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Barbara Starr, CNN's former Pentagon correspondent, discusses Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's unprecedented new restrictions on Pentagon building access for reporters.

The new rules codify strict limitations on access and raise the prospect of punishment for requesting information on matters of public interest.

Journalists at the Pentagon turned in access badges and cleaned out their workspaces, the price for refusing to agree to new restrictions on their jobs at the seat of U.S. military power.

The policy says reporters could have their press passes revoked if they publish information the Pentagon hasn't been authorized for release.

T he first person I saw when I walked into the Pentagon for the final time was Jimmy. I don’t even know his last name, but I know his story. Before he started work at the labyrinthine headquarters of America’s armed forces,

The “fail fast” mentality, once confined to startups, is taking root in the Department of War, previously known as the Department of Defense, thanks to AI and other systems that are revolutionizing the way the U.S. approaches global conflicts, speakers at the Fortune Most Powerful Women conference said on Tuesday.

President Donald Trump ordered the Defense Department to use whatever funds remain available to pay troops during the government shutdown, a politically popular but legally dubious move that threatens to prolong the 15-day impasse over spending.