Brandi Vincent

Brandi Vincent is a Senior Reporter at DefenseScoop, where she reports on disruptive technologies and associated policies impacting Pentagon and military personnel. Prior to joining SNG, she produced a documentary and worked as a journalist at Nextgov, Snapchat and NBC Network. Brandi grew up in Louisiana and received a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland. She was named Best New Journalist at the 2024 Defence Media Awards.

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Brig. Gen. McGinley speaks onstage at AITalks 2025. (SNG Photo: Sergey Kolupaev/EPNAC)

What’s next for the Pentagon’s AI-enabled GigEagle talent matching tool

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Estonia’s Ambassador to the U.S. Kristjan Prikk speaks onstage at AITalks 2025. (SNG Photo: Sergey Kolupaev/EPNAC)

Estonia moves to develop new cross-government, AI-powered data management asset

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Marine Corps AI lead Capt. Christopher Clark speaks at AITalks, April 24. 2025. (Photo courtesy of Scoop News Group)

Marine Corps initiates deployment of new ‘digital transformation teams’

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivers remarks to troops, faculty, and staff at the U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa., April 23, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)

DOD kicks off review of major defense acquisition programs as Hegseth touts reforms

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Gen. Randall Reed briefs DefenseScoop’s Brandi Vincent at Sea-Air-Space 2025. (Photo source: U.S. Transportation Command)

New Transcom commander embraces digital tools amid global challenges

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Dr. Douglas Matty, Army Artificial Intelligence Task Force Director, spoke to Association of the United States Army annual meeting attendees during the October 13, 2021 Army Advanced Technologies (Cloud and Data) Warriors Corner event at Washington, D.C.’s Walter E. Washington Convention Center. (Photo by Edward Loomis)

Former Army AI leader tapped as Pentagon’s next CDAO

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Joint Staff pursues ‘major step forward’ to enhance ORION force management platform with AI

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Gen. Randall Reed delivers the Sea-Air-Space keynote on April 9, 2025. (Photo source: U.S. Transportation Command)

Houthi-led disruptions in Red Sea prompt Transcom to expand information-sharing

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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)

Feinberg releases new guidance for DOD’s civilian workforce shakeup

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