Department Of Defense

• Pentagon watchdog to probe whether acting defense secretary used office to promote Boeing

  A citizen watchdog group said Patrick Shanahan appeared to violate ethical rules by promoting Boeing and disparaging the company's competitors to his subordinates.

  World

  Mar 20, 2019
  
• Space Force needed to thwart Russian, Chinese anti-satellite laser weapons: Pentagon

  The U.S. Department of Defense says the development of anti-satellite laser weapons by China and Russia is among the key concerns necessitating the need for a U.S. Space Force.

  Science

  Aug 9, 2018
  
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• What is Project Maven? The Pentagon AI project Google employees want out of

  In an open letter addressed to CEO Sundar Pichai, Google employees expressed concern that the U.S. military could weaponize AI and apply the technology towards refining drone strikes and other kinds of lethal attacks.

  Tech

  Apr 5, 2018
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• Google employees ask tech giant to pull out of Pentagon AI project

  Some 3,000 Google employees have written an open letter urging the tech giant to ends its involvement in Project Maven.

  Tech

  Apr 4, 2018
• Sea turtle rescued after becoming tangled up in 26 bales of cocaine

  A U.S. Coast Guard anti-drug smuggling ship made a surprise discovery: a sea turtle, tangled up in $53 million worth of cocaine bales.

  World

  Dec 20, 2017
• U.S. lost track of $1 billion of weapons, equipment transferred to Iraq: audit report

  The arms and equipment weren't properly tracked after being transferred to American allies in Iraq, including Kurdish fighters and tribal security forces.

  World

  May 24, 2017
• U.S. military instructed to take steps towards transgender recruits: Pentagon memo

  The U.S. Department of Defense is assessing its ability to recruit transgender people as soon as 1 July, according to a memo signed by a top Pentagon official

  World

  May 21, 2017
• Biodegradable bullets that sprout plants: US defense agency’s eco-friendly munitions dream

  The U.S. army consumes hundreds of thousands of training ammunition rounds that get left behind where they land, posing environmental hazards.

  Environment

  Jan 9, 2017
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• BlackBerry shares move higher on US Department of Defense support

  BlackBerry (TSX:BB) shares have increased more than eight per cent after the U.S. Department of Defense said it will continue to support the Waterloo, Ont.,-based company's smartphones.

  Canada

  Jan 20, 2014