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Stories from around the Department of Defense

Readout of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's Engagement With the Ukraine Defense Contact Group: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth virtually attended a UK- and German-led Ukraine Defense Contact Group.; — Press Operations 2025-04-11 17:50:26
Statement on Secretary Hegseth's Visit to Panama by Pentagon Chief Spokesman Sean Parnell: Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell issued a statement on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's visit to Panama.; — Press Operations 2025-04-10 00:47:00
Statement by Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell: Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell issued a statement regarding U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Shoshana Chatfield's removal from her position.; — Press Operations 2025-04-09 16:56:11
Joint Statement Between President Mulino, Panama Canal Authority Administrator, and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Following April 8th, 2025 Bilateral Meeting: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, President Mulino and Panama's canal authority administrator released a joint statement reaffirming a mutual commitment to address shared security challenges.; — Press Operations 2025-04-09 00:18:19
Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg Issues Memo on Workforce Acceleration & Recapitalization Initiative Organizational Review: Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg's directive launches one of the most ambitious efforts in decades to modernize how the Department is organized and operates.; — Press Operations 2025-04-08 20:56:00
Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg Issues Memo on Workforce Acceleration & Recapitalization Incentive Implementation: The Defense Department is expanding its approach to workforce optimization — broadening the aperture from right-sizing and structural efficiencies to also supercharging the civilian workforce.; — Press Operations 2025-04-08 20:51:00
Readout of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's Call With Egypt's Minister of Defense, General Abd-al-Majid Ahmad Saqr: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called Egyptian Minister of Defense General Abd-al-Majid Ahmad Saqr to affirm the strong partnership between the United States and Egypt.; — Press Operations 2025-04-08 19:07:00

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 11, 2025: Today's Defense Department contracts valued at $7.5 million or more are now live on Defense.gov.; — Press Operations 2025-04-11 20:57:00
Contracts for April 10, 2025: Today's Defense Department contracts valued at $7.5 million or more are now live on Defense.gov.; — Press Operations 2025-04-10 21:00:47
Contracts for April 9, 2025: Today's Defense Department contracts valued at $7.5 million or more are now live on Defense.gov.; — Press Operations 2025-04-09 21:00:00
Contracts for April 8, 2025: Today's Defense Department contracts valued at $7.5 million or more are now live on Defense.gov.; — Press Operations 2025-04-08 21:00:14
Contracts for April 7, 2025: Today's Defense Department contracts valued at $7.5 million or more are now live on Defense.gov.; — Press Operations 2025-04-07 21:00:08
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

Defense Daily

Next Two Carriers Running Even Later, PEO Carriers Says: The next two Ford-class aircraft carriers are running significantly behind schedule than previously estimated, a Navy official told lawmakers last Tuesday. In his opening oral and written statement...; — Rich Abott 2025-04-11 21:41:18
Army Plans To Award Prototype Deals For IVAS Follow-On Effort In Late August: The Army plans to award prototype agreements in late August for the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) follow-on effort, recently rebranded as Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC). A new ...; — Matthew Beinart 2025-04-11 21:22:50
Defense Watch: Golden Dome, DOGE Cuts, Sub Production, Razin In: Golden Dome Summit Delay. The Missile Defense Agency updated a federal notice that an upcoming summit on Golden Dome-affiliated next generation missile defense technologies has been pushed back “...; — DDN Staff 2025-04-11 21:04:22
Advances And Adjustments Are Needed To Bring Space Communications To The Edge: COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — As the commercial space industry is investing in space communications with satellite constellations, terminals, and networking technologies, the U.S. military is working...; — Rachel Jewett 2025-04-11 20:16:59
Blue Water Autonomy, With Plans For Autonomous Oceangoing Navy Ships, Raises $14 Million: A Boston-based startup with plans to design and build autonomous unmanned ships that can operate in the open ocean with the Navy’s fleet emerged from stealth last Friday with a […]; — Cal Biesecker 2025-04-11 20:16:03
SSC Official Says TacSRT Has Received COCOM Support: Combatant commands (COCOMs) have voiced support for U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Tactical, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Tracking (TacSRT) program, an SSC official said....; — Frank Wolfe 2025-04-11 16:50:24
Bringing Together Commercial Operations for Military Use Hinges on Integration Roadmaps: COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Commercial space and military leaders are working through challenges to achieve greater integration of private sector capabilities for military use. Col. Richard Kniseley...; — David Hodes 2025-04-11 16:25:19

