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Pentagon scraps public weapons testing reports amid oversight concerns
The move limits access to reports Congress uses for oversight after Defense officials said adversaries could exploit the data with artificial intelligence.
Congressional leaders are demanding answers from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after the independent office tasked with reviewing new military programs and weapons pulled all public reports from its website. “One of the most important functions of (the Director, Operational Test & Evaluation) is to provide transparency about the safety and effectiveness of major weapon systems,” wrote Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Rep. Donald Norcross (D-NJ)…