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Arkansas Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 2 Robert Ellison, assigned to the 179th Cyber Protection Team, participates in the Capture the Flag event during Cyber Shield 2026 at the Professional Education Center in Little Rock, Ark., July 17, 2026. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Brooke Kentler/Released)

Latest Guard-led Cyber Shield exercise is focused on protecting the power sector, including OT

More than 1,000 troops and civilian experts are participating in the event.

2 hours ago By Jon Harper

Department of Defense Chief Information Officer Kirsten Davies delivers remarks at a CIO town hall at the Mark Center, Alexandria Va., Feb. 10, 2026. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)

Pentagon task force to review CMMC hits the ground running

The task force held its first meeting Thursday, just days removed from CIO Kirsten Davies initiating a pause of CMMC phase 2 requirements and a review of…

4 days ago By Billy Mitchell

DOD halts cybersecurity requirements for CMMC Phase 2: ‘The math just simply doesn’t math’

CIO Kirsten Davies told reporters that the current instantiation of CMMC has become too bureaucratic and burdensome on the industrial base.

Jul 13, 2026 By Brandi Vincent Mikayla Easley

Aerial view of the Pentagon building in Arlington, Va., on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

What the Pentagon’s new post-quantum cryptography directive means for defense contractors

The Defense Department wants to introduce PQC requirements into the CMMC program, but experts warn industry and the underlying technology is far from ready.

Jul 10, 2026 By Mikayla Easley

(U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Barry Loo)

Pentagon opens application window for paid cyber apprenticeships

The initiative comes as the Pentagon faces challenges in competing with the private sector to hire established cyber experts.

Jul 8, 2026 By Jon Harper

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Rob Lehman: Reflections on the Saronic-Powered Rescue Mission in the Strait of Hormuz

Rob Lehman, Co- Founder and COO of Saronic, shares lessons learned from the rescue mission as well as his insights on the changing nature of the defense…

Jul 6, 2026 By Billy Mitchell

US President Donald Trump, alongside (L/R) Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine, speaks to the press following US military actions in Venezuela, at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on January 3, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

Trump’s budget supplemental would secure billions for munitions, emerging defense tech

Along with replenishing munitions stockpiles, the supplemental request supports two key Space Force programs, drones, cybersecurity and autonomy.

Jun 25, 2026 By Mikayla Easley

A quantum computer at The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Information Directorate in Rome, New York is used to conduct experiments to improve quantum computing and networking. (U.S. Air Force photo / Keith Lewis)

Uncertain quantum future presents ‘existential threat’ to US military missions, DOD warns

The Pentagon’s new Post-Quantum Cryptography Strategy aims to prepare America’s defense enterprise for an “unpredictable quantum future state.”

Jun 25, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

Panelists at a defense conference. — Defense security leaders discuss the growing convergence of cyber and kinetic assets at GDIT’s ‘Battlespace of the Future’ summit. Panelists include, from left: Scoop News Group’s Billy Mitchell, U.S. Space Force’s Charlene Laughlin, U.S. Army’s Brandon Pugh, DOW’s Katherine Sutton and GDIT’s John Sahlin. (Scoop News Group photo)

The defense sector confronts the growing convergence of cyber and kinetic domains

Technical experts from DOW, the U.S. Army, the U.S. Space Force and GDIT highlight the need for advanced platforms, training and policies as physical and cyber domains…

Jun 25, 2026 By Scoop News Group

Pentagon taps Casepoint’s AI products to enhance classified legal ops

The software-as-a-service company’s CEO shared details about the platform’s capabilities ahead of the announcement.

Jun 24, 2026 By Brandi Vincent