Steve Feinberg Archives

A target is hit by a first-person view small unmanned aircraft system strike during an FPV sUAS live fire demonstration at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 29, 2026. I Marine Expeditionary Force, in partnership with Defense Innovation Unit, evaluated fiber-optic drones for use in signal-degraded environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Bustamante)

In its next chapter, DIU aims to reduce the military’s ‘cost per kill’

In an exclusive interview with DefenseScoop, Owen West shared new details about his vision to reshape DIU’s operational structure to fit its modern mission.

Jul 15, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

U.S. Army Capt. Zach Marise, a deliberate operations team with the National Guard Bureau, uses the Maven Smart System in Arlington, Virginia, Feb. 20, 2026. Marise teaches the MSS and its capability to process vast amounts of data from weather to troop locations. (U.S. Army Photo by Master Sgt. Whitney Hughes)

DOD wants more than $2B in fiscal 2027 to move beyond ‘fragmented’ CJADC2 deployments

Budget documents indicate that the department aims to swiftly consolidate “software-centric C2 onto a single pane of glass” in the next year.

May 28, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

Tom Harker speaks at the UiPath Fusion conference, May 5, 2026. (Photo courtesy of Scoop News Group)

Pentagon to lean on AI to achieve audit goals

The department is under pressure to achieve results.

May 5, 2026 By Jon Harper

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (R) speaks alongside US CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper (L) during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on April 16, 2026. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. launches ‘Operation Economic Fury’ to obstruct Iran’s revenue streams amid blockade

Senior officials signaled how the Trump administration is augmenting the war effort with economic pressure against Iran.

Apr 16, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

U.S. Army Maj. Steven McPherson, a joint doctrine team chief with the National Guard Bureau, looks at the interface of the Maven Smart System in Arlington, Virginia Feb. 20. McPherson was in a class to learn the MSS and its capability to process vast amounts of data from weather to troop locations. (U.S. Army Photo by Master Sgt. Whitney Hughes)

DOD components face ‘aggressive’ timeline for Maven Smart System transition

A March 9 memo sets an ambitious deadline for the Pentagon to make MSS a formal program of record by the end of this fiscal year.

Apr 15, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

Stephen Feinberg, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Deputy Secretary of Defense, testifies during his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on February 25, 2025 in Washington, DC.(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

DOD officially launches new Economic Defense Unit to mesh military aims with global financial sway

The EDU director will oversee the hub as the deputy secretary’s principal advisor for economic competition across the Defense Department.

Apr 10, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

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