LegiStorm Caught Our Eye Digest

Doyle alum reclaims lead legislative role with Deluzio: Alex Rajakovich is back in the legislative director seat - this time for Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-Pa. ) - after spending more than two years as a legislative assistant in Deluzio's office and previou...; 2025-04-11 19:08:49
Armed Services comms aide heads to defense-tech giant: Jack Beyrer has signed on with Anduril Industries as an editor after serving as press secretary for the Senate Armed Services Committee under its chair, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss. ). Beyrer joined...; 2025-04-09 17:51:04
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

WSJ Op-eds

Trump Takes Up Lawfare Against His First-Term Aides: His orders against Chris Krebs and Miles Taylor are what Democrats did to him.; — The Editorial Board 2025-04-11 21:49:00
Trump Liberates America’s Shower Heads: He moves to nix an Obama-Biden rule that limits water flow. Amen.; — The Editorial Board 2025-04-11 21:47:00
Trump, Wrongful Deportation and the Courts: A federal judge doesn’t get the Supreme Court’s balanced message.; — The Editorial Board 2025-04-11 21:47:00
RFK Jr. Sends Mixed Messages on Vaccines: He spreads anxiety by saying they aren’t ‘adequately’ tested.; — The Editorial Board 2025-04-11 21:43:00
Trump’s Tariffs Are Unique in History: U.S. trade policy went through three eras, focused on ‘revenue, restriction and reciprocity,’ economist Douglas Irwin says. The 47th president likes all three Rs, and a fourth, ‘retribution.’; — Tunku Varadarajan 2025-04-11 18:03:00
Utah Hands Parents the Keys to the App Store: A new law allows families to take legal action when deceptive age and content ratings lead to harm.; — Brad Wilcox 2025-04-11 20:54:00
America’s Greatest Middle East Test Lies in Syria: Tensions are mounting between Israel and Turkey, but the U.S. president thinks he can mediate.; — Michael Doran 2025-04-11 21:30:00

The Diplomat

China Doesn’t Fear Tariffs. It Fears a Credible US Industrial Strategy.: Tariffs alone cannot undo decades of offshoring. Without a complementary labor strategy and industrial policy in the United States, China's manufacturing advantage will remain intact.; — Li Qiang 2025-04-11 17:31:00
To China, Hegseth’s Philippines Trip Was an Escalation: Beijing views deepening Philippines-U.S. military cooperation as a direct security challenge, not only in the South China Sea but also in the Taiwan Strait.; — Ma Bo and Lin Yu 2025-04-11 16:57:00
To Protect the Sea, the Kazakh Government Must Disclose Caspian Oil Agreements: The Caspian Sea is a unique and irreplaceable natural treasure. Protecting it means holding polluters accountable, and that requires transparency.; — Vadim Ni 2025-04-11 16:50:00
A Closer Look at India’s Global Influence on Human Rights: India remains a vibrant democracy. Yet its senior leaders remain fundamentally illiberal, and their interests more closely align with authoritarian powers.; — Ria Chakrabarty 2025-04-11 14:56:00
Taiwan Races to Scale Up Revamped Conscription Program Before 2027: With understocked equipment, lackluster recruitment, and budget fights in the legislature, full implementation of Taiwan’s new mandatory military service plan remains difficult.; — Hiro Fu 2025-04-11 14:29:00
Abe Shinzo and Japan’s ‘Discovery of India’: The late Japanese prime minister is widely acknowledged as the driving force in closer Japan-India relations, but his India affinity has deeper roots than often acknowledged.; — Kei Hakata and Yasuyuki Ishida 2025-04-11 14:12:00
North Korea Human Rights Advocacy in Turmoil: In the wake of the U.S. withdrawal of support, North Korean human rights activists may also soon experience a similar withdrawal of support from Seoul.; — Andrew Wolman 2025-04-11 14:25:00

