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Emil Michael appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee for his nomination to become undersecretary of defense for research and engineering in Washington, D.C. March 27, 2025. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)

Senate confirms former Uber executive as Pentagon’s chief technology officer

The Senate on Wednesday voted 54-43 to confirm businessman Emil Michael as undersecretary of defense for research and engineering and the Pentagon’s CTO.
Master Sgt. David Fisk, Sgt. 1st Class Sandra Ibanez and Staff Sgt. Angel Leon discuss capabilities during a rehearsal for Project Convergence – Capstone 5 (PC-C5) at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in April 2025. PC-C5 is an Army-hosted culminating experiment that allows Joint partners and Multinational allies to integrate people, equipment, and technologies to support continuous transformation efforts aimed at aggressively shaping how future warfighters will operate in fast-paced, high-tech., multi-domain environments. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew Wantroba)

CDAO leaves edge data mesh nodes behind with Indo-Pacom after success in major exercise

This moves DOD closer to real-time data flow between the tactical edge and operational and strategic decision-makers, officials said.
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. David Whalen, assigned to the Marine Innovation Unit (MIU), Marine Forces Reserve, works on developing a “Flight Mode” software feature at the Marine Corps Software Factory (MCSWF) in Austin, Texas, 17 – 29 March, 2025. (U.S.Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Orion Stpierre)

Pentagon sets out two-year plan to scale enterprise cloud offerings, software factories

The Pentagon CIO's updated software modernization implementation plan highlights three goals to help improve the department's delivery and deployment of software capabilities.
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U.S. Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to launch JaiaBot unmanned underwater vehicles during reconnaissance beach survey training as part of MEU Exercise at Kin Blue Beach Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, May 6, 2025. The Marines conducted the training to ensure dive proficiency and further enhance amphibious reconnaissance skills by utilizing drones to locate the optimal crossing point in the water enabling rapid and safe crossing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alora Finigan)

Marine Corps releases AI implementation plan

The plan lays out timelines for achieving key objectives and tasks for digital transformation.
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…
U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Raider Training Center conducts underwater egress training during the Marine Raider Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 19, 2025. MRC, formally known as the Individual Training Course, is a 9-month long course designed to produce Marine Raiders who can operate across the spectrum of special operations in small teams. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Evan Jones)

Marine Raiders pursuing new tech for ‘rough and nasty’ fights in the Pacific

Maj. Gen. Peter Huntley, commander of Marine Forces Special Operations Command, talked to reporters about the future of the Raider force at Modern Day Marine.
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