joe•iuculano 4d ago

The #Trump admin has hired #EliasIrizarry, convicted participant in #January6, 2021, #CapitolAttack, for a position within #Pentagon office that oversees highly #ClassifiedMilitaryOperations, per a report from the #WashingtonPost. Irizarry was 19 at the time of the riot and later publicly expressed regret for his involvement, but his appointment has reportedly raised concerns among some #DefenceDepartment offcls because of the sensitivity of the role

#Insurrectionists

https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/important-update-weaponization-fund

Important Update: Weaponization Fund is Dead, Insurrectionist Hired to Lead Counterterrorism Effort, Trump Health Questions Swirl, and More

Big news updates this evening.

The Parnas Perspective
tech news ᳇ eicker.newsJul 15, 2025
#Microsoft uses #engineers in #China to maintain the #DefenceDepartment’s computer systems, with US citizens overseeing the work. However, these “digital escorts” often lack the technical expertise to monitor foreign engineers. This arrangement, which has been in place for nearly a decade, raises concerns about #espionage and #sabotage. https://www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-digital-escorts-pentagon-defense-department-china-hackers?eicker.news #tech #media #news
A Little-Known Microsoft Program Could Expose the Defense Department to Chinese Hackers

The Pentagon bans foreign citizens from accessing highly sensitive data, but Microsoft bypasses this by using engineers in China and elsewhere to remotely instruct American “escorts” who may lack expertise to identify malicious code.

ProPublica
tech news ᳇ eicker.newsJun 17, 2025
#OpenAI has been awarded a $200 million #contract by the U.S. #DefenceDepartment to develop #prototype frontier #AIcapabilities for #nationalsecurity challenges. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/16/openai-wins-200-million-us-defense-contract.html?eicker.news #tech #media #news
OpenAI wins $200 million U.S. defense contract

Months after announcing a partnership with defense-tech startup Anduril, OpenAI has secured a $200 million contract with the Department of Defense.

CNBC
Queer Lit CatsJul 15, 2023
Pink News: Human rights groups slam far-right anti-LGBTQ+ defence budget amendments after House vote https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/15/national-defence-reform-human-rights-campaign-aclu-erin-reed/ #LGBT #LGBTQ #Trans #Lesbian #2SLGBTQ #gender-affirminghealthcare #DefenceDepartment #Far-Right #Politics #racism #News #Law #US
Human rights groups slam far-right anti-LGBTQ+ defence budget amendments after House vote

Human rights groups have condemned amendments to an annual US national defence bill that target trans military personnel and their families.

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joe•iuculano May 19, 2023

«The #Pentagon overestimated the value of the weapons it sent to #Ukraine by at least $3 billion — an accounting error that could be a boon for the #war effort because it will allow the #DefenceDepartment to send more weapons without asking #Congress for money.»

https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-costs-war-russia-weapons-884a9eefe32eee9ec611771cfe2a4642

$3 billion accounting error means Pentagon can send more weapons to Ukraine

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has overestimated the value of the weapons it has sent to Ukraine by at least $3 billion — an accounting error that could be a boon for the war effort because it will allow the Defense Department to send more weapons now without asking Congress for more money.

Associated Press