


Hegseth calls for extensive reforms to Pentagon drone-buying practices
The memo directs the military services to create active duty formations by September, built for the sole purpose of scaling the use of drones across DOD.

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US resumes sending some weapons to Ukraine after Pentagon pause
The defense secretary directed the pause last week to allow DOD to assess its weapons stockpiles, in a move that caught the White House by surprise.

Year in review: Top stories from 2020
Secretive aircraft, tension with Turkey and warship problems: Here are the top stories from the year.

Row explodes between Pentagon, Biden transition team
Biden officials accused political appointees at the Pentagon of "limited cooperation" in the transition process, something department officials have denied.

What Gen. Austin should be asked in his confirmation hearing
"How would Austin manage the largest organization in the federal government?" That's just one of many questions this commentary recommends lawmakers ask.

‘It’s going to take a lot of digging’: The Pentagon’s long search to see if anyone’s hiding in its networks
A behind-the-scenes look at how the Pentagon hunts for cyber breaches

Trump repeats his vow to veto the defense budget bill, but won’t say when
The $740.5 defense authorization bill contains thousands of Pentagon reforms, pay re-authorizations and new program starts for 2021.

Amazon Web Services challenges Pentagon decision to stick with Microsoft for cloud contract
AWS alleges “even more egregious” mistakes in the DoD's re-award of the JEDI cloud to Microsoft.

DoD announces cybersecurity certification pilots
The tiered cybersecurity framework grades companies on their cyber hygiene.

How President-elect Biden can reinvigorate defense innovation
President-elect Biden and his team must do what President Trump promised and failed to do: Disrupt national defense.

Reported Russian hack of US systems has implications for DoD network security plans
The breach highlights security risks posed by third-party vendors.
