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Thursday, Nov 6

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When It Comes to Buying Weapons at the Pentagon, Speed Can Kill

www.forbes.com

Speeding up weapons acquisition at the Pentagon risks producing weapons that cost more and perform poorly. It could also ease exports to unreliable clients.

Exasperated Republicans rage at blacked out Pentagon: 'Worst in the administration'

www.dailymail.co.uk

In a bipartisan show of exasperation, both parties in the Senate vented their troubles over what they describe as 'growing secrecy' and 'chaotic decision making' at the Department of War.

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Has Laura Loomer Already Broken New Pentagon Press Rules? What We Know

www.newsweek.com

The new Pentagon restrictions came into effect last month.

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Trump Orders Pentagon to Prepare for Possible Strikes in Nigeria

dailytimesng.com

US President Donald Trump has doubled down on his threat of military action in Nigeria over what he described as the targeted killing of Christians in the West African nation. On October 31, Trump redesignated Nigeria as a “country of…

Military influencers are going viral, and the Pentagon's social media rules aren't keeping up

Military influencers are all over social media, posting daily military life, or political or sexual content. It's causing a headache for the Pentagon.

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Pentagon pick stonewalling, say GOP senators

Republican senators on Tuesday accused one of President Donald Trump's nominees to help lead the Pentagon's policy office and other top officials there of stonewalling Congress.

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U.S. military draws up three plans to invade Nigeria for Pentagon after Trump’s order: Report

gazettengr.com

The third option would be to deploy an aircraft carrier group into the Gulf of Guinea and to send fighters and possibly long-range bombers to conduct strikes deep in northern Nigeria.

Wednesday, Nov 5

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Pentagon faces bipartisan criticism over lack of communication with Congress

www.foxnews.com

Senate Armed Services Committee grills Trump nominees over communication breakdowns, policy confusion and lack of congressional consultation on key decisions.

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Senators call out Pentagon policy office as ‘Pigpen-like mess,’ accuse top official of stonewalling

nypost.com

Austin Dahmer, President Trump’s pick to be assistant secretary for strategy, plans and forces was grilled over what lawmakers described as the Pentagon's failure to communicate — with Congress, foreign allies, and even the White House.

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Trump Ally Gets F-35 Boost From Pentagon

www.newsweek.com

The breakthrough precedes a major meeting between President Trump and the Saudi leader Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman.

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Pentagon handovers the baton of managing Donald Trump’s reputation to Laura Loomer

The Pentagon just made a seriously controversial move by officially credentialing right-wing activist Laura Loomer to cover President Trump’s Department of Defense. This is huge news, and it was first reported by The Washington Post.…

Civilians at the Pentagon continue missing paychecks while working alongside troops getting paid

kvia.com

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — As the US passes the record for the longest government shutdown in history on Wednesday, civilian employees of the Defense Department — many of whom are veterans and military family members — are questioning…

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Saudi Arabia’s request to buy F-35 jets clears key Pentagon hurdle, sources say

www.dawn.com

The Trump administration is considering a Saudi Arabian request to buy as many as 48 F-35 fighter jets, a potential multi-billion-dollar deal that has cleared a key Pentagon hurdle ahead of a visit by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, two…

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GOP senators assail Trump Pentagon pick in rare show of disunity

A contentious episode on Capitol Hill spotlighted the growing frustration among Republicans who say they’ve been cut out of important national security decisions.

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Pentagon pilot program trains students to be future federal workers

www.npr.org

Between DOGE and the government shutdown, it's a tough time to be a federal worker. But students in a Pentagon-funded pilot program are excited about working for the government.

Tuesday, Nov 4

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Conservative activist Laura Loomer, a Trump ally, says she has a new Pentagon press pass

triblive.com

NEW YORK — With the Pentagon’s press room largely cleared of mainstream reporters, conservative activist and presidential ally Laura Loomer says she has been granted a credential to work there.

Republican lawmakers lash out at Pentagon for keeping them in the dark

triblive.com

WASHINGTON — Republican and Democratic lawmakers slammed the Pentagon on Tuesday for not briefing them on national security issues and said at times top defense officials appeared to be undermining President Donald Trump’s own policies, in…

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GOP senators fire shots at Pentagon’s policy chief over information sharing

thehill.com

Several Republican senators lambasted the Department of Defense’s (DOD) policy office and its leader for not informing the Senate Armed Services Committee about major decisions, including the withdrawal of some U.S. troops from Romania and…