Hegseth raged at DOGE official who was accused of calling the police to the Pentagon, report says - Defense secretary allegedly questioned what gave the DOGE staffer the authority to evict someone fro

The Army is working on new tech, drones, autonomy, better decision-making, and more to deter and prepare for conflict with China.

The clash was sparked by claims that a team leader with Elon Musk’s DOGE cost-cutting department had called law enforcement on a colleague, people familiar said.

Elon Musk's AI startup xAI has announced a nearly $200 million contract with the US Department of Defense for developing AI tools for the agency. The news comes a week after xAI's foul-mouthed Grok chatbot had a full-blown Nazi meltdown,

Top officials at the Pentagon office that played a key role in designing the bombs used in the strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities more than two weeks ago cannot say whether the weapons were successful in reaching the deeply buried bunkers.

Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 26, 2025. (Andrew Harnik / ) Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary,

For years, Republican and Democratic administrations have dispatched civilian Pentagon officials and military commanders to the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado.

At a trillion dollars, this year’s defense budget request is big — and a record-setting $179 billion is just for research and development.