Allen Control Systems CEO Steve Simoni said DOGE's impending DoD audit will uncover "all kinds of wasteful spending" amid the Pentagon's need to modernize to keep pace with China.

The Pentagon said on Friday that it would fire 5,400 civilian probationary workers starting this week in the first of what is likely to be a wave of larger dismissals at the Defense Department. NYT reporter Helene Cooper joins Morning Joe to discuss.

The Department of Defense Education Activity school system is pulling books “potentially related to gender ideology or discriminatory equity ideology topics” from its classrooms and libraries around the world,

The announcement comes as the DoD implements its updated CMMC framework, requiring defense contractors and subcontractors to meet stringent standards for protecting Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).

While the so-called Department of Government Efficiency has been on a rampage to root out ‘waste, fraud, and abuse,’ they’ve been ignoring the biggest money pit in the entire federal government,” said Rep.

The U.S. Dept. of Defense has instructed its agencies to remove language in contracts requiring labor agreements for projects over $35 million, changing a Biden-era rule.

DOGE looks to investigate the budget for the Pentagon as well as seeing where funds are going for various other departments of the federal government.

The United States on Wednesday fired an unarmed but nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from California over the Pacific Ocean for its first test launch of this year. Newsweek has reached out to the Pentagon for further comment via email.

The sacking of top generals and lawyers at the Pentagon is merely the first step in what is expected to be a widespread politicization of the nation’s military. The weekend developments included: Trump’s proposed replacement for Brown,

Palantir (PLTR) stock is tumbling 8% today. The downturn comes after the Trump administration fired three top military leaders on Friday night. Moreover, on Thursday night Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed that the Pentagon would reduce its spending in the upcoming fiscal year by 8%.

Thomson Reuters (TRI.TO), opens new tab said on Thursday its business with the U.S. Department of Defense was "inaccurately represented," in response to accusations on social media by Elon Musk and President Donald Trump that the company played a role in "large scale social deception" for the government.