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Stories from around the Department of Defense

Readout of Senior DOD Officials' Meeting With Ecuadorian Minister of Defense and Minister of Interior: Senior Defense Department officials met with Ecuadorian Minister of Defense Gian Carlo Loffredo Rendon and Minister of Interior John Reimberg at the Pentagon.; — Press Operations 2025-04-07 16:37:41
Statement by Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell: Statement by Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell thanking Gen. Timothy Haugh for his decades of service.; — Press Operations 2025-04-04 22:01:00
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Travel to Panama: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth will depart early next week for a trip to Panama City, Panama, to participate in the 2025 Central American Security Conference.; — Press Operations 2025-04-04 18:00:00
Senior Enlisted Leader Announcement: The Office of the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff announced the assignment of a senior enlisted leader.; — Press Operations 2025-04-04 16:53:00
DOD Announces Instructions for Reporting Termination and Cancelation Actions Taken in Response to the Administration's Efficiency Initiatives: The Defense Department announced the Principal Director, Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy memorandum.; — Press Operations 2025-04-03 21:46:12
Advance Underwater Communication for the Future of Naval Operations: A Call for Solutions: The tri-national AUKUS Maritime Innovation Challenge 2025 is seeking commercial companies with solutions that will enhance the tactical and operational capabilities of undersea command.; — Press Operations 2025-04-03 16:07:21
Jules W. Hurst III, Performing the Duties of Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Statement on Guidance on Hiring Freeze Exemptions for the Civilian Workforce: During the hiring freeze directed by the secretary of defense, DOD will continue to hire the civilians that support the lethality of the total force.; — Press Operations 2025-04-02 13:48:40

Multimedia driven stories and information about Defense Department programs

The Heart of the Matter: Test Yourself on America's Oldest Medal: Since its origin during the Revolutionary War, the Purple Heart has served as a recognition of sacrifice and heroism by those in the U.S. military. Find out how much you know about the Purple Heart.; — Press Operations 2025-01-14 18:09:00
We Prepare. You Should, Too.: Service members train and prepare year-round so when disasters strike, troops are ready to help those in harm's way. Learn how you can prepare, too.; — Press Operations 2025-01-09 17:02:00
DOD in Photos 2024: DOD in Photos focuses in on the people and activities of the Defense Department around the world while highlighting the extraordinary work of military photographers who capture it all.; — Press Operations 2024-12-19 15:31:00
Military Units: Space Force: The Space Force structure is unique. While it is a separate and distinct branch of the armed services, it is organized under the Department of the Air Force.; — Press Operations 2024-12-12 17:27:00
Celebrating Holiday Troop Traditions: Not even Santa can escape our radar. And tracking him is only one of the many ways troops celebrate the holidays.; — Press Operations 2024-12-10 22:19:00
Remembering Pearl Harbor: On Dec. 7, 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and propelled the nation into World War II.; — Press Operations 2024-12-03 19:38:00
Land vs. Sea: Test Your Army-Navy Game Knowledge: Who will "sing second" this year? See how much you know about one of the oldest college football rivalries.; — Press Operations 2024-12-03 07:42:00

Speeches

Remarks by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the 80th Reunion of Honor Ceremony on Iwo Jima (As Delivered): Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered remarks during the 80th Reunion of Honor ceremony on Iwo Jima.; — Press Operations 2025-03-29 13:00:00
Opening Remarks by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at Ukraine Defense Contact Group (As Delivered): Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered opening remarks at a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Brussels.; — Pete Hegseth 2025-02-12 16:32:00
Farewell Remarks by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III (As Delivered): Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III gave farewell remarks at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va.; — Lloyd J. Austin III 2025-01-17 21:57:48
Remarks by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III at the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute in Honor of President Biden (As Delivered): Remarks by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III at the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute in Honor of President Biden; — LLoyd J. Austin III 2025-01-16 22:53:00
Remarks by Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks at the Defense Innovation Board's Public Meeting: Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks gave remarks at the Defense Innovation Board's public meeting.; — Kathleen H. Hicks 2025-01-13 23:16:00
Keynote Address by Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks "Outpacing the PRC: Lessons Learned for Strategic Competition" (As Delivered): Deputy Defense Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks gave a keynote address about "Outpacing the PRC: Lessons Learned for Strategic Competition."; — Kathleen H. Hicks 2025-01-10 18:29:00
Remarks by Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III After His 25th and Final Meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (As Delivered): Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III delivered remarks following the 25th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base in Germany.; — Lloyd J. Austin III 2025-01-09 19:26:00

