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Pentagon background-check systems at risk of hacking, GAO says
The Pentagon agency that vets federal employees hasn’t worked hard enough to protect its IT systems and the sensitive personnel data they store, according to a watchdog report.“While has taken steps to prepare for managing security risks…
US blacklists Kaspersky software over alleged Kremlin ties
The Commerce Department barred the sale of cybersecurity products made by Russia-based Kaspersky Labs in the United States on grounds that the firm’s ties to the Kremlin pose national security risks to American customers using its…
Two startups join forces to make self-flying tankers, dogfighting AI, and more
One startup has Air Force contracts to rig a KC-135 tanker and C-130 airlifter for autonomous flight; the other created the AI pilot moving on in a DARPA dogfighting program. Now they’re joining forces.Last week, the Boston-based Merlin…
Army hopes digital models in contracts can help industry deliver faster and better
The use of digital models and generative-AI tools could become standard in Army contracting if the service can clear hurdles related to workforce training and trust, the deputy assistant Army secretary for data, engineering, and software…
The D Brief: Russia’s new bomb; Rolling blackouts in Ukraine; Bid for Philly shipyard;…
The Russian military appears to have unleashed a new weapon on Ukraine for the first time on Thursday in northeastern Kharkiv. It's a 6,600-pound, air-launched glide bomb known as the FAB-3000 UMPK. It’s part of a wider Russian effort, as…
How AI is turning satellite imagery into a window on the future
Satellite image providers say that new artificial intelligence tools, coupled with more and faster satellite data, will enable image providers to much better anticipate events of geopolitical significance and notify customers and operators…
NATO’s Article 5 isn’t as ironclad as many think
The outcome of the upcoming U.S. presidential election is going to have major consequences for the relationship between the U.S. and its allies. While President Joe Biden is a firm believer in the value of the transatlantic…
Ultrasecure comms could give special operators a leg up
Quantum computing gets a lot of attention for its potential to break encryption, but it might also make special operators’ communications more secure than ever. Late last year, a company called Rhea Space Activity demonstrated its…
The D Brief: Putin, Kim sign treaty; IDF: we can’t destroy Hamas; New NATO chief?; Air-defense…
Is Israel's Rafah campaign winding down? Israeli military officials seem to suggest as much, flagging the alleged destruction of most of Hamas’s 24 battalions, including three of the four battalions believed to be operating inside…
The Day Private Willie Mays Threw Out My Dad
On May 29, 1952, Army draftee Willie Mays reported for duty at Fort Eustis in Newport News, Virginia. The reigning National League Rookie of the Year would see no action during his nearly two years of service—except on the baseball diamond,…
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