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U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the U.S. Navy John Phelan arrives to a Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on February 27, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Senate confirms Trump’s pick to lead Navy and Marine Corps

John Phelan is set to take the helm as secretary of the Navy after lawmakers confirmed him Monday.

By Jon Harper

Allied fighter jets participating in NATO exercise Ramstein Flag 24 fly in formation over the west coast of Greece, Oct. 4, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Emili Koonce)

‘Better never stops’: Commanders preview NATO’s next large-scale, live-fly exercise

Tech

By Brandi Vincent

U.S. Army Sgt. Christian Claros, assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, trains on identifying a target with a laser target locator during Project Convergence-Capstone 5 (PC-C5) on Fort Irwin, Calif, in March 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Karla N. Guerrero)

What will the Army’s Next-Gen C2 contract look like?

Tech

By Mark Pomerleau

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DOD lists more positions exempt from civilian hiring freeze

By Jon Harper
Boeing wins contract for Air Force’s NGAD stealth fighter jet — now known as the F-47

By Mikayla Easley
Pentagon CIO calls for more offensive cyber capability

By Mark Pomerleau
How the Army built Next-Gen Command and Control

By Mark Pomerleau
Officials shed light on ‘active process’ to shrink DOD’s workforce by more than 50,000 personnel

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President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, appear during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on February 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Make Advana Great Again

Advana has become yet another exemplar of a DOD software development project that lost its way.

By Tara Murphy Dougherty

Venice Goodwine speaks at the 2020 Zero Trust Security Summit. (FedScoop)

Venice Goodwine exiting role as Air Force CIO

During her tenure, Goodwine led several initiatives focused on developing and experimenting with emerging AI capabilities.

By Mikayla Easley

Aerial view of the Pentagon (Getty Images)

Internal email highlights how CDAO is responding to DOGE-inspired workforce reduction campaign

Correspondence obtained by DefenseScoop provides new information about personnel changes inside the AI hub.

By Brandi Vincent

Pentagon, Department of Defense, DOD — (Photo credit: DOD / Lisa Ferdinando)

Court filing offers insight into DOD’s probationary workforce kerfuffle after firings

The Pentagon has started a process to rehire some employees who lost their jobs.

By Brandi Vincent Madison Alder

New Space Force plan charts path for enhanced Unified Data Library

By Mikayla Easley

DOD turns its focus to 6G with concept that could help sense drones

By Billy Mitchell

A deeper look at Africom’s recent airstrikes under the Trump administration

By Brandi Vincent

China practicing on-orbit ‘dogfighting’ tactics with space assets, Gen. Guetlein says

By Mikayla Easley

Lawmakers seek drone-fighting abilities for federal nuclear facilities

By Rebecca Heilweil

Insights

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

By Scoop News Group

Transforming federal and defense network infrastructure with new wireless technologies

By Scoop News Group

How the DOD can harness AI for innovation and efficiency

By Scoop News Group

MPEs gain momentum for sharing information with allied partners

By Scoop News Group

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What AI means for public sector training and upskilling

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Unlocking the potential of AI with a modern data strategy

Splunk’s Paul Kurtz on the power of automation within DOD

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SMX’s Anthony Vultaggio on how the technology sector and U.S. military can work together

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Google’s Scott Frohman Talks AI Innovation at Google Cloud Next

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DOD cyber leaders discuss post-quantum encryption

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Supporting DOD mission success with robust and secure cloud

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The latest on the Pentagon’s major cloud acquisition, the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability

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Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell and Joint Staff Director for Operations Lt. Gen. Alex Grynkewich conduct a press briefing at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., March 17, 2025. (DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Madelyn Keech)

Trump administration targets Houthi drone experts, C2 arsenal in first wave of ongoing strikes

The US Capitol is seen in Washington DC, on November 10, 2024. (Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP)

Congress sets Pentagon research, development, test and evaluation spending at $141B

(Image credit: Defense Innovation Unit)

DIU taps 4 vendors — including Ukrainian firms — for long-range kamikaze drones

Stephen Feinberg, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Deputy Secretary of Defense, testifies during his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on February 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Stephen Feinberg wins Senate confirmation as Trump’s deputy defense secretary

DefenseScoop’s Billy Mitchell (left) and DOD’s Mark Gorak (right) speak onstage at the Federal Forum on March 13, 2024. (Photo Source: EPNAC, Isaac Latimer)

DOD cyber workforce policy leader sees ‘golden opportunity’ to modernize

U.S. airmen participate in the Tactical Operations Center-Light experiment at the 805th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Shadow Operations Center – Nellis, Capstone 24A experimentation event at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, June 28, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Keel)

How the Air Force is experimenting with AI-enabled tech for battle management

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Far East District remodeling a telecom facility at Suwon Air Base, September 5, 2024. The work encompasses systems like HVAC, plumbing and electrical along with interior and exterior finishes. (US Army photo by Rachel Napolitan)

US must prioritize cybersecurity training for the military’s engineers

Anduril’s Long Range Sentry Tower (Anduril image)

Marines to lean on Anduril tech to protect bases from drones

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump, pushing for new military leader, submits nomination of Dan ‘Razin’ Caine to the Senate

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division Artillery Brigade salute during practice for the historic redesignation ceremony at XVIII Airborne Corps Headquarters on Fort Bragg, N.C. March 6, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Nolan Brewer)

XVIII Airborne Corps experimenting with mix of edge and cloud capabilities at Project Convergence

Photo illustration of U.S. Army cyber soldier in operations center. (U.S. Army photo by Tài Doick)

DIU awards prototype deals for next-generation defensive kits for Cybercom

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 752nd Operations Support Squadron set up equipment at Project Convergence Capstone 4 experimentation at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 21, 2024. (DOD courtesy photo)

Project Convergence headed to Indo-Pacific Command in April

Army 2nd Cavalry Regiment — The 2nd Cavalry Regiment used its on-the-move Tactical Network Transport during a live-fire exercise at Rose Barracks, Germany. (DOD photo / 1st Lt. Ellen C. Brabo, 2nd Cavalry Regiment)

Army unified network plan 2.0 prioritizes zero trust

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