Russian military forces are moving to decapitate the Ukrainian government in Kyiv, the Pentagon said on Thursday, in a grim assessment of the first stages of President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. A senior Defense Department official said that three
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Trucker convoy heads for DC as Pentagon OKs request to deploy National Guard
A convoy of truckers opposed to COVID-19 mandates set off on a planned cross-country drive from Southern California to the Washington DC area Wednesday as the Pentagon approved a request to deploy approximately 700 unarmed National Guard troops ahead of
Pentagon Approves Deployment of 700 National Guard Troops to D.C. ahead of Expected ‘Freedom Convoy’
National Guard troops walk through the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., January 19, 2021. (Erin Scott/Reuters) The Pentagon has approved the deployment of 700 unarmed National Guard members to Washington, D.C., along with 50 “large tactical vehicles” in preparation for
Reigniting the Pentagon and Silicon Valley partnership
Mike Brown is the director of the Defense Innovation Unit. Prior to DIU, Mike served as CEO of Symantec Corporation and Chairman and CEO of Quantum Corporation. Mike also served for two years as a White House Presidential Innovation Fellow
Pentagon Confirms at Least 439 Americans Remain in Afghanistan
People walk past a Taliban fighter at a market in Kabul, Afghanistan, October 24, 2021. (Zohra Bensemra/Reuters) A Pentagon official confirmed during a Senate hearing on Tuesday that at least 439 Americans remain in Afghanistan, in what Senator Ben Sasse (R.,
Intel Foundry Services gets a boost from $100M Pentagon award for US-made chips
Intel announced Monday that it has been awarded a contract for foundry services through a Department of Defense program intended to support leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing in the US. Though Intel’s share of the estimated $100 million award wasn’t disclosed, it