Trump administration targets Houthi drone experts, C2 arsenal in first wave of ongoing strikes
Top officials shared new details during the Defense Department’s first on-camera press briefing under the new Trump administration.| DefenseScoop
Top officials shared new details during the Defense Department’s first on-camera press briefing under the new Trump administration.| DefenseScoop
Questions have swirled about the new administration’s vision for the initiative and whether there are plans to transform or terminate it.| DefenseScoop
The cut to DTIC staff marks the latest move in an ongoing series of personnel reductions at DOD under the second Trump administration.| DefenseScoop
President Trump’s new artificial intelligence-enabling policy framework directs multiple tasks to advance the military’s technology adoption.| DefenseScoop
President Trump has nominated James Caggy to be assistant secretary of defense for mission capabilities.| DefenseScoop
DefenseScoop asked former defense officials and national security experts to share their analyses of President Trump's executive order on "Unleashing American Drone Dominance."| DefenseScoop
The DOD is in the realm of reaching the topline goal of downsizing its civilian workforce by 5-8% via the Deferred Resignation Program (DRP) and other means.| DefenseScoop
DHA is granting voluntary buyouts to certain employees on a job-by-job basis, a defense official confirmed.| DefenseScoop
DOGE will continue to move fast and influence major bureaucratic reforms in the months to come, according to Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson.| DefenseScoop
Anthony Tata, President Donald Trump’s controversial nominee to be undersecretary if defense for personnel and readiness, was confirmed by the Senate.| DefenseScoop
Billionaire tech titan Elon Musk’s time as a “special government employee” is coming to an end, but Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth issued a new memo this week empowering the DOGE team at the Pentagon to provide more input on contracting.| DefenseScoop
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has issued a new memo aimed at limiting the Defense Department’s hiring of IT consultants.| DefenseScoop
DISA is expected to see a 10 percent cut to its overall staff as a result of the Trump administration’s ongoing efforts to lean out the entire federal workforce.| DefenseScoop
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he's prepared to “take a lot of arrows” when he tries to shake things up.| DefenseScoop
Pete Hegseth briefed a small group of reporters at the Pentagon for the first time as the Defense Secretary on Monday.| DefenseScoop
U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bombers dropped a total of 14 GBU-57 “massive ordnance penetrator” bombs on Iranian nuclear sites during Operation Midnight Hammer, according to senior officials.| DefenseScoop
President Donald Trump nominated Space Force Lt. Gen. Shawn Bratton to serve as the next vice chief of space operations and Gen. Thomas Bussiere to be the next Air Force vice chief of staff.| DefenseScoop
The Pentagon’s CDAO recently moved to terminate its chief technology officer role and directorate after reviews associated with the Trump administration’s spending and staff reductions campaign revealed inefficiencies, budget materials for fiscal 2026 reveal.| DefenseScoop
"I believe our own rules of engagement are holding us back" in cyberspace, Rep. Don Bacon said.| DefenseScoop
Officials provided new numbers and an inside look at unfolding plans to dramatically reduce the Defense Department's civilian staff.| DefenseScoop
The Army's 716th Military Police Battalion was the first unit equipped with the Ground-Based Operational Surveillance Systems (Expeditionary) (G-BOSS(E)) Medium tower platform.| DefenseScoop
Sources involved in recent, high-profile campaigns to compel the Pentagon to be more diligent and transparent about UAP told DefenseScoop they’re optimistic that President Donald Trump will prioritize new and existing disclosure pursuits.| DefenseScoop
Technology, procurement and other DOD leaders under the outgoing Biden administration are actively engaging with senior members on President-elect Donald Trump’s team preparing to take over at the Pentagon after the inauguration.| DefenseScoop
The future of the the Navy's F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter jet remains uncertain as lawmakers support robust funding for the program while the Trump administration tries to slash spending in 2026.| DefenseScoop
New legislation forged by Republicans in Congress and the White House includes billions of dollars for uncrewed systems and the expansion of the industrial base that produces them.| DefenseScoop
Elon Musk is leading the newly created Department of Government Efficiency under Trump.| DefenseScoop
President Trump issued an executive order tasking the Pentagon to build a multilayered defense system against emerging missile threats.| DefenseScoop
The Pentagon is set to begin its termination of thousands of select probationary employees in the coming days as part of the Trump administration’s unfolding campaign to “maximize efficiency” by rapidly reducing the size of the federal workforce, according to a senior defense official.| DefenseScoop
The instructions for all Pentagon components are laid out in a new memo issued this week.| DefenseScoop
