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Screenshot of Kirsten Davies, President Donald Trump’s nominee for DOD CIO, testifying at her confirmation hearing with the Senate Armed Services Committee, Sept. 18, 2025.

Kirsten Davies, nominee for Pentagon CIO, advocates for ‘great change’ at the department

Kirsten Davies testified Thursday at her confirmation hearing with the Senate Armed Services Committee.

By Jon Harper

U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command’s (SSC) stands up Systems Delta 81 (SYD 81) at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo. on Sept. 9, 2025. USAF Brig. Gen. Michelle Idle, mobilization assistant to the SSC commander, passes the SYD 81 guidon to USSF Col. Corey Klopstein, SYD 81 Commander. (USAF Photo by Senior Airman William Pugh)

Space Force activates ‘system delta’ unit for modernized test, training infrastructure program

Space

By Mikayla Easley

Marines with Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command pose for photos in cyber operations room at Lasswell Hall aboard Fort Meade, Maryland, Feb. 5, 2020. (Photo illustration source: DVIDS)

DOD to look at potential consolidations across cyber enterprise

Cyber

By Jon Harper

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More than 100 cybersecurity experts urge senators to confirm Kirsten Davies as Pentagon CIO

By Jon Harper
House lawmakers propose the stand-up of a Defense Innovation Unit office in Israel

By Brandi Vincent
Transparency is key as AI gets smarter, experts say

By Brandi Vincent
Utah Air Guard base to receive 2 new cyber operations squadrons

By Mikayla Easley
Marine Corps releases new guidance on Maven Smart System rollout

By Jon Harper

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Marine Corps AI lead Capt. Christopher Clark speaks at FedTalks on Sept. 18, 2025. (Scoop News Group Photo By: Lucas Cruz/EPNAC)

How the Marine Corps is moving to upskill its workforce on AI

Capt. Christopher Clark provided the latest update on the service’s journey to meaningfully integrate the technology across all levels.

By Brandi Vincent

NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte (R) and Commander, U.S. European Command and NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), Alexus G. Grynkewich (L) hold a joint press conference at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on September 12, 2025. (Photo by Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Russian drone incursions prompt NATO to initiate new military activity on its eastern flank

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and SACEUR Gen. Alex Grynkewich unveiled Eastern Sentry during a joint press conference on Friday.

By Brandi Vincent

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Pentagon CIO working on new program to break down disparate IT networks

The so-called "Mission Network-as-a-Service" effort will be a key part of realizing the Pentagon's vision for Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control, according to Katie Arrington.

By Mikayla Easley

Trump nominee for Joint Chiefs vice chairman vows to tackle electronic warfare challenges

By Jon Harper

Hegseth asked to defend Pentagon’s ‘uniquely troubling’ deal with Musk-owned xAI

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Marine Corps reaches deal with Palantir for Maven Smart System

By Jon Harper

Joint Chiefs chairman wants ‘global risk algorithm’ to help measure threats worldwide

By Brandi Vincent

SDA kicks off launch campaign for first operational data transport sats

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The new frontline: Winning the information war at the tactical edge

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Report highlights how secure data-sharing platforms can support the Intelligence Community’s IT roadmap

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Transforming federal and defense network infrastructure with new wireless technologies

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Pentagon to officially implement CMMC requirements in contracts by Nov. 10

Defense Threat Reduction Agency test personnel prepare to carefully offload the 30,000-pound massive ordnance penetrator, or MOP, for a static test at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. (DTRA photo)

Air Force taps ARA to develop Next Generation Penetrator prototypes

A Ranger from 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment tests the IVAS Capability Set 4 during tropical weather testing in Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico, in March 2021. (Photo by Courtney Bacon)

Army awards more than $350M in contracts for Soldier Borne Mission Command system prototypes

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SBIR Mills are draining America’s innovation fund

Space Development Agency Director Derek Tournear is interviewed by DefenseScoop Managing Editor Jon Harper at DefenseTalks, Sept. 15, 2022.

Derek Tournear departs as Space Development Agency director

U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to the 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, and the Artificial Intelligence Integration Center, conduct drone test flights and software troubleshooting during Allied Spirit 24 at the Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Germany, March 6, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Micah Wilson)

Software repository gives warfighters access to mission-critical apps on demand

A CS-5000T drone is seen during a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on September 3, 2025. (Photo by PEDRO PARDO/AFP via Getty Images)

China’s military technology parade underscores need for more U.S. deterrents, experts say

U.S. Navy Capt. Alan Eichelman (left), commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Marianas, briefs U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Heidi Berg (right), deputy commander, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command / Navy Space Command, on key infrastructure locations prior to an aerial tour of Guam, July 23, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by William J. Busby III)

Trump nominates Heidi Berg to lead Fleet Cyber Command

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Trump selects top military intel advisor to run the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (May 23, 2025) The Secretary of the Navy John Phelan at the U.S. Naval Academy’s class of 2025 graduation and commissioning ceremony at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. (U.S. Navy photo by Stacy Godfrey)

SECNAV Phelan orders major shakeup in Navy’s robotic, autonomous systems enterprise

707th Communications Squadron client system technicians update software for computers that will be used on Air Force networks at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

New Air Force strategy looks to increase adoption of commercial networking tech

A Capitol Police officer stands outside the US Capitol building on June 27, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Photo by ALEX WROBLEWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Next UAP disclosure hearing set, as lawmakers consider new whistleblower protections

A Soldier of the 25th Infantry Division fires a Switchblade 600 rocket from the Loitering Unmanned Systems Directed Requirement (LUS DR) system during a new equipment training at the Pohakuloa Training Area in Hilo, HI. (U.S. Army photo by SPC Antonio Deric, 25th Infantry Division)

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