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The Army is borrowing from venture capital’s playbook to field promising tech faster

"We're getting our technical priorities directly from commanders, so we're investing in real problems with real needs and real opportunities," said Matt Willis.

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Senate Democrats Demand Public Release of Pentagon's Secret Data Detailing Costs of Iran WarDemocrats on the US Senate Armed Services Committee called on the Pentagon on Monday to reveal how much President Donald Trump's Iran War is costing American taxpayers, citing "ongoing efforts to hide the true cost." US Central Command (CENTCOM) told Congress that the war had cost $43.6 billion as of September 3. But in Monday's letter , Democratic…

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Virginia Lawmaker Calls for Speedy Passage of Defense Supplemental BillRep. Rob Wittman said that when lawmakers return, they should prioritize the passage of a supplemental spending bill that would provide new revenue to the Pentagon. A key reason would be to replenish weapon systems that have been depleted during the ongoing war with Iran. “The reconciliation bill that passed out of the House has...

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Fire at Starlink Center in Lithuania Was Sabotage, Officials SayThe fire, which did not seriously damage the network, came after similar incidents in Bulgaria and Poland involving the satellite internet provider, a key defense tool for Ukraine’s armed forces.

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Explosion of outrage as viral image purports to show Navy sailors served rubbery pizzaA picture posted to a Navy forum on Reddit that purports to show a meal served to sailors is drawing widespread disgust, the Daily Beast reported on Monday. The image shows a slice of what appears to be stiff, possibly frozen pizza, topped with rubbery yellow cheese. It was posted under the title “Navy life,” and the poster complained about the $400 a…

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I Faced Huge Hurdles to Get Veteran Benefits. The Supreme Court Has a Chance to Make Things Better.While stationed in Cold War–era Germany, Army infantryman Floyd Johnson experienced a training exercise that turned deadly.

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Trump Flips Out at Reporter Before Realizing They’re on His SidePresident Donald Trump nearly berated a reporter—until he realized they were with a right-wing blog. While speaking to the press outside of the White House Monday, a reporter asked Trump to respond to French President Emmanuel Macron, who’d blamed his country’s growing protests on elevated fuel prices caused by military activity in the Persian Gulf.…

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Dave Landau gives surprising defense of Tom Cruise’s box-office bomb ‘Digger’“Digger” — the satirical black comedy starring Tom Cruise — was a major box-office flop , grossing just $8 million domestically on opening night despite an estimated $160-$180 million production budget. Critics complain the movie is unfunny, features over-the-top, abrasive performances, and has a preachy climate message. Comedian and BlazeTV host Dave…

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Trump gives contentious New York pipeline a Defense Production Act boostThe Trump administration is giving a defense-related boost to a contentious pipeline in the Northeast U.S. The Energy Department said Monday that it would give up to $42 million from the Defense Production Act for the Constitution Pipeline project that would transport natural gas from Pennsylvania to New York. The pipeline project was scrapped in...

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