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Stories from around the Department of Defense

Statement From Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell Announcing the Consolidation of Forces in Syria Under Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed the consolidation of U.S. forces in Syria under Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve to select locations in Syria.; — Press Operations 2025-04-18 20:30:11
Readout of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's Meeting With France's Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu: Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell provided a readout regarding Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's meeting with his French counterpart, Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu at the Penta...; — Press Operations 2025-04-17 15:15:00
Readout of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's Bilateral Meeting With El Salvador's Minister of Defense H.E. René Merino Monroy: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had a bilateral meeting at the Pentagon with El Salvador's Defense Minister H.E. René Merino Monroy discussing U.S. national security interests and both countries' d...; — Press Operations 2025-04-16 21:55:25
Readout of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's Call With Lithuanian Minister of National Defense, Dovilė Šakalienė: Defense Secretary Hegseth spoke with Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Dovilė Šakalienė to express gratitude for her leadership in the recovery of four U.S. soldiers who went missing on Ma...; — Press Operations 2025-04-14 14:48:00
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

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 18, 2025: Today's Defense Department contracts valued at $7.5 million or more are now live on Defense.gov.; — Press Operations 2025-04-18 21:00:00
Contracts for April 17, 2025: Today's Defense Department contracts valued at $7.5 million or more are now live on Defense.gov.; — Press Operations 2025-04-17 21:01:00
Contracts for April 16, 2025: Today's Defense Department contracts valued at $7.5 million or more are now live on Defense.gov.; — Press Operations 2025-04-16 21:00:12
Contracts for April 15, 2025: Today's Defense Department contracts valued at $7.5 million or more are now live on Defense.gov.; — Press Operations 2025-04-15 21:00:06
Contracts for April 14, 2025: Today's Defense Department contracts valued at $7.5 million or more are now live on Defense.gov.; — Press Operations 2025-04-14 21:00:40
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

Defense Daily

Commentary: Addressing America’s Military Space Race Vulnerabilities: By Andrew E. Harrod, Defense Opinion Writer. While Russia seeks Ukraine’s subjugation in Europe and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) looms as a rising danger to Taiwan across the […]; — Defense Opinion 2025-04-18 21:23:05
Army Aims To Have First Human-Machine Integrated Formation Platoons In FY ‘27: The Army is aiming to have its first “human-machine integrated” formation (HMI-F) platoons in place around fiscal year 2027, a lead official said recently. Lt. Col. Jonathan Judy, the Army [&#8...; — Matthew Beinart 2025-04-18 19:22:02
Force Multipliers – Adam Maruyama: In this monthly column, Defense Daily highlights individuals from across the government, industry and academia whose efforts contribute daily to national defense, from the program managers to the h...; — DDN Staff 2025-04-18 18:42:20
Defense Watch: FMD + Hyundai, SecNav To Sea, Polar Star Refresh: FMD + Hyundai. Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries this month to explore opportunities to collaborate of future...; — DDN Staff 2025-04-18 18:36:18
USAF May Fund Integration of JMPS with MH-139 Flight Management System: The U.S. Air Force may fund the integration of its Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) with the Honeywell [HON] Primus Epic Phase 7 Flight Management System carried on the Boeing [BA]/Leonardo [&...; — Frank Wolfe 2025-04-18 09:34:13
DIU Seeks Demonstrable Long-Range High-Capacity Payload UUVs: The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Thursday launched a new Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) initiative to find more uncrewed vessels that can demonstrably hold high-capacity payloads for extend...; — Rich Abott 2025-04-18 09:30:10
Army Seeks Industry’s Info On Production-Ready ‘Purpose-Built Attritable Systems’: The Army is seeking industry’s information on potential offerings for “Purpose-Built Attritable Systems (PBAS),” detailing an interest in small, first person view (FPV) drones that are “p...; — Matthew Beinart 2025-04-17 21:05:03

LegiStorm Caught Our Eye Digest

Begich legislative director sails to cruise industry: Cruise Lines International Association has commandeered Rep. Nick Begich's (R-Alaska) top policy aide as its new vice president of government affairs. Kevin Swanson joined CLIA, the leading trade ...; 2025-04-18 17:42:23
Politico's parent company brings on Trump's lobbyist: Politico's parent company has brought in President Trump's personal lobbyist to lead its first federal lobbying effort, according to a new disclosure. Ballard Partners filed the registration on beh...; 2025-04-16 18:25:04
House member expenses poised to break record high: House member office spending may break records for 2024. The 2024 Members' Representational Allowance spending currently totals $761 million. While this number is less than the $813 million that h...; 2025-04-14 17:13:17
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

