PRAGUE (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to NATO renewed his country’s criticism of the Czech Republic on Friday, saying it had failed to spend enough on defense. “It is disappointing to see that it has not made more progress towards meeting the Hague Defense Commitment,” Matthew Whitaker told a defense…
Dan Driscoll resigned as secretary of the Army on Aug. 31, 2026. His departure leaves the Army without a Senate-confirmed civilian leader six months into the war with Iran, its busiest period since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Driscoll’s resignation was reportedly motivated, at least in part, by his frustration with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Earlier…
The U.S. Coast Guard has issued new guidance to prevent and respond to sexual assaults. The service on Thursday released its Sexual Assault Prevention, Response, and Recovery (SAPRR) Action Plan, building on a plan initially introduced last March to combat sexual assault through specific actions and strategic objectives, including assigning leads…
Warning: This story contains mentions of suicide. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has begun quietly firing recruits it hired during last year’s rapid expansion, reportedly including a Marine reservist and father of two who died by suicide days after being told he would lose the job, according to an…
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Russia plans to launch “hybrid-style” drone and missile strikes against nations supporting Ukraine, including NATO-member Poland, as the war enters its most crucial phase. The Kremlin’s main goal now, as supported by evidence gathered by intelligence services, is to destroy Ukraine’s economy and logistics…
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The State Department has shifted the model underpinning its internal chatbot, StateChat, from Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4.5 to OpenAI’s GPT-4.1, according to an internal document obtained by Nextgov/FCW.The document also indicates that less data is available to StateChat users, at least temporarily. The new model has only been trained on data…
The Department of Homeland Security plans to install AI upgrades in 148 of its uncrewed camera towers on the U.S. border this year, and to add another 50 next-generation ones. On Wednesday, GDIT unveiled its pitch for the job: the Relocatable Autonomous Surveillance Tower.GDIT, which provided 200 of the existing…
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Key refueling-related tests for the B-21 Raider are now underway, an Air Force spokesperson confirmed to Defense One, the latest milestone towards delivering the next-generation bomber by 2027.On Tuesday, several open-source intelligence accounts and plane spotters posted images of a B-21 approaching a KC-135 tanker over California. One account cited…
The Pentagon plans to buy 30,000 one-way attack drones this month, but the military’s ability to repair or even build drones on the battlefield could make or break operations in modern conflicts. So when Dan Magy, the CEO of Firestorm, first told me in December about a mobile industrial-grade 3D printing…
US-Israeli war on Iran, day 12: An estimated 140 to 150 U.S. service members have been injured in Trump’s Iran war so far, multiple news outlets reported Tuesday, beginning with Reuters, then later Axios and CBS News. “Approximately 140 U.S. service members have been wounded over 10 days of sustained attacks,” a…
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00:00:02 Speaker 1: Hey, everyone, Welcome to The Houndation’s podcast. I’m your host, Tony Peterson, and this episode is all about trying to do the right thing when we have to make the worst decision that dog owners are likely to face. I think that one of the greatest injustices…
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