"American Forces are maintaining their defensive posture & that has not changed," the chief Pentagon spokesperson said.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Fox News on Monday that President Donald Trump was still aiming for a nuclear deal with Iran even as hostilities have escalated between U.S. ally Israel and Tehran,

The work will be primarily performed in and near Washington with an estimated completion date of July 2026, the Pentagon said.

The contract is for work with the department’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office.

The Defense Department has awarded a one-year, $200 million contract to OpenAI for the use of its artificial intelligence models.