WSJ Op-eds

The Lesson of Trump vs. Powell: Their dispute is a reminder that monetary policy can’t make up for economic policy errors like tariffs.; — The Editorial Board 2025-04-17 21:28:00
School Choice Wins Big in Texas: Gov. Abbott’s political gamble pays off as a $1 billion scholarship program passes the House.; — The Editorial Board 2025-04-17 21:39:00
Schumer’s Blue Slip for Jay Clayton: For political show, the New York Democrat blocks a fine choice for U.S. Attorney.; — The Editorial Board 2025-04-17 21:44:00
Now Trump Wants a Shipping Tax: ‘If this happens, we’re out of business,’ says one shipping CEO.; — The Editorial Board 2025-04-17 21:41:00
Harvard and the View From Hillsdale: The small college doesn’t take federal money. Its president, Larry Arnn, argues higher education would be far better if no one did.; — Tunku Varadarajan 2025-04-18 18:01:00
California Coastal Commission Unites Musk and Newsom: It stands in the way of both rebuilding fire-ravaged Los Angeles and SpaceX launches at Vandenberg.; — John Fund 2025-04-18 17:59:00
An Even Dumber Idea Than Tariffs: If import taxes don’t rebalance the economy, will Trump try a partial default on Treasurys?; — Joseph C. Sternberg 2025-04-17 20:35:00

The Diplomat

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European Security & Defence

British Army trial defeats drone swarms using UK-developed RF DEW demonstrator: <img width="300" height="188" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/RF-DEW-Crown-Copyright-300x188.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; marg...; — Peter Felstead 2025-04-17 18:00:43
Bulgarian Air Force receives its first F-16 Block 70 fighter: <img width="300" height="160" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Bulgarian-F-16-Block-70-Lockheed-Martin-300x160.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="dis...; — Peter Felstead 2025-04-17 16:37:33
Joint company formed to take Main Ground Combat System programme forward: <img width="300" height="191" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/German-multi-platform-MGCS-P-Felstead_BAAINBw-300x191.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" styl...; — Peter Felstead 2025-04-17 16:03:07
Stinger sale to Royal Moroccan Army cleared by US State Department: <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/FIM-92-Stinger-US-Army-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; marg...; — Peter Felstead 2025-04-17 15:17:32
Hanwha Aerospace Romania signs MoU with Pusan and Bucharest universities: <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Hanwha-Romania-MoU-Hanwha-Aerospace-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display...; — Peter Felstead 2025-04-17 13:21:23
Low-cost kinetic effectors for drone defence: <img width="300" height="182" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Image-6-1-300x182.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5p...; — ESD 2025-04-17 09:55:37

Politico Defense feed

Defense secretary's chief of staff to leave top job in wake of DOD turmoil: Other Defense Department officials were placed on leave earlier this week.; — By Daniel Lippman and Jack Detsch 2025-04-18 21:27:07
An influential GOP senator is contradicting Trump’s team — and getting away with it: The Senate Armed Services Chair has found a way to appease the president and push back on the administration.; — By Connor O'Brien 2025-04-17 10:23:07
Top Pentagon official at center of Jackie Robinson controversy to resign: John Ullyot’s departure comes during a week of upheaval at the Defense Department.; — By Daniel Lippman and Jack Detsch 2025-04-17 02:12:46
Third top Pentagon official suspended in leak investigation: Colin Carroll, chief of staff to Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg, was suspended a day after two other political appointees were placed on leave.; — By Daniel Lippman and Jack Detsch 2025-04-16 17:37:41
Two top Pentagon officials placed on leave in leak probe: The disclosures under investigation include Elon Musk’s visit to the Pentagon.; — By Daniel Lippman and Jack Detsch 2025-04-15 20:40:15
‘Honey badger’ admiral emerges as top contender for Navy chief: Adm. Daryl Caudle has spent the past two weeks meeting with senators.; — By Jack Detsch, Joe Gould and Daniel Lippman 2025-04-14 21:01:33
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

CGTN-China politics

President Xi's visit marks milestone in China-Malaysia ties: President Xi's visit marks milestone in China-Malaysia ties; 2025-04-16 11:46:36
China: A remarkable metamorphosis: China: A remarkable metamorphosis; 2025-04-14 07:22:01
U.S. tariff war drives allies to reassess ties with Washington: U.S. tariff war drives allies to reassess ties with Washington; 2025-04-15 14:49:58
President Xi's state visit makes headlines all over Malaysia: President Xi's state visit makes headlines all over Malaysia; 2025-04-15 16:01:58
Vietnamese welcome President Xi, hope for closer China-Vietnam ties: Vietnamese welcome President Xi, hope for closer China-Vietnam ties; 2025-04-14 12:42:42
Wang Yi calls for inheriting and carrying forward Bandung Spirit: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday called for inheriting and carrying forward the Bandung Spirit to build a common home of peace, tranquility, prosperity, beauty and friendship.; 2025-04-18 09:56:18
Xi Jinping returns to Beijing after state visits to Vietnam, Malaysia, Cambodia: Xi Jinping returns to Beijing after state visits to Vietnam, Malaysia, Cambodia; 2025-04-18 08:31:23