U.S. Department of Defense Contracts valued at $7.5 million or more

Contracts for April 4, 2025: Today's Defense Department contracts valued at $7.5 million or more are now live on Defense.gov.; — Press Operations 2025-04-04 21:00:36
Contracts for April 3, 2025: Today's Defense Department contracts valued at $7.5 million or more are now live on Defense.gov.; — Press Operations 2025-04-03 21:00:25
Contracts for April 2, 2025: Today's Defense Department contracts valued at $7.5 million or more are now live on Defense.gov.; — Press Operations 2025-04-02 21:00:06
Contracts for April 1, 2025: Today's Defense Department contracts valued at $7.5 million or more are now live on Defense.gov.; — Press Operations 2025-04-01 21:00:42
Contracts for March 31, 2025: Today's Defense Department contracts valued at $7.5 million or more are now live on Defense.gov.; — Press Operations 2025-03-31 21:00:09
Contracts for March 28, 2025: Today's Defense Department contracts valued at $7.5 million or more are now live on Defense.gov.; — Press Operations 2025-03-28 21:00:26
Contracts for March 27, 2025: Today's Defense Department contracts valued at $7.5 million or more are now live on Defense.gov.; — Press Operations 2025-03-27 21:00:05

Defense Daily

Voyager Technologies Added To Air Force $46 Billion Agile Acquisition Contract: Defense and space technology company Voyager Technologies recently secured a position on a $46 billion multi-award contract that Air Force manages aimed at rapidly delivering a wide range of capabi...; — Cal Biesecker 2025-04-07 15:59:22
LeoLabs Introduces Expeditionary Radar For Space Domain Awareness: Radar developer and manufacturer LeoLabs has introduced Scout, a new radar that adds a mobile product to its lineup for rapid deployment worldwide to help create a proliferated network of […]; — Cal Biesecker 2025-04-07 13:04:23
Shield AI Producing Upgraded V-BAT With Greater Range, Other Capabilities: Shield AI on Monday unveiled an upgraded version of the company’s marquis drone, the V-BAT, which it says now has capabilities of Group 4 and 5 unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) […]; — Cal Biesecker 2025-04-07 12:33:17
Govini Nabs Spot On $919 Million Supply Chain Risk Awareness Contract For DoD: Govini on Monday said it won a position on a potential $919 million contract to supply its artificial intelligence-based software to sift through data that will increase visibility about supply [&#...; — Cal Biesecker 2025-04-07 08:51:35
SpaceX, ULA, Blue Origin Receive NSSL Contracts Worth Up to Nearly $14 Billion: U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) awarded Elon Musk’s SpaceX, United Launch Alliance partnership of Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Boeing [BA], and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin nearly ...; — Frank Wolfe 2025-04-04 21:51:16
Lockheed Martin’s New PrSM Inc. 1 Contract Begins With Order For 400 Missiles: The Army has placed an initial delivery order for 400 Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM) under the potential $4.94 billion production contract it awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] last week. The value [&...; — Matthew Beinart 2025-04-04 20:38:30
DIU Launches Blue Manufacturing To Vet Key Commercial Tech Suppliers: The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) last week launched its Blue Manufacturing marketplace initiative, an effort to create a catalog of vetted and trusted suppliers of advanced commercial technologies...; — Cal Biesecker 2025-04-04 20:18:40

LegiStorm Caught Our Eye Digest

Some House staffers of retiring members saw big raises: Some former House members saw big increases to their median staff salary in 2024. Only 43 House offices paid a median staff salary of $90,000 or more, according to congressional data. That figure ...; 2025-04-07 16:25:53
Former DeSantis staffer joins Capitol Hill: Allison Cantrell, a former Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla. ) aide, has joined the House Foreign Affairs Committee as a professional staff member. Most recently, she spent over a year as a policy associa...; 2025-04-04 17:45:10
Kennedy press secretary joins DHS: Paloma Chacon has joined the U. S. Department of Homeland Security as a deputy press secretary after more than three years in Sen. John Kennedy's (R-La. ) office. Chacon most recently served as K...; 2025-04-02 17:52:33
House Democrats dwarf Republicans in town hall events: House Democrats have significantly outnumbered House Republicans in town hall events so far in 2025. From Jan. 1 to March 31, House Democrats have held 376 town hall events, more than doubling the...; 2025-03-31 16:21:14
Malliotakis staffer races up the ranks: Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N. Y. ) has promoted longtime staffer Anthony Raisley to communications director, marking his latest step up the office ladder. Raisley, who has been with Malliotakis' o...; 2025-03-28 17:47:11

