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.

A McDonald’s inside the Pentagon? Yes, really. A viral TikTok song has turned this hidden fast-food spot into an internet obsession. Here’s why it’s trending.

The software company with close ties to the U.S. military saw its stock plummet by double digits in less than two days.

Department of Government Efficiency staffers were at the Pentagon on Tuesday and receiving lists of the military’s probationary employees, U.S. officials said. The military services each had until end of business Tuesday to identify their probationary employees.

Rebecca Grant, vice president of the Lexington Institute and a military expert, writes that the sacking of key Pentagon officials could set the U.S. up to better counter the growing threat from China.

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.

"Unmanned capabilities merit continued investment but they are far from capable of replacing F-35 and may not be for some time."

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,

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s overseas trip started with heckling from military families. That turned out to one the best moments of his excursion.

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).