The new defense secretary’s goals run counter to the military’s apolitical tradition and efforts to build a force that mirrors America.

After being sworn-in by Vice President JD Vance, the Pentagon’s new leader addressed the Defense Department’s three million employees.

The billionaire has quietly founded a startup that aims to “bring people closer, simplify communication, and enhance engagement” through artificial intelligence.

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt called for the United States to ramp up open source AI efforts to address the rise of DeepSeek in a Washington Post op-ed

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the military’s top weapons buyer is an official who directed the Pentagon to withhold aid from Ukraine in 2019 as Trump sought a ...

The Pentagon has asked its inspector general to review the record and behavior of Gen. Mark A. Milley, the retired chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who stood up to President Trump in his first term.

China’s breakthrough is an opportunity for American companies to build more efficient tools. That will also help the U.S. military.

in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, in Washington on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. (ERIC LEE/The New York Times)

The Pentagon’s new strategy focused on countering ... make any changes to the basic contours of Replicator, according to Eric Pahon, a public affairs adviser to the deputy secretary of defense.