It’s the highly secure space in the White House where presidents have gone to watch video feeds as U.S. forces killed terrorists Osama bin Laden and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. It’s where President Joe Biden learned in August that a suicide bomber killed 13 American service members in Kabul.
But the Situation Room is also a technology throwback, with some equipment that hasn’t been updated in 15 years.
Now the Pentagon has proposed about $56.2 million for upgrades. That includes $46 million previously approved for other programs to accelerate the overhaul, and $10.2 million in fresh money.
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