TradeWinds - maritime shipping news

Trump Administration’s surprise car carrier charges raise spectre of legal fight: Every vehicle carrier in the world, but one, face a charge at US ports; — Eric Priante Martin 2025-04-18 18:57:21
US port fees take hard line on Chinese owners, operators and even lessors: Exemptions for smaller ships and export-only vessels only applies to Chinese-built ships; — Eric Priante Martin 2025-04-18 17:52:44
‘Everybody loved Mike’: Shipping remembers tanker veteran Mike Fogarty: Long Island native made his name in chartering with OMI Corp, Gemini Tankers and Diamond S Shipping; — Joe Brady 2025-04-18 17:46:08
‘A step in the wrong direction’: Liner group questions legality of US port fees: World Shipping Council says port fees may overstep authority of US trade representative; — Eric Priante Martin 2025-04-18 16:13:15
Why Donald Trump has a $260bn mountain to climb to break China’s tightening grip on global shipbuilding: Despite policy-driven slowdown, Chinese shipyards dominate global orderbook; — Andy Pierce 2025-04-18 12:37:22
‘US sets toll booths at its own harbours’: German shipowners’ Association chief attacks port fees: Dr Martin Kroger laments introduction of new charges as latest barrier to globalisation; — Andy Pierce 2025-04-18 11:25:40
Wavelength podcast: Have events of the past two weeks changed shipping forever?: TradeWinds’ editor-in-chief Julian Bray gives his take; — Holly Birkett 2025-04-18 10:00:17

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

Techstars increases startup funding to $220,000, mirroring YC structure: Techstars, a nearly 20-year-old startup accelerator, announced new terms for startups that enter its three-month program. The organization will now invest $220,000, which is $100,000 more than it o...; — Marina Temkin 2025-04-18 21:15:17
OpenAI’s new reasoning AI models hallucinate more: OpenAI’s recently launched o3 and o4-mini AI models are state-of-the-art in many respects. However, the new models still hallucinate, or make things up — in fact, they hallucinate more than...; — Maxwell Zeff 2025-04-18 21:09:44
ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot: ChatGPT, OpenAI’s text-generating AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm since its launch in November 2022. What started as a tool to supercharge productivity through writing essays and code wi...; — Kyle Wiggers, Cody Corrall, Alyssa Stringer, Kate Park 2025-04-18 20:29:21
Bluesky may soon add blue check verification: Bluesky may soon get a new blue checkmark verification system, according to changes to the app’s public GitHub repository spotted Friday by reverse engineer alice.mosphere.at. The blue checks may...; — Maxwell Zeff 2025-04-18 20:15:59
TechCrunch Mobility: Lyft buys its way into Europe, Kodiak SPACs, and how China’s new ADAS rules might affect Tesla: 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! Enough with my typical smal...; — Kirsten Korosec 2025-04-18 20:05:00
White House replaces covid.gov website with ‘lab leak’ theory: The government-run website covid.gov used to host information about COVID-19 vaccines, testing, and treatment. Now, under President Trump’s purview, the page redirects to a White House websit...; — Amanda Silberling 2025-04-18 19:59:33
ChatGPT is referring to users by their names unprompted, and some find it ‘creepy’: Some ChatGPT users have noticed a strange phenomenon recently: Occasionally, the chatbot refers to them by name as it reasons through problems. That wasn’t the default behavior previously, an...; — Kyle Wiggers 2025-04-18 19:31:25

Space.com

Bahamas puts SpaceX rocket landings on hold pending review: report: Landing off the coast of the Bahamas offers SpaceX new rocket flight trajectories.; — tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik) 2025-04-18 21:14:07
'Take care of our station. It's our everything.' Russian cosmonaut hands control of ISS over to Japanese astronaut (video): Russia's Alexey Ovchinin handed the keys of the International Space Station to Japanese spaceflyer Takuya Onishi in a change-of-command ceremony today (April 18).; — mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) 2025-04-18 20:34:07
NASA's sun-studying PUNCH mission captures its 1st-light images. Everything looks great so far: NASA's PUNCH sun-studying mission has seen first light — and the team says all four instruments are indeed working as expected.; 2025-04-18 20:05:37
Star Wars Celebration reveals new footage about Sigourney Weaver's 'The Mandalorian & Grogu' character: The Mandalorian's next chapter will return to theaters in 2026, and we're learning more about its characters and story.; 2025-04-18 20:00:00
Celestron EclipSmart 20x50mm Porro solar binoculars review: These solar binoculars offer lots of magnification for observing sunspots and solar eclipses, but their big size makes them a specialist purchase.; 2025-04-18 18:00:00
Ghostly galaxy without dark matter baffles astronomers: Astronomers have stumbled upon yet another ghostly galaxy that appears to be devoid of dark matter, the elusive stuff that makes up most of the material universe.; 2025-04-18 18:00:00
Cosmic party streamer for Hubble's 35th | Space picture of the day for April 18, 2025: A new portrait of a pillar of gas and dust in the Eagle Nebula is a reason to celebrate.; — robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman) 2025-04-18 17:46:03