Ideas
New US security entities hint at more Latin American operations
A new task force and coordinating body suggest SOUTHCOM senses a need for cooperation in the region.
Policy
Intel ops are underway at Space Command’s nascent Alabama HQ
Alabama landed SPACECOM after a years-long political fight. Now it’s getting off the ground.
Business
Pentagon hands Palantir up to $244M in no-bid work
A memo orders agencies to find uses for the company's software, but is mute on the required justifications for sole-source work.
Threats
Iran war reveals protection of space assets on bases has to ‘evolve,’ top general says
Key radars have been hit during Epic Fury, Gen. Whiting says.
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Policy
New Marine commander takes the helm in the Pacific
Lt. Gen. Glynn passed the flag to Lt. Gen. Turner, a classmate from The Basic School, on Tuesday.
Threats
Five things Space Command says it needs to win tomorrow’s wars
Gen. Whiting adds to previous calls for new tech in his final speech to the SMD Symposium.
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Science & Tech
The lasers are coming, but don’t forget training
Army space and missile defense leaders call for more emerging tech—and training—as new systems are developed.
Policy
‘There is no Golden Dome’ unless Congress prioritizes funding, general warns
Last year, the Pentagon forbade officials to talk about it. Now the program’s leader is calling for help.
Defense Systems
Pentagon to solicit entrants for next giant cloud-service contract vehicle
DISA aims to expand its $9 billion cloud vehicle beyond the big four hyperscalers.
Voices
Policy
How Congress is reshaping the administration's FY27 budget
Three of the four House and Senate committees have marked up the spending proposal. Here's what they want.
Defense Systems
ICBM killer passes two key tests ahead of design review, Lockheed says
The company’s Next Generation Interceptor had an 18-month delay for motor problems.
Threats
Local water utilities are under cyber attack. A new group wants to help
The National Rural Water Association and DEF CON Franklin are coordinating the development of a replicable cybersecurity package for water providers.
Policy
The government was ready to expand its voting-security work. Then it pulled the plug
Cybersecurity executives described the political pressures that emerged when their findings did not support claims of election manipulation.
Threats
AI agents conspired to hack into networks and steal data during an experiment: study
When researchers imposed difficult missions, AI tools forged identities, escaped sandboxes—and tried to cover it all up.
Science & Tech
Rough waters help firm demo ‘expeditionary manufacturing’ aboard warship
Firestorm Labs says it 3D-printed thousands of parts as waves buffeted USS Essex.
Defense Systems
Officials hedge SpaceX aircraft-tracking satellite bet with three smaller company contracts
Rocket Labs, STR, and one mystery company are the latest space-based AMTI awardees.
Policy
Did AI blow a $450M Army contract decision? Company lawsuit says yes
The Defense Department is increasingly using AI in "high-impact" bid evaluations.
Threats
US has too few interceptors to deter war with China, experts say
A new report from Heritage is the latest to sound alarms over the expenditure of munitions in Trump's Iran war.
Science & Tech
Can an Alaskan spaceport ease Pentagon’s launch bottleneck?
Rocket Lab says its suborbital launches at Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska could lead to national-security ones.
Policy
How many worked for DOGE? New data emerges, but many agencies stonewall
At least 206 people worked for the Trump administration's radical effort to reshape government.
Science & Tech
As AI models break free, White House works with firms on secret safety measures
Lawmakers blast administration's "ad-hoc" AI strategy; tech giants pitch ideas to keep federal contracts flowing.
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