David Berteau, a former DoD executive and procurement expert, explains why the Pentagon’s recent cost and pricing memo is problematic and unnecessary.

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Military officials are using medical and personnel data to uncover troops with current or past gender dysphoria as the Pentagon moves ahead with separations.

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Following Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's startling announcement in July that the US military would begin mandatory testosterone screening for personnel, the Pentagon released a clinical guidance document on September 2 outlining the new medically questionable policy.

The next day, though, the clinical guidance document disappeared, as did an accompanying statement by spokesperson Sean Parnell. The withdrawal was first reported by Reuters.

In a statement sent to Ars Technica, the Pentagon said that the document, titled "Clinical Guidance for Health and Human Performance Optimization," had been temporarily rescinded on September 3 to allow for updates.

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Telle replaces Dan Driscoll, who resigned this week amid clashes with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

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Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, confirmed in writing that the U.S. military has no plans to send federal troops or federalized National Guard members to polling places during the November 2026 midterm elections, the Associated Press reported. The confirmation came in a letter to Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, a member […]

U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll’s resignation Monday triggered a wave of public criticism directed at Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, with veterans, lawmakers and commentators accusing Hegseth of driving out serious military leadership through a pattern of firings tied to personal loyalty rather than competence. Retired Army Maj. Richard Ojeda, a combat veteran, wrote on […]

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll's policy update all but abandons the longstanding practice of purchasing software that is custom-built for military needs.

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"Companies should review the steps they took to secure a government partnership and the underlying finances supporting such partnership," Arya Hariharan said.

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The pilot programs are part of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s broader effort to overhaul equal opportunity programs, which he claims have been “weaponized.”

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