Pentagon deputy chief of staff is second Hegseth advisor removed amid DOD leak probe / DOD closes think tank arm marred by 'inefficiency' and criticized by GOP for ties to Trump-Russia probe / 'No time to waste': Navy's ousted top officer speaks to staff after DOD leadership shakeup / 'No time to waste': Navy's ousted top officer speaks out after DOD leadership shakeup / The D Brief: DOD firings on hold, for now; Acquisition-policy shift; More US-Russia talks; Air Force One, accelerating?; And a bit more. / The D Brief: Hegseth's $50K payout; Trump to NATO: spend 5% of GDP; DOD telework, cancelled; Boeing's new losses; And a bit more. / Tom Cotton slams 'partisans and obstructionists' in DOD reportedly plotting to block Trump plans / Embattled Astra scores DOD contract to develop point-to-point cargo delivery from space / ICBM cost overrun a 'collective failure' of USAF, Northrop, DOD: Air Force's chief buyer / The D Brief: Expect an $833B topline, CR; Right-wing dupes assist Russian election-meddling; Space Force's next sensors; Obesity up in DOD; And a bit more.