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- Department of Defense Makes Move Towards Android http://www.securityweek.com/department-defense-makes-move-towards-android 9 comments
- U.S. lawmakers request probe into Chinese router manufacturer TP-Link — letter cites cybersecurity vulnerabilities with TP-Link routers | TP-Link reported to be in used in military bases, Department of Defense staff https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/routers/us-lawmakers-request-probe-into-chinese-router-manufacturer-tp-link-letter-cites-cybersecurity-vulnerabilities-with-tp-link-routers 13 comments technology
- Warren, Garamendi Renew Call for TransDigm to End Price Gouging, Provide Pricing and Cost Transparency to Defense Department https://www.warren.senate.gov/oversight/letters/warren-garamendi-renew-call-for-transdigm-to-end-price-gouging-provide-pricing-and-cost-transparency-to-defense-department 4 comments politics
- A SCIF has been booked for members of Congress to meet with the Inspectors General of the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community to discuss UAPs in a classified setting. Dates for the meetings: DOD IG - October 26 IC IG - November 16 It's a start. https://twitter.com/RepTimBurchett/status/1715053620574474633 14 comments aliens
- DoD Announces the Establishment of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office > U.S. Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3100053/dod-announces-the-establishment-of-the-all-domain-anomaly-resolution-office/ 27 comments politics
- The U.S. Defense Department will permanently shut down the Navy’s massive fuel tank facility in Hawaii that leaked petroleum into Pearl Harbor’s tap water, and will remove all the fuel, according to Pentagon spokesman John Kirby. https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/03/07/breaking-news/pentagon-to-shut-down-leaking-red-hill-fuel-tank-facility/ 31 comments environment
- The Department of Defense is issuing AI ethics guidelines for tech contractors https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/11/16/1040190/department-of-defense-government-ai-ethics-military-project-maven/ 9 comments technology
- Defense Department confirms leaked video of unidentified aerial phenomena is real https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/04/15/politics/unidentified-aerial-phenomena-defense-department/index.html 85 comments politics
- Biden adds transgender veteran to presidential transition team at Department of Defense https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/11/biden-adds-transgender-veteran-presidential-transition-team-department-defense/ 345 comments politics
- US defense department creates taskforce to investigate UFOs https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/15/us-department-defense-ufo-taskforce 16 comments politics
- US Department of Defense orders Javelin weapon systems for Ukraine https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/us-department-of-defense-orders-javelin-weapon-systems-for-ukraine.html 16 comments europe
- Defense Department expected to announce billions more will go to border wall https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/09/politics/border-wall-funding-budget-white-house/index.html 4 comments politics
- In Case Anyone Needs More Proof the Trump Administration Is in Over Its Head With Iran… | The Defense Department seems to have accidentally informed Iraq the U.S. will pull troops out of the nation https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-administration-confused-iraq-troops-policy-letter-leak-934221/ 136 comments politics
- The US Department of Defense (DoD) is considering a range of responses – including threatening to cut out European companies from its supply base – should the EU adopt policies that prevent American companies from being able to compete for contracts within joint European military projects. https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/paris-pentagon-threatens-to-cut-out-european-suppli-459040/ 112 comments europe
- Judge blocks Trump from building sections of border wall with Defense Department money https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2019/05/26/judge-blocks-trump-from-building-sections-of-border-wall-with-defense-department-money/ 11 comments politics
- America's fifth-largest trucking company 'defrauded' the Department of Defense, DOJ suit alleges https://www.businessinsider.com/doj-is-suing-yrc-worldwide-subsidiaries-for-inflating-freight-rates-2018-12 52 comments politics
- A study conducted by US department of defense in 1999 on Asia and collapse of Pakistan https://archive.org/stream/UnderSecretaryofDefenseUSDPolicy1999SummerStudyFinalReportASIA2025/Under%20Secretary%20of%20Defense%20USDPolicy%201999%20Summer%20Study%20Final%20Report%20ASIA%202025#page/n1/mode/2up 93 comments pakistan
- Defense Department Observes LGBT Pride Month https://www.defense.gov/news/article/article/1201524/defense-department-observes-lgbt-pride-month/ 5 comments politics
- US Defense Department considering combat troops in Syria http://mobile.reuters.com/article/iduskbn15u2n4 3 comments worldnews
- Department of Defense looks to rent space in Trump Tower https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/department-of-defense-looks-to-rent-space-in-trump-tower/2017/02/07/6dec7252-edb0-11e6-9662-6eedf1627882_story.html?tid=sm_tw&utm_term=.032489bb24fc 19 comments politics
