Mara Karlin selected to lead Pentagon strategy office Karlin becomes the seventh individual nominated for a top Pentagon job in the last two weeks. By: Aaron Mehta 8 hours ago
Pentagon AI office wants to match software projects with best cloud environment The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center wants to weave together software development platforms so Defense Department offices can find a cloud that fits their data. Here's how it might work. By: Andrew Eversden 1 day ago
Biden nominates longtime expert as nuclear warhead chief Jill Hruby worked in the Department of Energy for more than three decades. By: Aaron Mehta 2 days ago
Biden to order all US troops out of Afghanistan by Sept. 11 White House officials had been struggling with a May 1 deadline to withdraw all U.S. troops from the country. By: Leo Shane III and Joe Gould 3 days ago
White House nominates first female Army secretary, names CAPE, personnel nominees President Joe Biden has nominated Christine Wormuth as the next Army secretary. If confirmed, she will be the first woman to hold the position. By: Jen Judson and Aaron Mehta 4 days ago
JAIC director: With flat budgets, turn to AI to save money Artificial intelligence with business systems will improve cost savings that can be reinvested elsewhere. By: Andrew Eversden April 9
Biden requests $715B for Pentagon, hinting at administration’s future priorities U.S. President Joe Biden’s fiscal 2022 budget request asks for $753 billion in national security funding, an increase of 1.6 percent that includes $715 billion for the Defense Department. By: Aaron Mehta and Joe Gould April 9
After COVID, are billions in biodefense funds needed to deter US adversaries? "The fear that another country will see this an Achilles heel for the United States is really, really significant, and showing we are leveraging really cutting edge technologies is absolutely imperative to try as part of our deterrent strategy." By: Aaron Mehta April 9
The Pentagon must act now to address vulnerability in its enterprise The Defense Department’s spare parts ecosystem provides an illuminating example of fragility and how targeted actions can mitigate risk. By: Tara Murphy Dougherty and Billy Fabian April 7
Defense Intelligence Agency continues progress on MARS database The Machine-Assisted Analytic Rapid-Repository System (MARS) is being designed to ingest the massive amount of data collected by the intelligence community By: Nathan Strout April 6