The Defense Department estimated in 2016 that the “total cleanup liability” — only a portion of which applies to PFAS cleanup — was $27.3 billion.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/12/28/inside-the-pentagons-painfully-slow-effort-to-clean-up-decades-of-pfas-contamination/

The Defense Department is spending $1.5 billion over 5 years on AI, and final yr Congress added one other $200 million.

Source: https://basquiatstrings.co.uk/chatgpt-has-thrown-gasoline-on-fears-of-a-u-s-china-arms-race-on-ai-bt-news

The Defense Department’s school system includes about 50 U.S. schools and more than 100 schools internationally.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/10/us/schools-pandemic-defense-department.html

The Defense Department tapped Doug Beck as the new director of the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Tuesday.

Source: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/acquisition/2023/04/defense-innovation-unit-finds-new-director/

The Defense Intelligence Agency’s assessments reveal that the Xian H-20 is expected to have an operational range between 4,000 to 5,000 miles.

Source: http://davidsonian.com/2023/12/27/chinese-h-20-stealth-bomber-poses-significant-threat-to-u-s-military-experts-warn/

The Defense Language Institute is another such corner of the government.

Source: https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2023/04/wildland-firefighters-defense-language-instructors-sometimes-pay-way-too-low/385362/

The Defense Ministry in Israel, which regulates the industry, did not answer to Haaretz whether it had granted defense export permission for the Bangladesh sales.

Source: http://southasiajournal.net/report-about-govt-purchase-of-israeli-spy-technology-rocks-bangladesh/

“The Defense Ministry is the main, legitimate and comprehensive source of information about the course of the special military operation,” Peskov said Monday in a conference call with reporters, using the Kremlin’s term for the war.

Source: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/world-news/2023/01/ukraine-school-spurns-russian-claim-of-troops-killed-there/

The Defense Ministry plans to impose criminal penalties on company officials if they leak secrets on defense equipment to outside parties, sources have said.

Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/01/21/national/japan-defense-equipment-secrets-legislation/

The Defense Ministry quickly rejected Prigozhin's claim.

Source: https://www.aol.com/news/infighting-among-putins-lieutenants-seems-072527538.html

The Defense Ministry said the market was hit by a ballistic missile.

Source: https://www.chroniclejournal.com/news/world/russian-strike-on-a-market-in-an-eastern-ukrainian-city-kills-17-and-wounds-dozens/article_8714c3c6-4e42-5443-adeb-bd7fdedb2a52.html

“The Defense Ministry, together with all the other agencies, knows how to do the work, and we will do what is necessary.

Source: https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/government-israel/pm-convenes-ministerial-committee-on-civilian-emergency-preparedness/2023/08/23/

The Defense Strategic Review achieves its ambitious objective of providing a holistic consideration of Australia’s defense force structure and posture.

Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/australia-has-a-new-defense-strategic-review/

The Defense Strategic Review supports the AUKUS partnership among Australia, the United States and Britain and recommends deepening relationships with other key partners.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/04/23/australia-plans-major-overhaul-of-defenses-as-china-rises/

The Defense that forced 5 turnovers won the Browns only playoff game in 30 years.

Source: https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/05/05/bruce-arians-baker-mayfield-was-a-better-prospect-than-the-qbs-in-the-2023-draft/