2024 NDAA Archives

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Experts give 2024 NDAA positive marks on quantum provisions

DefenseScoop asked experts to weigh in on the recently passed legislation.

Jan 8, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

Congress wants alerts on any DOD autonomous weapons policy revamps

Lawmakers moved to require new oversight regarding DOD Directive 3000.09 via the fiscal 2024 NDAA.

Dec 13, 2023 By Brandi Vincent

U.S. Airmen assigned to Travis Air Force Base, California, transition into the U.S. Space Force during a ceremony at the 621st Contingency Response Wing, Travis AFB, California, Feb. 12, 2021. Applicants were required to apply through a formal application process, provide a commander’s letter of recommendation and meet a records only board convened by the U.S. Air Force and Space Force. All applicants accepted received notice of transfer approval by the board. (U.S. Air Force photo by Nicholas Pilch)

Lawmakers direct DOD to examine feasibility, costs of standing up a Space National Guard

The study is directed in the compromised version of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act.

Dec 11, 2023 By Mikayla Easley

Compromise NDAA includes AI bug bounty program, prize competition for detection and watermarking

Lawmakers and others are looking for ways to mitigate threats associated with artificial intelligence and generative AI.

Dec 8, 2023 By Jon Harper

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 04, 2012)- Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) personnel use specialized computer programs to conduct a forensic analysis of a hard drive. (U.S. Navy photo by Ed Buice/Released)

Congress wants DOD to study information operations from Russia-Ukraine war

The annual defense policy bill is directing an independent study on the lessons learned from information operations conducted by the U.S., Ukraine, Russia and NATO nations in…

Dec 8, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 11: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) arrives to a classified all-Senate briefing on Artificial Intelligence at the U.S. Capitol on July 11, 2023 in Washington, DC. Briefers included members from the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Lawmakers pass AI ‘Group of Four’ amendments package in Senate NDAA

Two provisions would direct new responsibilities explicitly for the Pentagon's Chief Digital and AI Office.

Jul 28, 2023 By Brandi Vincent

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing to be the next leader of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on July 20, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Cybercom nominee urges lawmakers to pass policy and spending bills to addressing readiness issues

Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh said passing the NDAA and appropriations bills are essential for the command's growth and maturation.

Jul 20, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 7, 2020: Senator Angus King, an Independent from Maine, speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for Kenneth Braithwaite. (Photo by: Al Drago-Pool/Getty Images)

Senators propose new DOD-led prize competition for tech to detect and watermark generative AI

Lawmakers are worried about the potential for large language models to be militarized.

Jul 12, 2023 By Brandi Vincent

Senate Armed Services Committee looks to tackle cyber mission force readiness — again

A provision in the Senate Armed Services Committee fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act aims to create more uniformity between how each service provides forces to U.S.…

Jul 11, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

Airman 1st Class Gerald Mack, cyber operator with 175th Cyber Operations, Maryland Air National Guard, monitors cyber attacks during Exercise Southern Strike at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, April 21, 2023. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Renee Seruntine)

House panel wants study on ‘occupational resiliency’ of Cybercom’s operators

An amendment offered as part of the fiscal 2024 NDAA would require the Pentagon to study the factors that could lead to the degradation of mental health…

Jun 22, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau