Africom’s new Defense Economics Office set up to drive outsized security returns
U.S. Africa Command increasingly views the economic domain as a core security vector.
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The military transferred Oshkosh IP over a new digital exchange so Marines could make their own parts
The military expects to compensate defense companies for letting it transfer IP through the DMX. How that will shake out isn’t clear yet.
Pentagon probes 30 U.S. academic institutions for potential ties to adversaries
A U.S. official shared the department’s full list of notified schools with DefenseScoop on Monday.
Facing growing threats, Army hosts Defense Critical Infrastructure summit to boost installation crisis response
“This is a no-fail mission and a national security imperative, but the threat is real, persistent and growing,” Brandon Pugh, principal cyber advisor to the secretary of…
‘Best of times, worst of times’ for the Coast Guard, commandant says, amid historic funding and legislative woes
The fiscal 2027 budget request calls for billions and billions more for the service. But amid the spring of subsidized hope, there is a cold-snap of congressional…
Commanders now responsible for cybersecurity training after Army cuts online course requirement to once every 5 years
The Army “found no relational improvement difference in cybersecurity outcomes between the annual training and other less burdensome forms of awareness,” according to a senior service official.
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Pentagon leaders expect Cybercom 2.0 to help thwart Chinese actors ‘living off the land’
A digital tactic known as “living off the land” is a major concern for U.S. officials.
New Pentagon report on China’s military notes Beijing’s progress on LLMs
The Defense Department released its annual report to Congress on Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China.
NDAA pushes Pentagon to establish joint drone and counter-drone program with Taiwan
The conference version of the fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act would require the Pentagon to try to set up a new joint program with Taiwanese officials.
New US National Security Strategy reveals Trump administration’s latest stance on Taiwan
Questions have swirled about what the administration's Taiwan policy will look like, as the White House pushes for an "America First" diplomatic approach.