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Mark Pomerleau

Mark Pomerleau is a senior reporter for DefenseScoop, covering information warfare, cyber, electronic warfare, information operations, intelligence, influence, battlefield networks and data.

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U.S. Army Spc. Jantzen Weight, a intelligence analyst assigned to Delta Company, 227th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Hawaii Army National Guard, plots way-points during the day land navigation portion of the annual Top Intelligence (TOPINT) 2024 competition on Schofield Barracks, Jan. 23, 2024. The TOPINT 2024 tested U.S. Army intelligence Soldiers within their field of expertise in basic warrior tasks and drills and military occupational specialty operations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew A. Foster)

AI startup wants to give troops the power of career intel professionals

AI

WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 01: Retired Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, President Trump’s nominee to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifies during his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing on April 01, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Cybercom discovered Chinese malware in South American nations — Joint Chiefs chairman nominee

Cyber

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Armored Division inspects an antenna as he prepares for Project Convergence – Capstone 5 (PC-C5) at Fort Irwin, Calif., in early March 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kelvin Johnson)

Army wants ‘self-organized’ industry teams for Next-Gen C2 effort

Tech

A small unmanned aircraft system, developed by the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), takes its initial flight on Oct. 10, 2024, at Fort Campbell, Ky. The drone is set to be tested during Operation Lethal Eagle in the spring of 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kaden D. Pitt)

Army updating brigades based on results from transforming-in-contact 1.0

Tech

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

Trump nominates former congressional staffer for top Pentagon cyber policy job

Cyber

U.S. Army Sgt. Christian Claros, assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, trains on identifying a target with a laser target locator during Project Convergence-Capstone 5 (PC-C5) on Fort Irwin, Calif, in March 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Karla N. Guerrero)

What will the Army’s Next-Gen C2 contract look like?

Tech

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Armored Division inspects an antenna as he prepares for Project Convergence – Capstone 5 (PC-C5) at Fort Irwin, Calif., in early March2025. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kelvin Johnson)

How the Army built Next-Gen Command and Control

Tech

Katie Arrington conducts a speaking and Q&A session during Virtual Engagement for COMDEF 2020, September 29, 2020, in the Pentagon. (DoD photo by Marvin Lynchard)

Pentagon CIO calls for more offensive cyber capability

Cyber

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division Artillery Brigade salute during practice for the historic redesignation ceremony at XVIII Airborne Corps Headquarters on Fort Bragg, N.C. March 6, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Nolan Brewer)

XVIII Airborne Corps experimenting with mix of edge and cloud capabilities at Project Convergence

Tech