Brandi Vincent

Brandi Vincent is DefenseScoop’s Pentagon correspondent. She reports on disruptive technologies and associated policies impacting Defense Department 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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Principal Deputy DoD CIO Ms. Leslie Beavers & team traveled to Spangdahlem Air Base and was hosted by COL Ryan Ley, 52d Fighter Wing Dep CDR, where they viewed technologies being trialed that showed functional proof of concepts for Zero Trust on Operational Technology. Source: @DoD_CIO Twitter

What DOD’s new Fulcrum IT strategy means for warfighters

Tech

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael E. Langley, United States Africa Command commanding general, gifts coins to marines stationed at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, in recognition of their performance on Sept. 14, 2023. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Gentile)

DOD turns to tech as physical presence around Africa dwindles

Tech

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) walks down the steps of the House Of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol on June 14, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

Call for new DOD-led quantum hub builds momentum on the Hill

Emerging Tech

Overhead view of NGA Campus East (NGA photo)

NGA launches new training to help personnel adopt AI responsibly

AI

4k aerial view of self driving autopilot cars driving on a highway with technology tracking them. (Getty Images/FlashMovie)

Why Centcom wants ‘self-service’ computer vision for warfighters

AI

From left: Brandi Vincent, Stacey Dixon, Darryll Pines, Maynard Holliday, Jaret Riddick. (Source: Truman Center/TruCon)

‘You’ve got to see it to be it’: Leaders aim to inspire more diverse tech talent for national security

Tech

DAHLGREN, Va. – The Weapons Control and Integration Department team of interns watch the big screen as their digital convoy of World War II era U.S. Navy ships battles with enemy U-boats during the Innovation Lab’s Wargaming Hackathon in 2022. (DOD photo by Stacia Courtney)

Navy moves to upsurge innovation challenges, hackathons

Tech

Weapons cargo bound for Ukraine is loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III during a security assistance mission at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Sept. 14, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marco A. Gomez)

Inside the ‘whole-of-government’ approach to watchdogging US assistance to Ukraine

Tech

Maynard Holliday presents a keynote at DefenseTalks 2024. (DefenseScoop photo)

DOD critical tech office moves to speed up software transitions

Emerging Tech