House appropriators OK rebukes to recent DOD scandals in budget bill
Republicans inserted language restricting military actions on U.S. soil and blocking unsecure communications among senior officials in their 2026 budget.
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Hegseth won’t rule out military actions against Greenland, Panama
The defense secretary dodged questions from lawmakers about possible Defense Department plans against the allied territories.
New strategy will harness emerging tech to beat adversaries
The strategy will target 14 critical technologies ranging from emerging sciences to commercially available capability.
Four strategies the DoD must consider to leverage 5G’s full potential
5G is a different beast than many other technologies the military has leveraged from the private sector.
Pentagon names acting chief digital and AI officer as it moves toward full capability
DoD Chief Information Officer John Sherman will serve as the acting chief digital and artificial intelligence officer (CDAO), a newly created office designed to oversee the Defense Digital Service, the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, and the CIO he was already leading.
COVID drags defense industrial base down to failing grade
NDIA found that amid the pandemic, supply chains and companies' ability to surge production have deteriorated significantly.
Germany helps Putin with its double standard on arms exports
Berlin should drop its double standard and join the NATO effort to support Kyiv with more than helmets.
Space weather sensor passes final design review
The sensor is part of General Atomics' offering for the Space Force's Electro Optical Infrared Weather System program. The service will choose one company's prototype this spring for an on-orbit demonstration.
AT&T sees progress in Navy’s 5G smart warehouse experiment
The smart warehouse project is part of a $600 million investment by the Pentagon in testing and experimenting with 5G networks at military installations.
Here’s how intelligence agencies can search foreign documents without learning the language
The new machine learning system developed by Raytheon BBN Technologies in partnership with the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity allows English-speaking users to search foreign documents and speech without knowing the language.
New 5G challenge to incentivize open architecture solutions
The challenge will focus on open network concepts that could be integrated into future DoD 5G testbeds.
