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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Taylor Kirby, operations superintendent, and U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Randolph Halim, cyber warfare operator, both with the 262nd Cyber Operations Squadron, set up a local cyber range at Cyber Protection Team Conference 2026 at the Pierce County Readiness Center on Camp Murray, Wash., Feb. 25, 2026. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Dustin Jeffords)

Pentagon announces ‘Cyber Mastery Incentive Pay’

If prospective beneficiaries are looking for answers on how to qualify for C-MIP and how much they’d get paid under the new program, however, the announcement provides…

2 days ago By Drew F. Lawrence

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Mikey Dickerson: Crisis Engineering

Dickerson reflects on the lessons from a new book he co-authored on how to manage a crisis in government.

5 days ago By Billy Mitchell

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

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Brandon Pugh: The Army’s Cyber and Kinetic Missions are Converging

Pugh shares how the Army is increasingly treating cyber as an integral part of kinetic operations.

Jun 1, 2026 By Billy Mitchell

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Tyler Sweatt: Accelerating Software Deployment to Keep Pace with Wartime Urgency

Sweatt spotlights the urgent need for modern software in the U.S. military and how the Pentagon can speed adoption.

May 4, 2026 By Billy Mitchell

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Aguilar, members of Joint Interagency Task Force 401 and the Federal Aviation Administration, and key leaders from White Sands Missile Range, N.M., support a high-energy laser test using the AMP-HEL system March 7, 2026. (Courtesy Photo)

Pentagon, FAA sign safety agreement over counter-drone laser

“Following a thorough, data-informed Safety Risk Assessment, we determined that these systems do not present an increased risk to the flying public,” FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said.

Apr 13, 2026 By Drew F. Lawrence