European Security & Defence

Ukraine’s European allies work on peace plans while bolstering military support for Kyiv: <img width="300" height="171" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/UDCG110425-NATO-300x171.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bott...; — Peter Felstead 2025-04-11 16:06:25
First Spanish A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft enters service: <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Spanish-A330-MRTT-Airbus-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; ma...; — Peter Felstead 2025-04-11 15:28:28
Weevil robotic mine plough system promises to take troops out of danger zone: <img width="300" height="204" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Weevil-Crown-Copyright-300x204.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; marg...; — Peter Felstead 2025-04-11 14:27:23
Navantia to support enhancement of Royal Thai Navy LPD HTMS Chang: <img width="300" height="225" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/HTMS-Chang-RTN-300x225.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-botto...; — Peter Felstead 2025-04-11 13:53:46
Australian AMRAAM buy approved by US State Department: <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/AMRAAMs-USAF-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom:...; — Peter Felstead 2025-04-11 12:05:13
Germany’s ARX Robotics plans to establish subsidiary in the UK: <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Gereon-RCS-UK-ARX-Robotics-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; ...; — Peter Felstead 2025-04-10 17:40:01

Politico Defense feed

Musk calls Trump’s looming NASA cuts ‘troubling’: Elon Musk’s SpaceX is one of the agency’s largest contractors.; — By Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing 2025-04-11 18:22:05
Army secretary, in rare move, also becomes ATF head: This puts a Pentagon official in charge of a law enforcement agency for the first time.; — By Jack Detsch and Paul McLeary 2025-04-10 01:59:53
Trump sends DOGE to review the Navy: The Navy has struggled for years to build ships on time or on budget.; — By Paul McLeary 2025-04-09 23:23:51
NASA chief nominee, contradicting Musk, opts for the moon first over Mars: Jared Isaacman promised to continue the space agency’s efforts to return to the moon over Elon Musk’s push to prioritize Mars.; — By Sam Skove 2025-04-09 16:45:44
Loomer sets her sights on Trump’s nominee to serve as Pentagon’s top lawyer: The far-right activist questioned the loyalty of Earl Matthews, Trump’s nominee to serve as general counsel at the Department of Defense.; — By Amy Mackinnon, Joe Gould and Daniel Lippman 2025-04-09 16:28:14
Top commander, in potential clash with Pentagon, warns US troops should stay in Europe: His comments follow reports that the Defense Department is considering removing thousands of servicemembers from the continent.; — By Connor O'Brien 2025-04-08 15:58:54
Trump, Hegseth promise record $1 trillion Pentagon budget: The surprise announcement comes as the Defense Department prepares to lay off tens of thousands of civilians.; — By Paul McLeary, Joe Gould and Connor O'Brien 2025-04-08 02:37:29

CGTN-China politics

American Tariff Story: Why they don't work from 3 cautionary tales: To understand the full implications of Trump's proposed tariffs, it helps to revisit three historic episodes when the U.S. dramatically altered its trade strategy.; 2025-04-11 07:22:27
'Boys will be boys': White House on Musk-Navarro tariff tiff: As Elon Musk called one of U.S. President Donald Trump's top economic aides a "moron," the White House on Tuesday declared that "boys will be boys."; 2025-04-09 03:35:46
Trump's tariff formula confounds the world, hitting the poor hardest: Trump's tariff formula confounds the world, hitting the poor hardest; 2025-04-05 04:18:52
Ted Cruz warns of major risks for U.S. economy due to Trump's tariffs: Ted Cruz warns of major risks for U.S. economy due to Trump's tariffs; 2025-04-04 23:16:43
Iranian FM says Iran not yet hold any negotiations with U.S.: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Sunday said that so far "no round of negotiations has been held" between Iran and the United States, affirming that Iran is in favor of "indirect ne...; 2025-04-07 02:19:57
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
Some U.S. consumers stockpile goods ahead of Trump's new tariffs: Pushing a shopping cart down the aisle of a Walmart Supercenter, Thomas Jennings, 53, loaded up on juices, condiments and whatever he could think of.; 2025-04-09 02:56:39

