Science & Tech
Navy’s 2-year-old robot task force eyes more AI
A 4th Fleet version of TF59 is in the works, and its lessons are headed to the Pacific as well.
Policy
Congress averts shutdown with a 45-day stopgap funding bill
Lawmakers passed a bipartisan measure just hours before a funding lapse was set to furlough hundreds of thousands of federal employees.
Defense Systems
How the Pentagon’s big tech bets could suffer if the government shuts down
Anything that needs new money to start or scale could see delays—including the Air Force’s quest to develop robot wingmen.
Defense Systems
Swamped with cybersecurity data, NGA hopes ChatGPT-like tools can help
The mapping agency is trying to keep tabs on 70,000 events per second.
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Northrop Grumman Chief Global Business Development Officer Steve O’Bryan discussed international partnerships, JADC2, and strategic areas of focus.
Defense Systems
NSA to stand up AI security center
Securing AI means preventing it “from learning, doing, and revealing the wrong thing,” Gen. Paul Nakasone said.
Policy
HASC chair: Space Command's temporary office is insecure. Officials: untrue
After White House scuttles move to Alabama, Rep. Rogers vows to keep SPACECOM from building a permanent HQ in Colorado.
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Seven pillars of security: users, devices, networks, visibility and analytics, automation and orchestration, application and workload, and data.
Threats
Lessons from Ukraine: U.S. Army using conflict in Europe to prepare soldiers for the next war
Chief concerns are drones, electronic surveillance, and artificial intelligence.
Policy
White House to feds: Prepare for a shutdown
Level of preparedness and communication varies across government agencies as fiscal deadline looms.
Voices
Policy
Air Force bristles at congressional cost limits for robot wingmen
But one lawmaker says the drone program needs safeguards against the Pentagon’s costly acquisition process.
Threats
Shutdown prep ramps up as Congress hurtles toward deadline
The White House has begun official planning efforts for a shutdown.
Defense Systems
US, Japan warn of China-backed hackers lurking in networking gear
The joint advisory cautioned that a China-backed threat group called BlackTech is exploiting weaknesses in routers to hack government and industrial targets.
Science & Tech
Space Force contracts for new ‘zero-trust’ data protection
It’s hard to upgrade infrastructure, especially if it's related to space.
Policy
Shutdown would be 'extremely disruptive' to defense production, workforce, acquisition chief says
“Can you imagine if the Chinese had something like this, where their government would shut down every few years?” Bill LaPlante said Tuesday.
Science & Tech
EU official calls out X as largest promotor of disinformation
“My message for Twitter/X is…We will be watching what you do,” official says.
Science & Tech
Space Force’s speedy launch record clears way for bigger launches—faster
The “Victus Nox” mission is part of the service’s “tactically responsive space” effort to respond quickly to in-orbit threats.
Policy
Senate preps short-term funding measure, but House remains on path to shutdown
The lower body's GOP leaders continue to pursue deep cuts to that stand no chance across Capitol Hill or in the White House.
Defense Systems
Connect everything? Leaders need to get specific first
Hazy visions of data flowing seamlessly around the battlefield won’t get the job done, says the Air Force general for C2 systems.
Science & Tech
New board will help Navy ‘absorb’ new tech into real-world ops
Science and Technology Board will examine “issues posed by the development of generative artificial intelligence”—like ChatGPT—as well as a range of other technologies.
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