says it's doing about it.
The Army is working on new tech, drones, autonomy, better decision-making, and more to deter and prepare for conflict with ...
Musk's xAI, other platforms, to share in $800M investments by Pentagon
AI, Anthropic, Google and OpenAI received contracts worth up to $200 million to help the Pentagon incorporate artificial ...
House debates Pentagon spending, crypto as rescissions head to Senate
Last week, the Senate appropriations process took an unexpected turn on another spending bill when Sen. Lisa Murkowski, ...
Pentagon Official at Center of Weapons Pause on Ukraine Wants U.S. to Focus on China
Elbridge Colby’s memo highlighting U.S. weapons shortages influenced the decision to pause some arms shipments to Ukraine.
The Pentagon's about to start using xAI's Grok — and other federal agencies could be next
AI announced "Grok for Government" on Monday, and the Elon Musk-owned company's first government client will be the Department of Defense.
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Pentagon yanks speakers from Aspen Security Forum, blasts its values
The Pentagon abruptly pulled several of its top officials from speaking this week at the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado, ...
Pentagon takes $400 million stake in rare-earth miner
The Defense Department is buying $400 million of stock in rare-earth mining company MP Materials as it seeks to boost ...
Pentagon presses Japan, Australia on role in possible Taiwan conflict
Japan and Australia have been asked by Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby to detail their commitments in the case of a U.S.