Then-U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll appears at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on May 12, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
In his new role, Driscoll will “work with OpenAI teams and leaders across governments, industry, academia, and allied institutions to advance practical modernization initiatives that support the…
An Indiana National Guard Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment, prepares a Parrot ANAFI drone for flight during a Combat Readiness Exercise at Camp Atterbury, near Edinburgh, Indiana, July 21, 2026. (Indiana National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Hector Tinoco)
“Partnering with commercial industry is a national security imperative for the Army, as the private sector drives rapid innovation in superintelligence, cloud architecture and cyber operations capabilities,”…
Gabe Chiulli, acting Army chief information officer, answers questions about Project Gatekeeper during a media roundtable at the Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C., Oct. 13, 2026. Chiulli provided details about the initiative and its role in advancing the Army’s information technology capabilities. (U.S. Army photo by Jason Amadi)
Soon, Project Gatekeeper’s security testing will be powered by frontier AI models and the wider public will be able to access the platform using Login.Gov credentials.
A 390A graduate dons their new Special Forces regimental distinctive insignia following the Activation and Induction ceremony at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, the Special Operations Center of Excellence, at the JFK Auditorium on Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 2, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alexis Washburn)
Special Forces leaders told DefenseScoop they believed the technicians will bring foundational change, but recognized high demand for the new role as the service charts the program’s…
U.S. Army Soldiers performing preventive maintenance checks and services using Army Communications-Electronics Command’s AI-Assisted Maintenance system. (U.S. Army photo by Sean Kief)
Army officials said soldiers can query AIAM for repair references, document maintenance issues for their supervisors to vet, connect with civilian logistics assistance representatives for help and…
Michael Coulter, then-CEO of Hanwha Global Defense, speaks during the Warsaw Security Forum 2025 in Warsaw, Poland, on September 30, 2025. (Photo by Marek Antoni Iwanczuk/NurPhoto via Getty Images).
U.S. service members and Kuwaiti Land Forces participate in the game operation cyber justice, an event of the Best Cyber Warrior Challenge at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, May 15, 2019. (Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Christopher Lindborg)
After the services scrambled to prepare for the new program and leaders warned subordinates about looming pay cuts, the Pentagon authorized the military branches to preserve their…
