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June 30, 2025

Pentagon

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Pentagon cancels disputed JEDI cloud contract with Microsoft

July 6, 2021 Robert Burns, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pentagon said Tuesday it canceled a disputed cloud-computing contract with Microsoft that could eventually have been worth $10 billion. It will instead pursue a deal with both Microsoft and Amazon and […]

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Top US general says security in Afghanistan deteriorating

July 5, 2021 Kathy Gannon, Associated Press

KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S.’s top general in Afghanistan on Tuesday gave a sobering assessment of the country’s deteriorating security situation as America winds down its so-called “forever war.” Gen. Austin S. Miller said the […]

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Taliban take key Afghan district, adding to string of gains

June 28, 2021 Kathy Gannon, Associated Press

KABUL, Afghanistan — Taliban fighters took control of a key district in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province Monday and encircled the provincial capital, police said, as the insurgent group added to its recent battlefield victories while […]

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US begins shifting Afghan combat operations outside country

June 16, 2021 Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. military has already begun conducting combat operations and surveillance in Afghanistan from outside the country’s borders, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told Congress, as the troop withdrawal continues. But Austin declined […]

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US intel report on UFOs: No evidence of aliens, but …

June 9, 2021 Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Whatever or whoever they are, they’re still out there. U.S. intelligence is after them, but its upcoming report won’t deliver any full or final truth about UFOs. The tantalizing prospect of top […]

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Senate confirms Wormuth as first female Army secretary

May 27, 2021 Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Christine Wormuth was confirmed unanimously by the Senate on Thursday to be the first female secretary of the Army. Wormuth, who led President Joe Biden’s transition team at the Pentagon, got an […]

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Pentagon reconsidering huge JEDI cloud-computing contract

May 18, 2021 Robert Burns, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pentagon is reconsidering how to make a massive shift to cloud computing, officials said Monday, suggesting it could scrap the so-called JEDI contract potentially worth $10 billion that was awarded to […]

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Pentagon chief calls for ‘new vision’ for American defense

May 6, 2021 Robert Burns, Associated Press

NAVAL STATION PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — In his first major speech as Pentagon chief, Lloyd Austin on Friday called for developing a “new vision” for American defense in the face of emerging cyber and space […]

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The big Pentagon internet mystery now partially solved

April 29, 2021 Frank Bajak, Associated Press

BOSTON — A very strange thing happened on the internet the day President Joe Biden was sworn in. A shadowy company residing at a shared workspace above a Florida bank announced to the world’s computer […]

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US defense chief arrives in Kabul on 1st trip to Afghanistan

March 21, 2021 Lolita C. Baldor and Rahim Faiez, Associated Press

KABUL, Afghanistan — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived Sunday in Kabul on his first trip to Afghanistan as Pentagon chief, amid swirling questions about how long American troops will remain in the country. State-owned […]

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