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Defense Digital Service directors used unauthorized tech tools, watchdog finds
Former Defense Digital Service, or DDS, directors improperly granted waivers to use IT tools and services unauthorized by department policies, the Pentagon inspector general found. Beginning in 2015, two former DDS…
The D Brief: US, Chinese defense leaders meet; Zelenskyy slaps Beijing; Retired Navy 4-star,…
SecDef Austin hits back at Shangri-La: After meeting in person for the first time in more than a year, the military chiefs of the U.S. and China spent the weekend conveying contrasting messages of ease and caution, respectively, on the…
How Russia-, China-linked actors use OpenAI for disinformation
A new report from AI company OpenAI reveals that actors based in Russia and China have used generative artificial intelligence to bulk up their disinformation operations around topics like Ukraine, Taiwan, Moldova, and the United States.The…
Marine Corps seeks to boost cyber and signals skills with new recruitment program
A Marine Corps pilot program will offer civilians the chance to enlist at ranks up to gunnery sergeant if they have skills in cyber operations or signals intelligence, according to guidance issued by the Corps on Wednesday. The…
Former vice chief of naval operations arrested on bribery, conspiracy charges
Updated: 4:05 p.m. ET.A former U.S. Navy vice chief of naval operations has been arrested on charges that he accepted bribes to steer work to a company while he was commander of naval forces in Europe and Africa, Justice…
Air Force unit resumes intel ops after Discord leak
The Air National Guard unit once home to the airman who leaked hundreds of classified documents will resume its intelligence mission this week.“The 102d Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group will resume its intelligence…
The D Brief: US, allies OK Ukrainian deep strikes; Houthi targets, struck; SECDEF meets Chinese…
The leaders of France, Germany, and the U.S. have authorized Ukraine’s use of long-range weapons to strike Russian military targets well beyond the front lines of Vladimir Putin’s Ukraine invasion. Several news outlets reported the…
The West needs to produce more critical minerals. Here’s how the Pentagon should help
Western governments are seeking to build more mines and refineries for critical minerals, given their necessity in not only clean energy technologies like electric vehicle batteries but also defense applications like…
Pentagon bets $480 million for AI-fueled intel platform
The Pentagon wants to expand its experimental intelligence platform across the combatant commands to the tune of $480 million over the next five years. “This is taking what has been built in prototype and experimentation and…
The Navy wants to crowdsource innovation
Two decades ago, the Pentagon’s blue-sky research agency jump-started an industry-wide scramble for self-driving cars with a pair of annual contests. These initial DARPA Grand Challenges led to events that sought breakthroughs in urban…
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