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The U.S. Marine Corps’ latest Force Design update calls for accelerating modernization to keep pace with new methods and technologies of modern conflict, as the service continues a sweeping transformation effort that began in 2020. […]

The U.S. Space Force (USSF) is asking industry to help shape the future of its orbital surveillance fleet, seeking feedback on a draft request for proposals for the next generation of satellites aimed at advancing on-orbit space domain awareness. […]

Five House Democrats are leading the latest congressional effort to demand answers from the Department of Homeland Security about the reassignment of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) employees to immigration enforcement roles during the government shutdown, calling the efforts “a political maneuver.”  […]

The Space Development Agency (SDA) launched 21 satellites Oct. 15 as part of its growing data transport network. The launch was the second mission in a campaign to deploy 154 spacecraft under SDA’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). […]

House Judiciary Committee Democrats on Thursday unveiled a new webpage with watchdog resources after the Trump administration cut off funding to the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) and shut down websites for at least 28 Offices of the Inspector General (OIGs). […]

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Speaking during a Defense News livestream at the Association of the United States Army’s Annual Meeting on Monday, Brandon Pugh, the Army’s principal cyber advisor, outlined plans to overhaul how the service manages its expanding data enterprise. […]

The U.S. Army has consolidated two of its major commands as part of its efforts to “modernize and streamline its operations,” marking the end of one era and the beginning of another. […]

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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) wants help as it tests a new automated search program that will give inventors a look at similar ideas to speed patent reviews and boost their quality.   […]

A bicameral bill introduced on Tuesday by Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Va., and Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., aims to provide timely relief to federal employees who have been illegally fired or subjected to other unjust personnel practices. […]

In a new partnership with the Department of the Air Force, the Marine Corps’ deputy commandant for information is launching a project-based artificial intelligence (AI) fellowship program designed to fast-track innovation from the field to the front lines. […]

A federal judge is temporarily allowing select federal agencies and unions to continue collective bargaining after executive orders from President Donald Trump earlier this year sought to cancel those agreements.  […]

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The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is requiring FedRAMP authorized cloud service providers (CSPs) to identify and report all Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) platforms, following the issuance of an emergency directive by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) last week. […]

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The Pentagon faces persistent challenges in acquiring and managing intellectual property (IP) rights for weapon systems, hampering its ability to repair, maintain, and modernize critical military assets, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). […]

Don’t remember the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) meta-human announcement from a few months back? No problem – new details have just been released, and a top CBP official has hinted that the meta-human may be deployed soon.  […]

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The Pentagon is a very large building that houses a lot of the authorities for the U.S. Military. It's big. This photo doesn't do it justice, but they're kinda rightly concerned about people flying drones around there.

James Mazol, President Donald Trump’s nominee for deputy undersecretary of defense for research and engineering (OUSD(R&E)), told lawmakers Thursday that maintaining U.S. technological superiority over China requires a bold, future-focused strategy that places emerging technologies at the center of defense planning. […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) plans to seek funding and input from international governments to support its Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) Program, a senior official said Wednesday.  […]

The U.S. Air Force’s Roland R. Wright Air National Guard Base in Utah is set to deactivate its tactical air control party (TACP) squadron and replace it with two new units focused on cyber operations. […]

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