- Department of Defense Launches Stealth Subtweet War on Trump http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/01/25/department-of-defense-launches-stealth-subtweet-war-on-trump.html 4 comments politics
- Defense Department links social media use to mental health in official tweet http://www.thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/315629-defense-department-links-social-media-use-to-mental-health-in 5 comments politics
- Document: First Message to Defense Department from SECDEF Mattis https://news.usni.org/2017/01/20/document-first-message-defense-department-secdef-mattis 17 comments politics
- Trump Transition Team Hasn't Reached Out To State, Defense Departments http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-team-no-state-defense-outreach 50 comments politics
- US Department of Defense paid PR firm $540mn to make fake terrorist videos https://www.rt.com/usa/361385-pentagon-pr-firm-terrorist-videos/ 18 comments worldnews
- The Defense Department poured hundreds of millions of dollars into boondoggle development programs in Afghanistan without caring how much they would cost, a government watchdog said in a damning report that portrays a culture of carelessness at the top levels of the Pentagon http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jan/20/pentagon-wasted-millions-rebuilding-afghanistan/ 6 comments worldnews
- As Mitch McConnell mulls what to do with top nominees to the Defense and Justice departments, Senate Republicans have a decision to make: Go nuclear or not. http://www.politico.com/story/2014/11/republicans-nuclear-option-113144.html 19 comments politics
- U.S. Defense Department Balks at RD-180 Replacement Program http://www.spacenews.com/article/launch-report/42537us-defense-department-balks-at-rd-180-replacement-program 91 comments spacex
- US unable to account for $626 million worth of weapons in Afghanistan | The Department of Defense cannot account for 747,000 weapons and auxiliary military equipment. http://thediplomat.com/2014/07/us-unable-to-account-for-626-million-worth-of-weapons-in-afghanistan/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3A+the-diplomat+%28the+diplomat+rss%29 7 comments politics
- 3D Gun Blueprints taken down: "DEFCAD files are being removed from public access at the request of the US Department of Defense Trade Controls. Until further notice, the United States government claims control of the information." http://defcad.org?l=1 4225 comments technology
- Herman Cain's Cabinet Dream: Head of the Department of Defense http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1211/70485.html 5 comments politics
- Defense Department bought and destroyed the entire first edition of ‘Operation Dark Heart,' so of course it's a bestseller http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20100929/ae/100929751/1078&parentprofile=1062 8 comments reddit.com
- The Department of Defense has identified 4,415 American service members who have died since the start of the Iraq war and 1,291 who have died as part of the Afghan war and related operations. It confirmed the deaths of the following Americans on Tuesday: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/29/us/29list.html 4 comments politics
- The U.S. Defense Department is unable to properly account for over 95 percent of $9.1 billion in Iraqi oil money tapped by the U.S. for rebuilding the war ravaged nation, according to an audit released Tuesday http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/07/27/world/main6717303.shtml 22 comments politics
- The Defense Department is unable to account for $8.7 billion of the $9.1 billion in Development Fund for Iraq monies in received for reconstruction in Iraq. http://www.federalnewsradio.com/?sid=2012362&nid=35 64 comments politics
- GOP Senator Defends Predatory Lenders In Misleading Letter To Pentagon ... In his attempt to protect the right of predatory lenders to fleece America's troops and their families, Republican Senator Sam Brownback wrote a letter to a top Defense Department official... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/18/brownback-defends-predato_n_580190.html 4 comments politics
- Iran may be able to build a missile capable of striking the United States by 2015, according to an unclassified Defense Department report on Iran's military sent to Congress and released on Monday. http://www.reuters.com/article/idustre63j04h20100420 9 comments politics
- A congressman is demanding to know why there were uniformed Defense Department personnel watching House proceedings from a public gallery Thursday. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080516/ap_on_go_co/congressman_pentagon_1 17 comments politics
- The White House Wednesday warned that Congress must approve additional money for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan by the end of May or risk the start of Defense Department layoff notices. http://wiredispatch.com/news/?id=130727 4 comments politics
- [EPIC FAIL] More about the satellite the US Defense Department shot down (Future Imagery Architecture) http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/02/that-satellite.html 3 comments reddit.com