WSJ Op-eds

Calling Trump’s Bluff on ‘Reciprocal’ Tariffs: Countries can test his inconsistent trade rhetoric by offering zero tariffs on all bilateral goods and services.; — The Editorial Board 2025-04-06 20:36:00
Canaries in the Trump Tariff Mine: Market signals are warning the White House of trouble ahead.; — The Editorial Board 2025-04-07 01:57:00
Low Politics Over U.S. Steel: Cleveland-Cliffs calls in a hedge fund to get a steel-making monopoly.; — The Editorial Board 2025-04-06 20:31:00
Mississippi Typos Its Way to No Income Tax: A good move for growth, and don’t mind the amusing mistake.; — The Editorial Board 2025-04-06 20:30:00
A Good Man for U.S. Manufacturing Is Hard to Find: American factories are already having difficulty filling jobs, and not because of trade policy.; — Allysia Finley 2025-04-06 20:28:00
Trump’s Tariffs Are a Major Legal Question: The Supreme Court has set clear boundaries on unilateral executive action of this magnitude.; — Paul Sracic 2025-04-06 16:40:00
A Republican Tax Proposal Could Harm American Businesses: Lawmakers are considering limiting the corporate state and local tax deduction, or C-SALT.; — Tom Suozzi 2025-04-06 16:39:00

The Diplomat

Hong Kong Sanctions a Bright Spot in Trump’s Foreign Policy: Beijing has torn up Hong Kong’s freedoms and now threatens the security of Hong Kongers and their supporters around the world. It must not be allowed to get away with this with impunity.; — Benedict Rogers 2025-04-07 14:38:00
Kazakhstan Makes Trump ‘Reciprocal’ Tariff List: Trade between the U.S. and Kazakhstan is limited and heavily skewed toward energy, which has been exempt from the new tariffs.; — Catherine Putz 2025-04-07 15:24:00
Yoon Suk-yeol’s Dark Legacy for South Korea: The Yoon era is over, but the South Korean polity is divided more than ever.; — Eunwoo Lee 2025-04-07 15:19:00
Beijing Can Do More to Support China’s Youth: China’s young people face pressures unlike those of any generation before them. The government needs to reimagine how they fit into the economy.; — David Tingxuan Zhang 2025-04-07 14:06:00
Japanese Fighter Jets Scrambled 30 Times Against Chinese Military Drones in FY2024, the Highest on Record: China’s UAV activity is increasing rapidly in the airspace around the Nansei Islands in Japan's southwest, part of the First Island Chain.; — Takahashi Kosuke 2025-04-07 13:27:00
Testing a Rival’s Response: China’s Gray Zone Tactics in Australia: China’s gradual incremental power projection in Australian waters is a calculated gray zone strategy.; — Dilnoza Ubaydullaeva 2025-04-07 13:42:00
How Chinese Investments Are Reshaping Africa’s Steel Industry: For China, investing in Africa’s steel industry is a strategic move to relocate surplus production capacity and address slowing domestic demand.; — Sena Voncujovi 2025-04-07 13:03:00

European Security & Defence

Putin’s spring call-up is Russia’s largest conscription drive since 2011: <img width="300" height="165" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Russian-troops-training-Russian-MoD-300x165.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display...; — Peter Felstead 2025-04-04 20:23:47
SwAF embarks on its first external NATO Air Policing mission: <img width="300" height="169" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Gripens-in-Poland-Swedish-Armed-Forces-300x169.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="disp...; — Peter Felstead 2025-04-04 18:13:11
US State Department approves sale of 20 F-16 Block 70/72s to the Philippines: <img width="300" height="176" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/F-16-Block-70_72-Lockheed-Martin-300x176.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: b...; — Peter Felstead 2025-04-04 18:11:33
Embraer and Denel sign MoU in relation to KC-390 collaboration: <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Embraer-and-Denel-KC-390-collab-Embraer-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="dis...; — Peter Felstead 2025-04-04 16:00:27
Babcock secures innovative Ukraine support contract that includes 3D printing: <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Chall-2-Crown-Copyright-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; mar...; — Peter Felstead 2025-04-04 14:07:28
Leonardo unveils new cockpit design for Block 20 version of the M-346: <img width="300" height="225" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/M-346-Block-20-cockpit-Leonardo-300x225.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: bl...; — Peter Felstead 2025-04-03 16:50:35

