Military whistleblowers share new evidence of alleged UAP at transparency hearing
Tuesday marked the first UAP-focused hearing convened by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets.
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Witnesses prepare to testify before the House Oversight Committee’s Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets at the U.S. Capitol on September 09, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brandi Vincent) Tech -
A Capitol Police officer stands outside the US Capitol building on June 27, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Photo by ALEX WROBLEWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) Tech Next UAP disclosure hearing set, as lawmakers consider new whistleblower protections
The UAP Whistleblower Protection Act, introduced last week by Reps. Tim Burchett (R-TN) and Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), marks the latest move by lawmakers to help shield people who want to share information with Congress but fear retaliation — and motivate more of them to come forward.
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In a an open hearing on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) before the House Intelligence Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation Subcommittee on May 17, 2022, Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence Mr. Scott Bray shared a video of a US. Naval aviator encounter with an unknown object in a fleeting pass. This image is a screen capture of the UAP observed in a video of the flyby captured by the pilot in the cockpit of a Navy fighter jet. (DVIDS) Tech UAP disclosure advocates call for expanded reforms in fiscal 2026 NDAA
A Senate committee draft of the annual defense policy bill includes three provisions that would impact the Pentagon’s All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO).
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Screenshot from video of the “Puerto Rico Object” shown during a Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities hearing, Nov. 19, 2024. Tech Pentagon’s UAP investigators exploring new options to better track and manage confidential reports
The All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office is looking into buying a custom case management system to handle UFO reports.
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Christopher Mellon, the former deputy assistant secretary of defense for intelligence, briefs lawmakers and attendees during an event hosted on Capitol Hill by the UAP Disclosure Fund and the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. Photo by DefenseScoop’s Brandi Vincent. Tech Former defense officials raise concerns about unexplained drone and UAP threats to U.S. airspace
The public is largely in the dark about what’s happening with airspace vulnerabilities, and more accountability measures and coordination is needed, the officials argued.
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WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 31: The U.S. Capitol building is reflected in a car parked on the East Front plaza. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Emerging Tech UAP disclosure advocates call for transparency on drone incursions
Lue Elizondo and Chris Mellon returned to the Hill last week for closed-door discussions with several lawmakers.
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(Photo credit: DOD / Lisa Ferdinando) Tech Court filing offers insight into DOD’s probationary workforce kerfuffle after firings
The Pentagon has started a process to rehire some employees who lost their jobs.
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US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on February 4, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) Tech UAP enthusiasts ‘hopeful’ for more transparency during Trump’s second term
Sources told DefenseScoop they’re optimistic that President Donald Trump will prioritize new and existing disclosure pursuits.
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Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks speaks with U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Generation Squadron, U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade, and U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64) during her holiday morale calls at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Dec. 20, 2024. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Madelyn Keech) Tech What Deputy Defense Secretary Hicks is prioritizing during the presidential transition
The Pentagon’s No. 2, who has launched some of the Pentagon’s most high-profile initiatives, is scheduled to depart Jan. 20.
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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks to members of the media during a press conference at the Mar-a-Lago Club on January 07, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump will be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on January 20. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Tech Trump’s team convenes with Pentagon personnel in 100-plus transition meetings, so far
Heads of the Defense Innovation Unit and Chief Digital and AI Office have met with the transition team, among others.