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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…

4 days ago By Drew F. Lawrence

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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

A view of the Palantir building is seen during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos Switzerland 2026/01/20 (Photo by Laurent Hou / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images)

Feinberg’s new Maven directive sets AI-enabled decision-making as ‘the cornerstone’ for CJADC2

Less than a month after the edict's release, experts said the full implications of this major transition remain unclear.

Apr 3, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

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Katrina Manson: Project Maven and the Advent of Algorithmic Warfare

Katrina Manson, Author, Project Maven & Reporter, Bloomberg News

Mar 24, 2026

A U.S. Soldier, assigned to 277th Maintenance Support Company, Task Force Badger, surveys the southern border at Del Rio, Texas, March 6, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Walker Pino)

Senators criticize agencies over dual counter-drone incidents in Texas after briefing from officials

A senior defense official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told DefenseScoop Wednesday that the Pentagon’s counter-drone entity — known as Joint Interagency Task Force 401 —…

Mar 4, 2026 By Drew F. Lawrence