Economic News

War Department, USDA Team Up on National Security
Feb 12, 2026

By C. Todd Lopez Secretary of War Pete Hegseth yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding with Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, cementing the relationship between the two agencies under the National Farm Security Action Plan, and explaining how they will collaborate…

Military Sealift Command Delivers Needed Cargo to Antarctica
Feb 12, 2026

By Sarah Cannon, Military Sealift Command Pacific The Military Sealift Command chartered heavy lift ship Plantijngracht is conducting cargo offload operations at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, as part of MSC's ongoing support of the annual Antarctic resupply mission: Operation Deep Freeze…

Dec 17, 2025

New oversight of low-value packages strengthens U.S. economic and national security WASHINGTON— U.S. Customs and Border Protection collected over $1 billion in duties on over 246 million low-cost shipments since the administration began phasing out the de minimis loophole in…