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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Rumors of a threat against the Pope surfaced after a report alleged the Pentagon warned a Vatican diplomat to back the US.
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Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
In December, the Pentagon said all five branches of the military hit their recruitment targets.
—Tom Bowman, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
The company relies on the US government for the largest share of its revenue, with contracts worth close to $900 million with the Pentagon last year, along with smaller contracts for ICE, as well as Treasury and other government agencies, according to data compiled by Bloomberg Government.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
Some Republicans want to fund the Pentagon boost through a party-line budget reconciliation process for the second consecutive year, but Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins, R-Maine, prefers a bipartisan approach, and Hill leaders aren’t building it into their immigration funding bill.
—semafor.com, 10 Apr. 2026
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Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
In December, the Pentagon said all five branches of the military hit their recruitment targets.
—Tom Bowman, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
The company relies on the US government for the largest share of its revenue, with contracts worth close to $900 million with the Pentagon last year, along with smaller contracts for ICE, as well as Treasury and other government agencies, according to data compiled by Bloomberg Government.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
Some Republicans want to fund the Pentagon boost through a party-line budget reconciliation process for the second consecutive year, but Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins, R-Maine, prefers a bipartisan approach, and Hill leaders aren’t building it into their immigration funding bill.
—semafor.com, 10 Apr. 2026
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