August 7, 2025 Defense Secretary Hegseth considers reversing Army ban on aggressive 'shark attack' training Pete Hegseth may reinstate the aggressive "shark attack" practice used by drill sergeants to train U.S. Army recruits, which was largely ended in 2020.
August 5, 2025 Hegseth announces return of Confederate memorial to Arlington National Cemetery, removed by 'woke lemmings' Pete Hegseth reverses 2023 decision to remove Confederate memorial from Arlington National Cemetery, calling the Reconciliation Monument historically significant.
July 31, 2025 Navy secretary pushes review board to purge DEI from Naval Academy and restore 'warrior ethos' Proposed Naval Academy review board would overhaul curriculum, expand military faculty from 40 to 100 professors, and remove inappropriate warfighter materials.
July 27, 2025 White House orders Hegseth to stop polygraphs on Pentagon staff suspected of leaking: report A current adviser to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth alerted senior officials in the Trump administration of the use of polygraphs to find leakers at the Pentagon.
July 25, 2025 Pentagon freezes out DC think tanks in new move, citing 'America last' concerns The Defense Department will now thoroughly vet conference invitations to ensure events advance Trump's agenda, following the withdrawal of officials from the Aspen Security Forum.
July 24, 2025 West Point Bible crest controversy spurs Pentagon lawsuit from conservative watchdog Conservative watchdog group sues for documents on the alleged removal of the West Point crest from chapel Bibles, following scrutiny over changes to the academy's mission statement.
July 21, 2025 Microsoft ends use of China-based computer engineers for certain Defense Dept projects amid espionage fears After a ProPublica investigation raised security concerns, Microsoft will cease using China-based engineers for work on sensitive Pentagon cloud computing systems.
July 19, 2025 SCOOP: Top Hegseth aide resigns from Pentagon after 6 months of service: 'Incredibly inspiring' Justin Fulcher confirmed to ӣƵ Digital that he voluntarily resigned after six months as a senior advisor to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, calling his service “inspiring."
July 18, 2025 Pentagon announces Marine general tapped to lead Naval Academy in historic first Marine Lt. Gen. Michael Borgschulte has been nominated to lead the U.S. Naval Academy, marking the first time in its 180-year history a Marine was tapped for the role.
July 18, 2025 Pentagon to probe Microsoft's use of Chinese engineers on sensitive defense systems, Hegseth says Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the DOD is "looking into" a Microsoft cloud program that used Chinese engineers after an investigative report raised concerns about CCP access.