Trump Eying Tech Exec to Reshape Pentagon Engineering Arm

President-elect Donald Trump is considering an executive at software giant Palantir for a pivotal role in shaping the Pentagon's research and engineering strategy, Politico Pro reported Wednesday. Shyam Sankar, Palantir's chief technology officer, is being evaluated to oversee the Pentagon's research, development, and prototyping efforts and significantly influence the technologies the U.S. military adopts, according to sources familiar with the matter. The move would signal a potential shift toward integrating more commercial innovation into the Department of Defense. Sankar, a long-standing advocate for innovation, has been vocal about reforming the...