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Supreme Court hands DOGE two big wins in FOIA and Social Security access cases
The court sided with the commission in cases concerning the group's access to Social Security data and whether it should comply with a public records law.
NIH won’t renew ‘cruel’ drug experiments on beagle puppies — some as young as 8 months old
The pups, some as young as eight months, were “reused” and then “euthanized” if they suffered organ dysfunction, were ...
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FOIA Requests Hit Record High as Federal Staff Cuts Expected to Deepen Backlog
A record 1.5 million FOIA requests in 2024 collide with sweeping staff reductions, leaving public records in limbo.
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In Defense of Academic Freedom
Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (Noa) using AI narration. Listen to more stories on the Noa app. This is an edition of Time-Travel Thursdays, a journey through The Atlantic’s archives ...
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Trump unveils plans for $175B 'Golden Dome' missile defense shield
An official said Gen. Michael Guetlein will lead planning for the new system. President Donald Trump on Tuesday unveiled plans to begin building a sophisticated new missile defense shield that ...
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Trump says U.S. has chosen plan for ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense system
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the government will move forward on construction of a multibillion-dollar “Golden Dome” missile defense system that will use a constellation of ...
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Trump pushes $175 billion 'Golden Dome' missile defense plan
Trump and Hegseth announced an initial funding request for the Golden Dome missile defense plan and tapped a Space Force general to lead the initiative. Missile defense experts argue that ...
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Trump selects $175 billion Golden Dome defense shield design, appoints leader
WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had selected a design for the $175-billion Golden Dome missile defense shield and named a Space Force general to head the ...
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Karen Read defense team continues questioning of digital forensics expert
DEDHAM, MASS. (WHDH) - The defense team resumed questioning the credentials of a forensics expert on the witness stand in Karen Read’s murder retrial Tuesday. Shanon Burgess used data from Read ...
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The D Brief: Largest drone attack of Putin’s invasion; Dim outlook for Russia-Ukraine talks; Army preps DC for military parade; DOD to get a SOF-like makeover; And a bit more.
Trendspotting: “Russian forces are innovating their long-range drone strike tactics in order to offset the effectiveness of Ukrainian mobile defense units and overwhelm the Ukrainian air defense ...
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Troubles persist for DoD’s multibillion dollar moving contract as summer peak approaches
The U.S. military’s system for moving household goods is entering its busiest time of the year amid significant uncertainty: It’s unclear precisely how service members’ belongings will get from place ...
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DoD working on cyber ‘warfighter scorecards’ for COCOMs’ weapons systems
WASHINGTON — The Department of Defense is working on creating cybersecurity assessment tools, or “scorecards,” to determine the cyber posture of weapons systems within the combatant ...