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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Two U.S. Army joint terminal attack controllers conduct reconnaissance of the Libyan desert in preparation for a B-52H Stratofortress Bomber Task Force demonstration near Sirte, Libya, Feb. 25, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jake Carter)

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

Weapons

An aerial view of the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 11, 2021. (DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brittany A. Chase)

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

Tech

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

Tech

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

Cyber

The Pentagon is seen from the air on February 8, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

Pentagon gearing up to train personnel on new ‘default’ software buying approach

Tech

Algerian Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum attends a meeting with his Spanish counterpart in Algiers on March 4, 2020. (Photo by RYAD KRAMDI/AFP via Getty Images)

Algeria’s ambassador to the US on new bilateral military plans: ‘The sky is the limit’

Tech

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DOD releases new guidance on ‘situational telework’

Tech

The House Defense Modernization Caucus gathers for its first official event in the 119th Congress. (Photo source: Office of Rep. Pat Ryan)

House defense modernization caucus eyes ‘constructively disruptive’ reforms at DOD

Tech

IBM Quantum System One is seen during the inauguration of Europe’s first IBM Quantum Data Center on October 01, 2024 in Ehningen, Germany. The center will provide cloud-based quantum computing for companies, research institutions and government agencies. (Photo by Thomas Niedermueller/Getty Images)

Inside IBM’s complex effort to create and scale next-gen quantum supercomputers

Emerging Tech