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Marines with Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command pose for photos in cyber operations room at Lasswell Hall aboard Fort Meade, Maryland, Feb. 5, 2020. (Photo illustration source: DVIDS)

SASC proposes reorganization of Pentagon’s IT, cyber leadership

The dual-hatted Undersecretary of Defense for Cyber, Information, and Networks would oversee the Pentagon's IT enterprise and cyber operations.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a drone demonstration at the Pentagon, July 10, 2025. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac Llanez Delgado)

Senate pushes DOD to create new combatant command for unmanned systems

The proposed Robotic and Autonomous Systems Combatant Command would have special test and evaluation authorities, as well as limited acquisition authorities to streamline capability delivery.
Air Force Gen. Randall Reed, right, commander of the U.S. Transportation Command, and Air Force Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich, commander of the U.S. European Command and supreme allied commander Europe, testify during the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the “U.S. European Command and U.S. Transportation Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for FY2027 and the Future Years Defense Program,” on Thursday, March 12, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

How Transcom is handling medical evacuations and planning for Operation Epic Fury

The command “stands ready to swiftly move wounded, ill and injured personnel to life-saving care anywhere in the world,” a spokesperson said.
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 6th Squadron, 8th Calvary Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division deploy a smoke screen during Spartan Focus at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Feb.13, 2026. Dogface Soldiers employ drones to identify enemy movements, extend reconnaissance and enhance obscuration efforts through coordinated smoke screens. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Jaimee Perez)

Senators urge DOD to explore specialized treatments for drone-specific injuries

Uncrewed platforms cause harm that can differ from the wounds that troops endured from improvised explosive devices.
A Soldier assigned to 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment employs lethal small unmanned aerial systems during a visit with Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth at Fort Benning, Georgia on Sept. 4, 2025. (DVIDS — Photo by Spc. Luke Sullivan)

DOD placing first Drone Dominance orders this week, with deliveries slated for 17 military units in March

Senior officials shared new details about those and other pursuits to rapidly enhance the U.S. drone industry and associated weapons arsenal.
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Kirsten Davies, nominee to be chief information officer of the Defense Department, arrives for her Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen building on Thursday, September 18, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)

Senate committee advances Davies nomination for Pentagon CIO

Kirsten Davies has been placed on the Senate executive calendar for consideration of her nomination to be DOD chief information officer.
Airman 1st Class Gerald Mack, cyber operator with 175th Cyber Operations, Maryland Air National Guard, monitors cyber attacks during Exercise Southern Strike at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, April 21, 2023. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Renee Seruntine)

Senate bill calls for tighter reserve component inclusion in cyber mission force

The Senate Armed Services Committee's version of the fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act calls for a report to examine how DOD can improve inclusion of reserve…
FORT IRWIN, Calif. – Bravo Company (Bandits), 11th Cyber Battalion, culminated months of home station training with participation in National Training Center Rotation 25-03, January and February 2025. Expeditionary CEMA (Cyber and Electromagnetic Activities) Team 05 and ECT 06, B Co., 11CB, conducted electromagnetic reconnaissance, radio frequency enabled offensive cyber operations, and special purpose electromagnetic attacks to shape operations during the rotation for III Armor Corps, 1st Infantry Division, and 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne). (Photo by Steven Stover, 780th Military Intelligence Brigade (Cyber))

Senate Armed Services Committee wants DOD to explore ‘tactical’ cyber employment

A provision in the SASC version of the annual defense policy bill would direct a review of future force employment concepts for cyber operations.
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