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Pentagon puts a dent in cyber workforce vacancies
The Pentagon still needs nearly 30,000 cyber workers, but the number of open positions has gone down significantly since last year, defense officials said Thursday. “The civilian vacancy rate is now down to 16 percent—that is a 4.8…
Defense One Radio, Ep. 166: The Second Battle of Fallujah, 20 years later
Defense One Radio, Ep. 166: The Second Battle of Fallujah, 20 years later - Defense One
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How Trump may shake up DOD: an insider’s view
Few people, if any, have a better window into Donald Trump’s plans for the Pentagon than Christopher Miller, the final acting defense secretary of Trump’s first term and architect of the defense chapter of the Project 2025 document.Two…
The D Brief: Russia’s long barrage; Hasty training for Ukrainian troops; Germany’s government…
Russian drones attacked Ukraine’s capital city for eight consecutive hours, injuring at least two people, the Associated Press reported Thursday from Kyiv. Russian forces launched more than 100 Iranian-designed “Shahed” drones at…
Pace of war shortens EU-based training for Ukrainian troops
AT A TRAINING SITE IN POLAND—On the monitor, a row of drone feeds piped in live footage from a war zone: Russia’s Kursk province, where Ukrainian forces have been fighting since August. Sitting in front of the monitor, an…
What the Army learned from its first all-digital ground vehicle design
The Army is betting on digital engineering to save time and money as it develops its new infantry combat vehicle. “XM-30 is being built through a modular open standard that allows us, in theory, to more rapidly replace…
The D Brief: Trump wins; Israel fires defense minister; China’s new stealth jet; Fat Leonard,…
Trump win shakes up U.S. and its role in the worldHe’s back: Donald Trump secured enough Electoral College votes to emerge victorious following Tuesday’s historic American election, giving the 45th and now 47th president what he called an…
What Trump’s win means for the federal workforce
Donald Trump is projected to return to the White House next January, according to the Associated Press, and is poised to spur the most dramatic reimagining of the staffing of government in more than a century.That’s because Trump has…
Is Europe prepared for the U.S. election outcome?
Earlier this year, we emphasized the need—and increasing urgency—for Europe to improve its defense capabilities and create a degree of independence from the United States. It is not clear what progress NATO, and European member states…
FBI: Russian email addresses tied to ‘not credible’ bomb threats
Bomb threats that have slowed or delayed polling processes around the nation appear to be tied to a slew of Russian email addresses, the FBI said in a Tuesday afternoon statement.“The FBI is aware of bomb threats to polling locations in…
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