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FORT BELVOIR, Va. – Lt. Col. Christopher Telley, commander, 1st Information Operations Battalion, and 1st Sgt. Heinz Cooke, the battalion’s senior enlisted leader, case the battalion colors at an inactivation ceremony here in the Thurman Auditorium at Humphrey Hall, May 8, 2025. (Photo by Steven Stover)

Army officially deactivates only information operations command

1st Information Operations Command's deactivation comes as the Army is trying to consolidate capabilities and create three Theater Information Advantage Detachments.
Katie Arrington, the senior official performing the duties of Pentagon CIO, testifies at a congressional hearing, May 8, 2025. (Screenshot from video of a House Armed Services subcommittee hearing)

Post-Signalgate, Pentagon CIO prioritizes secure platforms for sensitive instant messaging

DOD is moving to accelerate government and military leaders’ access to trustworthy options for communicating sensitive, real-time information, according to the official performing the duties of Pentagon…
A U.S. Marine holds a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Information Innovation Office challenge coin after being presented the coin on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec 1, 2022. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher R. Lape)

Trump administration picks new DARPA director

Stephen Winchell has been tapped to head the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
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Christopher Mellon, the former deputy assistant secretary of defense for intelligence, briefs lawmakers and attendees during an event hosted on Capitol Hill by the UAP Disclosure Fund and the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. Photo by DefenseScoop’s Brandi Vincent.

Former defense officials raise concerns about unexplained drone and UAP threats to U.S. airspace 

The public is largely in the dark about what’s happening with airspace vulnerabilities, and more accountability measures and coordination is needed, the officials argued.
Soldiers from the 2nd Mobile Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) start up their Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) after it’s dropped off via UH-60 Blackhawk at the Joint Regional Training Center (JRTC) at Ft. Johnson, LA as part of a large scale, long range air assault (L2A2) that the 101st launched from Ft. Campbell, KY to JRTC on the night of August 16, 2024. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Joyner)

Army looking to cancel legacy systems, pursue dual-use capabilities

"The first thing is, we are going to start to cut the things we don't want or need,” Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll told reporters Thursday.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivers recorded remarks at the Pentagon, Washington D.C., March 20, 2025. (DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Madelyn Keech)

Hegseth orders sweeping changes to Army structure

An April 30 memo directs the secretary of the Army to make changes to how the service is organized and purchases equipment, with a focus on prioritizing…
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