Politics Dec 07 Pentagon splits $9 billion cloud computer network contract between 4 firms Google, Oracle, Microsoft and Amazon will share in the Pentagon's $9 billion contract to build its cloud computing network.
Arts Dec 04 Gladys Knight, U2, George Clooney among this year’s Kennedy Center honorees Actor, director, producer and human rights activist George Clooney, groundbreaking composer and conductor Tania León, and contemporary Christian singer Amy Grant will join singer and actress Gladys Knight and the entire crew of U2 in being honored by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Nation Dec 03 Defense Secretary Austin says U.S. faces pivotal years in countering China’s rise The U.S. is at a pivotal point with China and will need military strength to ensure that American values, not Beijing's, set global norms in the 21st century, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Saturday.
World Nov 23 U.S. to send Ukraine $400 million in ammunition, generators The U.S. is pulling the gear from its own stockpiles to get the support to Ukraine as fast as possible as Russia continues to target Ukraine's energy sources and winter sets in.
Politics Nov 04 U.S. to send $400 million more military aid to Ukraine The new command post, announced Friday, signals a more permanent, long-term program to continue to aid Kyiv in its fight against Russia. In total the U.S. has provided to Ukraine more than $18 billion since Russia invaded Feb. 24.
Politics Oct 27 WATCH: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says, despite Russia’s war, China still top threat to U.S. The Pentagon notes a new reality, where the security environment has deteriorated, and the U.S. may face a situation where it has to deter two nuclear-armed adversaries, China and Russia, simultaneously.
Politics Oct 25 Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter dies at 68 Ash Carter, who as defense secretary in the final two years of the Obama administration opened military combat jobs to women and ended a ban on transgender people serving in the military, has died at age 68.
Politics Oct 20 WATCH: Pentagon to provide help for troops, dependents seeking abortions The order issued by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin outlines the rights and protections service members and their dependents will have regardless of where they are based.
World Oct 14 Elon Musk asks Defense Department to fund Starlink satellite system in Ukraine Senior U.S. officials say the Defense Department has gotten a request from SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk to take over funding for his satellite network that has provided crucial battlefield communications for Ukrainian military forces during the war with…