the Pentagon
noun
1
: the building in Washington, D.C., that is the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense
2
: the leaders of the U.S. military
There was disagreement between the President and the Pentagon over the new military budget.
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Hegseth’s management experience, before leading the 3 million troops and civilians at the Pentagon, included two jobs running veterans service organizations with dozens of employees.
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Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
While Boeing has been a major supplier of military drones in the past, the Pentagon’s most recent drone contracts went to competitors.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
Still, Democrats preferred talking about almost anything but Trump’s plans for deporting immigrants and beefing up border security, the main provisions of the $340 billion budget framework, which also includes funding for the Pentagon and Coast Guard.
—Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
This stands in contrast to the Pentagon’s Replicator program, which was set a similar challenge of building large numbers of drones at speed, and aims to deliver just 3,000 drones over two years.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
While Boeing has been a major supplier of military drones in the past, the Pentagon’s most recent drone contracts went to competitors.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
Still, Democrats preferred talking about almost anything but Trump’s plans for deporting immigrants and beefing up border security, the main provisions of the $340 billion budget framework, which also includes funding for the Pentagon and Coast Guard.
—Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
This stands in contrast to the Pentagon’s Replicator program, which was set a similar challenge of building large numbers of drones at speed, and aims to deliver just 3,000 drones over two years.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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