Politico Defense feed

Democrats slam Trump for golf event amid tariff turmoil, dignified transfer of US soldiers’ remains: The president attended a “LIV Dinner” on Thursday night.; — By Ben Johansen 2025-04-04 20:09:24
Trump's tariffs threaten US weapons production: The program could make it more difficult for America to produce weapons — and keep allies.; — By Paul McLeary and Joe Gould 2025-04-03 21:59:00
DOD watchdog launches investigation into Hegseth’s Signal use: The inquiry will examine whether the Pentagon chief violated the agency’s standards for sharing classified information.; — By Jack Detsch 2025-04-03 19:15:37
New chaos in White House as top NSC officials sacked: Mike Waltz’s NSC is under fire from far-right influencers.; — By Robbie Gramer and Jack Detsch 2025-04-03 18:51:22
Former acting AG Whitaker confirmed as US envoy to NATO: His selection had surprised U.S. allies because the lawyer had no significant foreign policy experience.; — By Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing 2025-04-02 01:38:27
Caine denies Trump’s MAGA hat tale: The nominee for the Joint Chiefs chair said the president "was actually talking about somebody else."; — By Joe Gould and Connor O'Brien 2025-04-01 14:28:27
Judge blocks Trump administration from firing CIA, ODNI staffers who worked on DEI: A federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia, ordered that the employees be allowed to seek other positions at the agencies.; — By Josh Gerstein 2025-04-01 00:25:37

CGTN-China politics

President Xi stresses pooling strength to build 'Beautiful China': Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for pooling strength in building a "Beautiful China" and making the country even greener through afforestation efforts.; 2025-04-03 12:51:12
China voices firm opposition to U.S. 'reciprocal tariffs': The Chinese Embassy in the United States and Chinese Ambassador to the UK Zheng Zeguang on Thursday both voiced firm rejections against the U.S.'s "reciprocal tariffs."; 2025-04-04 14:46:25
China willing to resolve concerns with U.S. through equal dialogue, consultation: China willing to resolve concerns with U.S. through equal dialogue, consultation; 2025-04-03 07:58:18
Mainland's Taiwan affairs official meets with KMT vice chairman: Chinese mainland official Song Tao on Wednesday met with Andrew Hsia, vice chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang party, in the city of Xuzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province.; 2025-04-03 06:28:42
Thai Princess Sirindhorn to visit China from April 7 to 13: Thai Princess Sirindhorn to visit China from April 7 to 13; 2025-04-03 07:58:00
Chinese chambers of commerce oppose U.S. 'reciprocal tariff': Several chambers of commerce representing the interest of various industries have expressed their resolute opposition to the "reciprocal tariffs" imposed by the U.S. on China this week.; 2025-04-05 03:39:36
Qingming Festival: New consumption frontiers energize China's market: China saw robust travel during the three-day Qingming Festival holiday, which concluded on Sunday.; 2025-04-07 04:25:21

TradeWinds - maritime shipping news

Capesize futures spooked during uncertain day as market rout continues: Spot rates and freight futures both crumble amid plethora of unknowns; — Holly Birkett 2025-04-07 17:01:08
Shipping shares spring back as US stock market rout confused by ‘fake news’ tariff pause: False report on pausing tariffs adds to morning’s volatility, while Trump threatens China again; — Joe Brady 2025-04-07 15:43:59
Western Bulk Chartering banks profit after flipping ultramax bulker: Operator has used its last purchase option to buy and quickly sell a bulker it had on long-term charter; — Holly Birkett 2025-04-07 15:40:48
Harry Vafias presses fleet advantage with fourth ‘made-in-Japan’ bulker buy this year: Brave Maritime swoops on handysize after sales deal falls through; — Harry Papachristou 2025-04-07 15:02:21
VLCCs looking forward to double lift from sanctions and Opec: Jefferies analyst estimates utilisation for the largest tankers has hit 90%; — Matt Coyne 2025-04-07 14:53:18
Herjborn Hansson flaunts confidence in Nordic American Tankers with share buy: Founder insists company is ‘in a very strong position’ despite tariff fears; — Matt Coyne 2025-04-07 14:27:36
Shadow fleet VLCC takes oil from sanctioned Sovcomflot tanker at transshipment hotspot: Consultancy Kpler believes it has confirmed another STS hub in Asia; — Gary Dixon 2025-04-07 14:13:34

