A new group of media figures was given credentials to cover the Pentagon after many traditional news outlets refused to sign its new reporting rules.
Category: Defense Department
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The 20-Somethings Who Raised $121 Million to Build Military Drones
Neros, a company founded in 2023 by former teenage drone racers, won a coveted Army contract and is gaining popularity in the defense sector.
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New Pentagon Press Crew Is All In on Trump
The Defense Department’s new press policy led to an exodus of traditional journalists. Supporters of the president have stepped in.
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Trump’s Son Is Poised to Profit From Pentagon Drone Proposal
A small company that has been manufacturing motors domestically for only a few weeks and has Donald Trump Jr. as an adviser won a parts order from the Army.
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Pentagon Announces ‘Next Generation’ Press Corps
The Defense Department said that dozens of new reporters had agreed to sign the Pentagon’s rules on reporting, which have been rejected by many major news organizations.
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How Trump Reprogrammed Funds to Pay Some Workers During the Government Shutdown
By paying troops and law enforcement officials, the president stretched the limits of his spending powers, posing a fresh test to Congress.
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Epoch Times Reporter Resigns After Publication Signs Pentagon Rules
The reporter, Andrew Thornebrooke, also cited a recent editorial directive to refer to antifa, the far-left ideological movement, as a terrorist organization.
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Several News Outlets Reject Pentagon’s Reporting Restrictions
The Washington Post, The New York Times, Newsmax and others said their journalists would not agree to the Defense Department’s policies on news gathering ahead of a Tuesday deadline.
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Factory Towns Revive as Defense Tech Makers Arrive
Drawn by local talent, cheap labor and state cash incentives, start-ups building the weapons of the future are revitalizing manufacturing in once-vibrant industrial towns.
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Inside Hegseth’s Effort to Limit Press Access at the Pentagon
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is at odds with the news media to a degree unseen in modern times, former Pentagon officials say.
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Press Group Condemns New Pentagon Rules on Reporting
Representatives of news organizations have been negotiating with the Pentagon since the department first released a set of new rules last month.