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From left to right: Jon Harper, editor-in-chief of DefenseScoop; Brent Ingraham, assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology; Robert Mantz, senior official for the contested logistics technologies Critical Technology Area at the Defense Department; and Shannon Judd, global director for global defense partners and mission system integrators at AWS, participate in a panel at GDIT’s Emerge: Battlespace of the Future conference, June 2, 2026. (Photo by Isaac Latimer with EPNAC)

Pentagon looks to AI, other tech to help tackle contested logistics challenges

“How we're going to win in sort of a contested logistics fight is having access to data," said Brent Ingraham, assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition,…

Jun 3, 2026 By Jon Harper

GenAI.mil Excite Day featured: Representatives from Google and the GenAI.mil team to meet and greet, answer questions, and share what’s coming. // Three stations set up with computers/monitors: (1) Real-time demos with Google, (2) GenAI.mil Getting Started videos and web interactive, (3) Training opportunities and pre-registration for a specialty Agent Designer course. // Visits from USD(R&E) Honorable Emil Michael and CDAO Mr. Cameron Stanley. (DOD Photo by Photo by Jeffrey Herbert)

DOD expands its classified AI work with 8 companies — excluding Anthropic — amid ongoing dispute

DOD announced new agreements with SpaceX, OpenAI, Google, NVIDIA, Reflection, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, and Oracle.

May 1, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

A soldier assigned to 1st Cavalry Division uses a drone on the Hunter/Killer lane during the U.S. Army Best Drone Warfighter Competition on Feb. 18, 2026, in Huntsville, Alabama. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Michelle Lessard-Terry)

Army launches drone marketplace developed in partnership with Amazon

The digital storefront will allow users to compare system functionalities, provide direct feedback, and place orders, according to the Army.

Mar 24, 2026 By Jon Harper

AWS logo at the SK AI Summit 2025 held at COEX in Seoul, South Korea on November 3, 2025. (Photo by Hwawon Ceci Lee/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Commercial data centers emerge as targets in modern warfare after drones hit 3 AWS facilities

This incident likely marks the first publicly confirmed instance of a hyperscale data center run by a U.S. company to be hit in combat.

Mar 3, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

Sean Batir moderates a panel at the Billington Cybersecurity Summit in Washington Sept. 12, 2025. (Photo by Brandi Vincent)

Transparency is key as AI gets smarter, experts say

Cybersecurity panelists spotlighted multiple risks and threats posed by emerging frontier AI applications.

Sep 15, 2025 By Brandi Vincent

Unlocking the potential of AI with a modern data strategy

DOD’s Garrett Berntsen and AWS’ Mickey Iqbal stress the need for agencies to have a strategy in place that allows them to overcome challenges with data fragmentation…

Aug 20, 2024

Army looking for contractor to take over resale of cloud capabilities across the department

The release of the RFI comes as the Army’s investment in cloud capabilities is expected to soar.

Jun 2, 2023 By Jon Harper

Fresh Dragon Cloud deployments result in less heavy-lifting for soldiers

"Minds were blown across the world" during a recent military cloud demonstration, DOD officials said.

May 25, 2022 By Brandi Vincent