The announcement comes as the DoD implements its updated CMMC framework, requiring defense contractors and subcontractors to meet stringent standards for protecting Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).

The U.S. Dept. of Defense has instructed its agencies to remove language in contracts requiring labor agreements for projects over $35 million, changing a Biden-era rule.

Thomson Reuters (TRI.TO), opens new tab said on Thursday its business with the U.S. Department of Defense was "inaccurately represented," in response to accusations on social media by Elon Musk and President Donald Trump that the company played a role in "large scale social deception" for the government.

The Defense Department is not in the business of climate change, solving the global thermostat,” Hegseth told reporters. “We’re in the business of deterring and winning wars.” Hegseth’s insistence that the Department of Defense isn’t interested in climate change would be news to all of the people at the Pentagon who are very concerned about what rising sea levels mean for DoD property around the world.

The GAO found it takes 11 years from an initial idea to delivery for many of the DOD's major acquisitions programs.

Elon Musk's companies have a variety of contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense, highlighting the growing relationship between the tech entrepreneur's ventures and the U.S. military. The

Fonon Technologies, a marketing and systems integration provider of state-of-the-art laser technologies for material processing and defense infrastructures, announces its participation in the NCMS Sustainment Accelerator: U.

Thomson Reuters said on Thursday its business with the Department of Defense was "inaccurately represented," in response to accusations on social media by Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump that the company played a role in "large scale social deception" for the government.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he’s been in touch with Elon Musk and would welcome his unofficial Department of Government Efficiency financial analysts going through the books at the Pentagon to curtail wasteful government spending.

Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace is the DoD's premier digital contracting vehicle for identifying and acquiring innovative AI, data and analytics technologies. Solutions selected for the marketplace undergo rigorous vetting to ensure they meet the DoD's operational requirements and are aligned with national security objectives.

Pope Francis, who was admitted to the hospital on February 14 for pneumonia in both lungs, or “double pneumonia,” remains in critical condition, according to the Vatican. A Sunday statement from the Vatican Press Office said that the 88-year-old pontiff remained “alert and well-oriented,” and participated in Mass on Sunday morning.

The key criteria for those in the top-tier positions appear to be loyalty, wealth, and ideological fervor, not competence.