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The setting sun casts a warm glow on the Senate side of the west front of the U.S. Capitol Building on September 14, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

Bipartisan Senate bill would push DOD to expand its oversight of in-use commercial frontier AI models

The legislation would direct the secretary of defense to create new reporting requirements and voluntary guidance for large AI contractors.

5 hours ago By Brandi Vincent

Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg administers the oath of office to Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 16, 2025. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Madelyn Keech)

Pentagon launches pilot program that will use AI to manage sensitive information

The memo framed the Pentagon’s use of AI as a way to shed “dysfunction” caused by outdated classification and declassification procedures, which it describes as “endangering” to…

1 day ago By Drew F. Lawrence Brandi Vincent

How embedded agents are accelerating defense AI adoption

Microsoft Copilot illustrates how AI agents, built within commonly used, pre-approved and secure defense environments, can boost employee productivity.

3 days ago By Joe Kopacz

Director of Joint Interagency Task Force 401 Brigadier General Matthew Ross tours Yuma Test Center at Yuma Proving Ground in Yuma, Ariz., Sept. 22, 2026, ahead of the Falcon Peak demonstration. (DOD Photo by Ana Henderson)

How AI agents are informing JIATF-401’s procurement plans after Falcon Peak

Joint Interagency Task Force 401's director shared new details about the counter-drone hub’s new “tech arsenal."

Oct 1, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

Cameron Stanley, the Pentagon’s chief digital and AI officer, speaks at DefenseTalks, Sept. 22, 2026. (Photo credit: Stephanie Boyles/EPNAC)

GenAI.mil attracts about half a million ‘power users’ as Pentagon pushes forward with frontier models

Senior defense officials provided an update on the department’s adoption of AI at DefenseTalks.

Sep 23, 2026 By Jon Harper

James Mazol, deputy undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, speaks at DefenseTalks, Sept. 22, 2026. (Photo credit: Stephanie Boyles/EPNAC)

More than 100K personnel use Maven Smart System: Pentagon official

DOD leaders discussed MSS at the 2026 DefenseTalks conference, hosted by DefenseScoop.

Sep 22, 2026 By Jon Harper

Gen. Randall Reed, commander of U.S. Transportation Command, speaks at DefenseTalks, Sept. 22, 2026. (Photo credit: Stephanie Boyles/EPNAC)

AI to help make logistics less predictable and vulnerable to adversaries, Transcom commander says

Gen. Randall Reed called AI an “engineered vulnerability” in the hands of foes who may use it to manipulate algorithms and lead military logisticians into making “catastrophic…

Sep 22, 2026 By Drew F. Lawrence

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine visits Joint Task Force Southern Border in Sierra Vista, Az. April 19, 2025. DOD photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist James Mullen)

Joint Chiefs chairman says U.S. forces must prepare to be ‘hunted’ by autonomous systems

“We have to assume from now on that our formations will be hunted by autonomous systems, jammed across the spectrum, and tracked in real time," Gen. Dan…

Sep 16, 2026 By Jon Harper

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Brandi Vincent: Behind-the-byline of one of the Pentagon’s top tech reporters

Vincent goes in depth on her approach to covering the DOD as AI takes the forefront and the freedom of the press in the Pentagon has been…

Sep 14, 2026 By Philip Reynolds

In the fireside chat, “When the Math Doesn’t Math: Reframing CMMC to Deliver at the Speed of Relevance,” Kirsten Davies, Chief Information Officer for the Department of War, and James Mismash, Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Industrial Base Growth, discussed the Department’s efforts to modernize its digital infrastructure, reduce compliance friction, and create a more secure and agile ecosystem that enables industry to deliver capabilities to the warfighter faster. Photo taken Aug. 26, 2026. (Courtesy Photo)

Pentagon sets procedures for AI-assisted software development

The guidance on “Accelerated Mission Software” was signed by DOD CIO Kirsten Davies on Aug. 31 and went into effect Sept. 8.

Sep 14, 2026 By Jon Harper