EveryCRS Appropriations

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations: FY2025 State of Play: 2024-09-27 04:00:00
FY2025 Appropriations Status: In Brief: 2024-09-30 04:00:00
Agricultural Conservation: FY2023 and FY2024 Appropriations: 2024-10-01 04:00:00
Overview of Continuing Appropriations for FY2025 (Division A of P.L. 118-83): 2024-10-07 04:00:00
Offshore Energy Agency Appropriations, FY2025: 2024-10-10 04:00:00
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2025 Budget and Appropriations: 2024-10-16 04:00:00
Energy and Water Development Appropriations for Nuclear Weapons Activities: In Brief: 2024-10-24 04:00:00

TechCrunch

Waymo may use interior camera data to train generative AI models, sell ads: Waymo is preparing to use data from its robotaxis, including video from interior cameras tied to rider identities, to train generative AI models, according to an unreleased version of its privacy p...; — Rebecca Bellan 2025-04-07 16:04:16
Google’s AI Mode now lets users ask complex questions about images: Google is bringing multimodal search to AI Mode, its Google Search experiment that lets users ask complex, multi-part questions and follow-ups to dig deeper on a topic. Users who have access to AI ...; — Aisha Malik 2025-04-07 16:00:00
Shopify CEO tells teams to consider using AI before growing headcount: In a recent memo to employees, Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke made a bold policy change: teams must demonstrate why AI can’t perform a job before they’re permitted to ask for more headcount an...; — Lauren Forristal 2025-04-07 15:58:13
Nintendo says it is ‘actively assessing’ the impact of U.S. tariffs: Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser said that the company did not factor in possible tariffs from the U.S. when deciding on the pricing for its Nintendo Switch 2 console, according to Wired. ...; — Amanda Silberling 2025-04-07 15:34:22
AI video startup Moonvalley raised a fresh $43M, SEC filing shows: Los Angeles-based startup Moonvalley, which is developing AI tools for video creation, has raised a fresh $43 million in venture capital, according to an SEC filing. The filing lists 11 unname...; — Kyle Wiggers 2025-04-07 14:56:27
UK’s demand for Apple backdoor should not be heard in secret, says court: A UK surveillance court said the backdoor order targeting Apple iCloud can be heard partly in public.; — Zack Whittaker 2025-04-07 14:35:00
Krea raises $83M to be the one-stop shop for genAI creatives: Overwhelmed with trying to keep up with the different AI models you can use to make content? A startup called Krea is looking to solve this problem specifically for designers and other visual creat...; — Ingrid Lunden 2025-04-07 14:29:41

Space.com

Moon mission patch beamed onto rocket assembly building: Space photo of the day: NASA celebrated the release of its Artemis 2 crew patch by projecting the insignia's art onto the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) in Florida.; — robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman) 2025-04-07 16:47:53
SpaceX's Fram2 mission captures 1st human X-ray in Earth orbit: SpaceX's Fram2 astronauts take the first X-ray images of the human body in space, with a tip-of-the-hat to the first X-ray image ever taken.; — jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) 2025-04-07 16:41:36
How rare are inhabited worlds in the universe? The 'LIFE' space telescope fleet could find out: The LIFE mission would feature four space telescopes acting together to search for biosignatures on rocky planets in the habitable zones of their stars.; 2025-04-07 15:12:26
'Major disruption' has caused Arctic polar vortex to slide off North Pole, scientists say: A sudden stratospheric warming event reversed the winds that make up the northern polar vortex on March 9. A new animation shows the vortex also moved away from the Arctic towards Europe.; 2025-04-07 14:00:00
The most powerful explosions in the universe could reveal where gold comes from: Extraordinarily powerful light from gamma-ray bursts might help produce heavy elements from the outer shells of dying stars.; — cqchoi@sciwriter.us (Charles Q. Choi) 2025-04-07 13:00:00
New comet SWAN25F is turning heads — and telescopes — toward the morning sky: The comet was first spotted by an amateur astronomer looking through SOHO spacecraft data.; — daisy.dobrijevic@space.com (Daisy Dobrijevic) 2025-04-07 12:13:16
Watch Soyuz rocket launch new US-Russian crew to the ISS early April 8: A Russian Soyuz rocket will launch three astronauts toward the International Space Station early Tuesday morning (April 8), and you can watch the action live.; — mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) 2025-04-07 10:00:00