TradeWinds - maritime shipping news

Chevron’s Venezuela exports hit new snag as Trump tariffs continue to bite: Suspension of export loadings comes a day after Maduro declares national economic emergency; — Eric Priante Martin 2025-04-11 18:23:22
IMO chief insists carbon-cutting deal is good result for shipping’s decarbonisation drive: Arsenio Dominguez insists that the industry remains on track to hit net zero by 2050; — Paul Peachey 2025-04-11 17:25:42
Idan Ofer buys into legendary professional cycling team as sports investments grow: Israeli shipowner highlights value of sport as part of team and community-building in business; — Julian Bray 2025-04-11 13:45:41
Shipping to miss net-zero targets despite groundbreaking deal, say critics: Campaigners say the plans will need to be strengthened if they are to meet the ambitions of the global shipping regulator; — Paul Peachey 2025-04-11 13:09:34
Greek owner says charterers may be on the hook for controversial US port fees: Experienced Hellenic player expects larger fleets to cope better with any measure against Chinese-built vessels; — Harry Papachristou 2025-04-11 13:02:40
‘Harry Potter of shipping’ strikes again with new wizard-themed name for bulker: Does Harry Vafias have shipping’s most entertaining track record for naming vessels?; — Holly Birkett 2025-04-11 12:48:05
Container rates out of China flatten as ripples of US tariff policy spread: Early peak season expected as shippers on non-China trades rush to beat 90-day tariff deadline; — Ian Lewis 2025-04-11 12:34:09

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

Forerunner’s long game: As startups stall before IPO, all options are on the table: Thirteen years ago, Forerunner Ventures began helping to usher in a new era of consumer startups, including Warby Parker, Bonobos, and Glossier. None has gone through a traditional IPO process. War...; — Connie Loizos 2025-04-12 00:29:35
Meta’s vanilla Maverick AI model ranks below rivals on a popular chat benchmark: Earlier this week, Meta landed in hot water for using an experimental, unreleased version of its Llama 4 Maverick model to achieve a high score on a crowdsourced benchmark, LM Arena. The incident p...; — Kyle Wiggers 2025-04-11 22:46:22
The most interesting startups showcased at Google Cloud Next: Google Cloud announced a long list of impressive AI startups as customers during its Cloud Next conference this week; — Julie Bort 2025-04-11 21:32:01
Meta adds Stripe CEO Patrick Collison and Dina Powell McCormick to its board: Banking executive and former presidential advisor Dina Powell McCormick and Stripe co-founder and CEO Patrick Collison are joining the board of Meta, according to a report from Axios. Powell McCorm...; — Mary Ann Azevedo 2025-04-11 21:29:42
Law professors side with authors battling Meta in AI copyright case: A group of professors specializing in copyright law has filed an amicus brief in support of authors suing Meta for allegedly training its Llama AI models on e-books without permission. The brief, f...; — Kyle Wiggers 2025-04-11 21:08:11
38 consumer startup founders lobby over Trump tariffs: One faces a surprise $200K bill: Small businesses could be crushed under President Trump’s increased tariffs, according to an open letter by 38 female consumer product founders. While Trump paused his tariff increases for 90 day...; — Julie Bort 2025-04-11 20:06:11
TechCrunch Mobility: Jeff Bezos backs a secretive EV startup and Lucid snaps up Nikola’s assets: Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Tariffs, tariffs, tariffs. ...; — Kirsten Korosec 2025-04-11 19:45:00

Space.com

How to watch Blue Origin launch Katy Perry and crew to space on a historic all-female spaceflight on April 14: Blue Origin will stream the launch of its next suborbital tourism mission, which features a star-studded, all-female crew, on April 14.; — jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) 2025-04-12 10:00:00
Easter is coming late in 2025, astronomically speaking. Here's why: Easter falls on the Sunday that follows the first full moon occurring on or after the day of the spring equinox. So it seems like Easter should be this weekend. Here's why it isn't.; 2025-04-12 00:00:00
The newest GOES weather satellite in NOAA's fleet is now fully operational (video): The powerful GOES-19 satellites, one of the most advanced ever built, has taken on a new name.; 2025-04-11 22:46:27
Auroras could spice up April's Full Pink 'micromoon' this weekend: There’s a chance to see both a Full Pink micromoon and the northern lights in the sky for some this weekend.; 2025-04-11 22:21:21
Trump administration could slash NASA science budget by 50%, reports suggest: Budget passback documents reportedly suggest the White House wants to cut NASA's budget by half — possibly closing down Goddard Space Flight Center.; 2025-04-11 22:04:11
Elon Musk's DOGE team given 'alarming degree' of access to NASA systems, House Democrats say: The latest in a series of letters from House Democrats to NASA officials claims that Elon Musk's DOGE staffers have been given "unrestricted physical access" to agency facilities. NASA has yet to r...; 2025-04-11 20:00:00
The Fantastic Four suit up in awesome spacesuits in this sneak peek at 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps': Marvel's First Family is dressed for success against the Devourer of Worlds; — stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry) 2025-04-11 19:53:27