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'It's just not right': Lawmakers sound the alarm on sneaky Pentagon move

The Pentagon Wants AI, the Public Gets the BillThe Decision Is Already MadeThe Pentagon is already leasing land to private companies so they can build data centers on military bases. That is the real story. Not the hearings. Not the amendments. The decision-making machinery is moving first, and Congress is being invited in afterward, once the contracts, siting choices, and resource demands are already taking shape.Water, Power, SilenceLawmakers are focused on the obvious material cost: these facilities devour water and energy. Rep. John Garamendi is right to name them as extraordinary…

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