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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)

Pentagon averts cyber pay cuts — for now — with one-year C-MIP ‘transition plan’

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…
Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg administers the oath of office to Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 16, 2025. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Madelyn Keech)

Pentagon launches pilot program that will use AI to manage sensitive information

The memo framed the Pentagon’s use of AI as a way to shed “dysfunction” caused by outdated classification and declassification procedures, which it describes as “endangering” to…
U.S. Army Soldiers and a DOD contractor assigned to the Regional Cyber Center-Southwest Asia, attempt to win a challenge for points at the 10th annual Best Cyber Warrior Competition in the CENTCOM area of responsibility, Oct. 29, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Dean John Kd De Dios)

The Pentagon’s new cyber mastery incentive model promised a ‘new era.’ Troops are bracing for pay cuts.

While the new program is meant to galvanize cyber skill development through escalating pay rates, the initiative is expected to bring significant pay cuts for cyber troops…
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A Soldier takes a cell phone picture as Lt. Col Astrid Ruiz-Fernandez, the exiting commander of the 205th Theater Public Affairs Support Element, speaks to the 205th TPASE for the last time as the commanding officer during a change of command ceremony June 7, 2025 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, TX. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Blake A. Essex)

We know how to protect our troops from telecom attacks. We’re just not doing it.

The carriers won't act without pressure. Congress and the Pentagon need to force their hand now.
Tech specialists discuss modern, adaptive solutions that work regardless of connectivity at GDIT’s ‘Battlespace of the Future’ summit. Panelists include, from left: Scoop News Group’s Billy Mitchell, Navy’s Michael Frank, Air Force’s Julianne Lefebvre, and GDIT’s Ben Gianni. (Scoop News Group photo)
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Defense leaders are redefining what it means to operate at the edge

Tech specialists from the Navy, Air Force and GDIT say modern, adaptive solutions that work regardless of connectivity are key to the battlespace of the future.
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)
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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…
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