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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)

SASC proposes reorganization of Pentagon’s IT, cyber leadership

The dual-hatted Undersecretary of Defense for Cyber, Information, and Networks would oversee the Pentagon's IT enterprise and cyber operations.

By Mikayla Easley

Six defense companies built a “hunter-killer” drone team during the Army’s Operation Jailbreak. One senses the target and the other shoots it down, moving in tandem. The “killer” robot is shown here. (Photo courtesy of AZAK)

Two days, one drone killer: How defense companies built a wheeled counter-UAS robot at the Army’s Operation Jailbreak

Tech

By Drew F. Lawrence

Staff Sgt. Shavon Scott, a Contracting Officer at the Contracting Support Section, 418th Contracting Support Brigade, Fort Hood, TX uses GenAI to streamline contract support. (Photo by Jose Rodriguez)

1.5M people use GenAI.mil, Pentagon CTO says

AI

By Jon Harper

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Senate pushes DOD to create new combatant command for unmanned systems

By Mikayla Easley
Pentagon announces ‘Cyber Mastery Incentive Pay’

By Drew F. Lawrence
Autonomous Corsair maritime drone rescues US military pilots after crash near Oman

By Brandi Vincent
Army commissions 3 more tech executives into Detachment 201

By Drew F. Lawrence
SOCOM looking to mount new ELINT capabilities on maritime drones

By Jon Harper

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Army’s Brandon Pugh on cyber defense at scale

Brandon Pugh | Principal Cyber Advisor to the Secretary of the Army

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Army Brig. Gen. Anthony Gibbs talks mission autonomy at the edge

Brig. Gen. Anthony Gibbs | Capability Program Executive for Mission Autonomy | U.S. Army

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Navy’s Ben Kohlmann on matching talent to emerging battlespace problems

Ben Kohlmann | Assistant Secretary for Manpower & Reserve Affairs | Dept. of the Navy

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DOW’s Hon. Joseph Jewell on operationalizing defense research

Hon. Joseph Jewell, Ph.D. | Assistant Secretary of War for Science and Technology

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Army Lt. Gen. Jeth Rey on why data is central to future warfare

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DARPA aiding America’s fight against flesh-eating screwworm invasion

By Brandi Vincent

Trump recounts how Army pilots involved in helicopter crash and drone boat rescue were ‘very lucky’

By Jon Harper

Wilsbach: FAMM low-cost cruise missile to begin production this fall

By Mikayla Easley

SOCOM seeks ‘self-service’ synthetic data generation platform to boost drones’ computer vision

By Jon Harper

Insights

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Zero trust, zero guesswork: Securing the defense workforce platform

By Amanda Day

How AI-driven botnets are reshaping cyber defense strategies

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Military command center. — Gemini-generated image.

Rapid software delivery is possible inside DoW — Software Factory 2.0 shows how

By Bryon Kroger

How defense agencies can stay mission-ready in the AI era

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Videos

Varonis’ AJ Forysiak on aligning data strategy with operational efficiency

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Splunk’s Mick Baccio talks real-time visibility for defense preparedness

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Rubrik’s Travis Rosiek on why rapid recovery matters in cyber defense

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Broadcom’s Mike Krafft on the role of hybrid cloud in defense readiness

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Podcasts

Mikey Dickerson: Crisis Engineering

By Billy Mitchell

Brandon Pugh: The Army’s Cyber and Kinetic Missions are Converging

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Tyler Sweatt: Accelerating Software Deployment to Keep Pace with Wartime Urgency

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Scott Kupor: What the Government Can Learn from Silicon Valley on Managing Tech Talent

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U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, fire an M252 81mm mortar system during Operation Devil Strike on Fort Liberty, North Carolina, Jan. 29, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jacob Moir)

Army touts ‘Mortars App’ for soldiers to fire rounds via smartphone, tablet

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Combatant commands generating war plans ‘faster and sooner’ with AI

1st Lt. Mason Limtiaco (left), a signal officer, and Staff Sgt. Christian Mercado, a signal operations support specialist, both assigned to 2nd Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division Artillery, 4th Infantry Division, configure the Tactical Edge Computer (TEC) while supporting a live-fire exercise during Ivy Sting 4 on Fort Carson, Colorado, Feb. 3, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Thomas Nguyen)

DISA to begin migrating combatant commands to unified IT network in 2028

A cyber operations division chief, client systems technician, and network infrastructure section chief assigned to the 378th Expeditionary Communications Squadron practice assembling a communications fly-away kit (CFK) within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Oct. 11, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo)

A Cyber Force without enlisted? New report poses model for standalone military cyber organization

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Ashley Devoto named as Air Force, Space Force CIO

A team of Air Transportation Specialists assigned to the 101st Air Refueling Wing in Bangor, Maine, unloads cargo from a KC-135 Stratotanker, June 3, 2026. The team, reinforced by augmentees from multiple units, have efficiently processed critical MICAPs, morale pallets, and essential supplies bound for U.S. Central Command. (DOD Photo by Andrew Sinclair, DVIDS)

Why unauthorized drone incursions are ‘a clear and present issue’ for US Transportation Command

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivers remarks to L3Harris employees as part of his Arsenal of Freedom Tour, Camden, Ark., Feb. 27, 2026. (DoW photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)

Hegseth launches ‘patriot pipeline’ portal

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DISA testing Mission Partner Environment capabilities in Indo-Pacific

From left to right: Jon Harper, editor-in-chief of DefenseScoop; Brent Ingraham, assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology; Robert Mantz, senior official for the contested logistics technologies Critical Technology Area at the Defense Department; and Shannon Judd, global director for global defense partners and mission system integrators at AWS, participate in a panel at GDIT’s Emerge: Battlespace of the Future conference, June 2, 2026. (Photo by Isaac Latimer with EPNAC)

Pentagon looks to AI, other tech to help tackle contested logistics challenges

Lt. Col. Lauren Cabral, commander of the 834th Transportation Battalion, Transcom commander Gen. Randall Reed, and representatives from their teams connected on port diversification and civil utilities initiatives at Military Ocean Terminal Concord (MOTCO) in California, June 2, 2026. (Photo by Brandi Vincent)

Transcom leaders briefed on recent West Coast maritime drone demo

SNC’s Rocky Mountain Campus in Colorado. (SNC photo)

Combatant commanders tour SNC’s Rocky Mountain Campus for updates on C2, comms protocols

Marine Corps Col. Jeremie “Hank” Hester, director of the Marine Corps Capabilities Development Directorate’s Aviation Combat Element speaks during a panel at GDIT’s Emerge: Battlespace of the Future conference in Washington, D.C., June 2, 2026. (Photo by Isaac Latimer with EPNAC)

‘Cognitive drains’ and weight remain ‘pain points’ for drone employment, Marine official says

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Pentagon’s JWCC follow-on would create cloud marketplace, expand AI and edge computing

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