Policies for ‘nonbinary service members,’ critical race theory essential for national security, senior Pentagon official claims
The Pentagon’s second-highest ranking official outlined efforts toward policies focused on “non-binary service members” and mandatory training in critical race theory, arguing these points are key to national security. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks discussed the need for cultural change in the military at multiple Pride events, including the one on June 5. At […]
GOP chair rips new Pentagon chief of staff, urges Austin to 'reconsider'
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) on Monday slammed the Pentagon’s new chief of staff, Derek Cholette, as “totally unqualified” and called on Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to “reconsider” his nomination for the Pentagon’s third-ranking job. Austin named Cholette, currently a senior adviser at the State Department, as the new Pentagon chief of staff early Monday, replacing […]
Pentagon makes horrifying admission about its funding of Chinese gain-of-function experiments
In the year that millions of people around the world died from a virus thought to have been created at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese scientists in Beijing began working on a more lethal coronavirus variant, GX_P2V, that was 100% fatal in humanized mice and caused primarily late-stage brain infections. Although not formally linked, […]
Pentagon shoots down concerns on Chinese solar panels
The Pentagon has denied recent concerns that Chinese-made materials might be used in a project to install solar panels on Pentagon roofs and other facilities. The Pentagon’s backlash came after Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin wrote Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin last week expressing concern about the use of Chinese-made materials in a $104 million taxpayer-funded plan […]
House Republicans Target Left-Wing Pentagon Policies In Massive Spending Bill
Several provisions targeting left-wing Department of Defense (DOD) policies made it into the House’s version of the annual defense bill that passed the chamber Friday, but a number of proposed amendments were left out. The Republican-led House narrowly passed the $895 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Thursday. The legislation included amendments to curtail […]
Pentagon affirms it won’t install Chinese-manufactured solar panels
The solar panels to be installed at the Pentagon will not be Chinese-manufactured, according to the Department of Defense. Several Virginia Republican politicians expressed concern about what they said could be a threat to national security in separate communications with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin earlier this week. “The DoD will not be installing Chinese-manufactured […]
Top Pentagon Official Who Came Under Fire During Lloyd Austin Hospitalization Fiasco Steps Down
A top Pentagon aide stepped down from her role on Wednesday after facing criticisms for her part in Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s concealed hospitalization in January. Kelly Magsamen served as chief of staff to Austin since the beginning of his tenure in 2021 and will leave her role at the end of June, the […]
Pentagon Admits Biden’s Gaza Port Construction is a Total Failure
It didn’t take long for the Pentagon to all but confirm that the temporary Gaza port constructed at the behest of President Biden is turning out to be a total disaster. The admission came during a Tuesday press conference, in which Gen. Patrick S. Ryder, the Pentagon’s spokesman, told reporters that none of the 569 […]
Pentagon budgeting shouldn’t look like this
The Department of Defense budget request, like any budget, reflects the priorities of those who wrote it. But in recent years, those priorities have often been superseded by investments that are clearly lower priorities. Beginning in FY 2017, Congress has asked the military and combatant commands to: Submit a list of low priority projects The […]
Pentagon mistakenly touts Pride Month in PTSD awareness post
The Department of Defense (DoD) made an embarrassing social media error on Saturday when it appeared to confuse Pride Month with PTSD Awareness Month. In a post published Saturday afternoon, the Department of Defense explained that June is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month, a commemorative month first recognized by the U.S. government in June 2014, […]