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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River entrance of the U.S. Department of Defense. (Getty Images)

DOD names officials temporarily helming key tech offices as the Pentagon awaits new leadership

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WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 14: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testifies during his Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on January 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Hegseth, an Army veteran and the former host of “FOX & Friends Weekend” on FOX News will be the first of the incoming Trump administration’s nominees to face questions from Senators. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Drones expected to remain a DOD priority under Trump, according to SecDef nominee Hegseth

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WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 12: U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan attends the daily press briefing at the White House on March 12, 2024 in Washington, DC. Sullivan spoke on the need to continue support for Ukraine in its ongoing war with Russia and answered questions on the Israel-Hamas war. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

What Jake Sullivan wants the Trump administration to know about the defense industrial base

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Pete Hegseth, US President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Defense Secretary, testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill on January 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

Trump’s defense secretary nominee pledges to prioritize AI investments

The Pentagon (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Marisol Walker)

DOD’s AI hub assembles new budget and programming cell to confront ‘pain points’

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks speaks with U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Generation Squadron, U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade, and U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64) during her holiday morale calls at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Dec. 20, 2024. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Madelyn Keech)

What Deputy Defense Secretary Hicks is prioritizing during the presidential transition

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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks to members of the media during a press conference at the Mar-a-Lago Club on January 07, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump will be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on January 20. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Trump’s team convenes with Pentagon personnel in 100-plus transition meetings, so far

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DOD names officials temporarily helming key tech offices as the Pentagon awaits new leadership

Drones expected to remain a DOD priority under Trump, according to SecDef nominee Hegseth

What Jake Sullivan wants the Trump administration to know about the defense industrial base

Trump’s defense secretary nominee pledges to prioritize AI investments

DOD’s AI hub assembles new budget and programming cell to confront ‘pain points’

What Deputy Defense Secretary Hicks is prioritizing during the presidential transition

Trump’s team convenes with Pentagon personnel in 100-plus transition meetings, so far

Via genAI pilot, CDAO exposes ‘biases that could impact the military’s healthcare system’

CDAO, the Pentagon’s AI-accelerating office, undergoing restructuring before presidential transition