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Controversial NC secretary confirmed to top Department of Defense job under Trump

NC’s former DOT Secretary Tony Tata received support from senators to serve in one of the Department of Defense’s top positions.

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Defense Department to begin using Grok, Musk’s controversial AI model

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence start-up xAI said its models are now available to federal agencies. The DOD said it awarded $200 million contracts to xAI as well as Google, Anthropic and OpenAI.

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Musk’s Racist Grok AI Chatbot Is Now Part of the Defense Department

The Department of Defense will start using Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot to “develop agentic AI workflows.” Trump’s DoD awarded Musk’s xAI a $200 million federal contract to install “Grok for Government” into the national defense apparatus.

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Defense Department agency credits IUP class with finding remains of WWII pilot

On Friday the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that the remains of U.S. Army Air Force 1st Lt. Wylie W. Leverett, ...

Elon Musk’s Nazi Robot Just Landed a Contract With the Department of Defense

The Department of Defense under Secretary Pete Hegseth has been fixated on buzzwords like “warfighting” and “warfighters,” ...

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Here's Why MP Materials Stock Soared in the 1st Half of 2025

The United States' need to secure a domestic supply of rare earth materials is a major driver for MP Materials stock. The ...

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Department of Defense to start using Musk's AI chatbot Grok

The adoption of AI is transforming the Department’s ability to support our warfighters and maintain strategic advantage over our adversaries,” Chief Digital and AI Officer Dr. Doug Matty said ...

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The United States Is Running Dangerously Low on Patriot Missiles

The US Department of Defense (DoD) currently has only 25 percent of the interceptors needed for all its military plans, with ...

Philippine defense chief renounced Maltese citizenship before his appointment, department says

The Philippine Defense Department says Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. renounced his Maltese citizenship and disclosed it to ...

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Department of Defense Recognizes Army Civilian With Spirit Award

At a May 7 ceremony at the Pentagon, the Defense Department presented Jacqueline Fox, Plans and Operations Specialist, Department of the Army, G-1, ...