Senate confirms former Uber executive as Pentagon’s chief technology officer
The Senate on Wednesday voted 54-43 to confirm businessman Emil Michael as undersecretary of defense for research and engineering and the Pentagon’s CTO.
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Emil Michael appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee for his nomination to become undersecretary of defense for research and engineering in Washington, D.C. March 27, 2025. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom) Emerging Tech -
(Getty Images) Weapons Reconciliation bill includes billions for new drone capabilities
Sizable investments would go toward one-way attack drones.
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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) Op-Ed The Cyber Council of Nicaea: Unifying America’s fragmented digital defense
The U.S. cyber domain’s evolution has occurred with little strategic coordination, creating unclear jurisdictions and mission overlap.
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Retired Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, President Trump’s nominee to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrives for his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing on April 01, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Emerging Tech Lt. Gen. Caine, Trump’s nominee for Joint Chiefs chairman, is gung-ho about commercial tech
Retired Lt. Gen. Dan ‘Razin’ Caine touted his business background at his confirmation hearing Tuesday.
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An aerial view of the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 15, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza) Emerging Tech Trump taps ‘The DoddFather’ to oversee critical technologies at the Pentagon
President Trump nominated Michael Dodd to be assistant secretary of defense for critical technologies.
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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) Tech 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.
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Members of the 18th Space Defense Combat Squadron, a unit assigned to U.S. Space Forces – Space under the USSF Force Generation model, observe orbital data at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Oct. 4, 2024. (Photo by David Dozoretz) Space China practicing on-orbit ‘dogfighting’ tactics with space assets, Gen. Guetlein says
The demonstrations are yet another example of adversary advancements in space and their ability to use them for military applications.
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The US Capitol is seen in Washington DC, on November 10, 2024. (Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP) Emerging Tech Congress sets Pentagon research, development, test and evaluation spending at $141B
The Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2025 was signed into law Saturday by President Trump.
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An aerial view of the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 15, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. John Wright) Tech Trump nominates Anduril executive, former special operations officer to be Army undersecretary
If confirmed, Michael Obadal would serve as the Army’s No. 2 civilian official.
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Daniel Driscoll, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of the U.S. Army, speaks during a Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on January 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Tech Daniel Driscoll confirmed as Army secretary for Trump administration
President Trump has stated that Driscoll will be a “disruptor and change agent” at the Pentagon.