Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is questioning the Pentagon’s decision to deploy the artificial intelligence model developed by Elon Musk, the former senior advisor to President Donald Trump, and provide the model access to sensitive government information. […]
The Pentagon is preparing to release new guidance on data tagging and labeling, according to a senior official. The move aims to resolve a long-standing issue that has hindered the department’s ability to fully implement its zero trust cybersecurity strategy. […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is accelerating development of its multi-partner environment (MPE), a hybrid-cloud solution designed to give U.S. and allied forces real-time access to shared data – a capability leaders say will be critical in the next global conflict. […]
After months of vowing to “blow up” the Risk Management Framework (RMF), Katie Arrington, the Pentagon’s acting chief information officer (CIO), announced today that her office will release a revamped version of the framework in the coming weeks. […]
Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are once again calling out the Pentagon over its lack of transparency surrounding unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) research, and are demanding stronger protections for whistleblowers coming forward with UAP-related information. […]
After years of planning and testing, the Space Development Agency (SDA) has launched the initial operational satellites, its mega-constellation of hundreds of small satellites in low-Earth orbit (LEO) designed to provide persistent, global, low-latency data transport and missile tracking capabilities. […]
The House passed its version of the fiscal year (FY) 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Wednesday in a 231-196 vote, pushing forward a sweeping $848 billion defense policy package that emphasizes emerging technologies, space systems, and cybersecurity. […]
Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, the newly confirmed chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said on Wednesday that he is “optimistic” that the Pentagon will be able to draft better contracts, driving a cultural shift to speed technology procurement within the federal government. […]
House Democrats made another unsuccessful attempt this week to block funding for President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome defense project during a House Rules Committee vote on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). […]
Derek Tournear, director of the Space Development Agency (SDA), announced this week that he is stepping down after more than six years of leading the organization. […]
President Donald Trump has nominated Army Lt. Gen. Michele Bredenkamp to serve as the next director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), the Pentagon announced Friday. […]
Lawmakers are once again pushing to protect whistleblowers connected to unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs) – because if the truth is out there, people should be able to share it without fear. […]
The U.S. Navy plans to launch a new program office focused on robotic and autonomous systems, as part of a broader effort to modernize maritime capabilities and accelerate drone acquisition. […]
The Department of the Air Force’s (DAF) Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) has released a new strategy outlining how it will leverage commercial technology to modernize and secure its IT networks. […]
Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va., said this week that Congress is increasingly likely to approve a short-term continuing resolution (CR) budget agreement to keep the government funded past the end of the current fiscal year that ends on Sept. 30, as lawmakers work to reconcile their competing versions of the FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). […]
The U.S. Navy is narrowing its technology priorities and streamlining its acquisition strategy, according to Acting Navy Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Justin Fanelli who said this week that the service is prioritizing efforts to streamline technology acquisition and accelerate delivery of cutting-edge capabilities as it seeks to keep pace with commercial innovation and growing global threats. […]
Two senior officials at the Department of Defense (DOD) have departed their roles, marking another leadership shake-up at the Pentagon, a DOD official confirmed to MeriTalk today. […]
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that U.S. Space Command – one of the Defense Department’s (DOD) 11 unified combatant commands – will relocate from Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado to Redstone Arsenal, an Army installation in Huntsville, Ala. […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is calling on the tech and research community to help solve one of quantum computing’s biggest barriers: the inability of quantum systems to communicate and collaborate. […]
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has awarded a $48 million contract to Google Public Sector to modernize its global supply chain operations, marking the agency’s first major partnership with a commercial, AI-ready cloud provider. […]
The U.S. Army has authorized a third round of the Deferred Resignation Program (DRP), allowing Army commands to extend offers to civilian employees identified as surplus or occupying positions that could be reassigned to surplus personnel, a U.S. Army spokesperson confirmed to MeriTalk. […]
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Thursday directed the formation of a new task force that would lead the Defense Department’s efforts in developing and deploying counter-unmanned aerial systems (c-UAS) capabilities. […]
The Pentagon will no longer allow Chinese nationals to support Department of Defense (DOD) cloud environments, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a video posted to X on Aug. 27. […]
The Department of Defense (DOD) is in the process of trimming down its list of critical technologies as part of Chief Technology Officer Emil Michael’s effort to reform how the department delivers tangible results to the warfighter. […]
The U.S. Space Force may soon adopt a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) pilot program designed to ease security clearance barriers for small and nontraditional defense contractors. […]
The Department of Defense is overhauling how it sets military requirements to accelerate the delivery of new technologies, following a directive from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. […]
Doug Beck resigned Aug. 25 as director of the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), prompting leadership changes at the Pentagon’s tech hub, a Department of Defense (DOD) spokesperson told MeriTalk today. […]
The U.S. Air Force is falling short in managing data license rights in its major weapons system contracts, according to a recent report by the Department of Defense’s (DOD) inspector general (IG). […]
While many government agencies go all-in on cloud, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is turning to storage-as-a-service to deliver readily available maps to warfighters and modernize on-premise environments while cutting costs, a senior Corps official said on Aug. 21. […]
Less than six months after completing its seventh mission, the U.S. Space Force’s X-37B spaceplane is back in orbit for its eighth flight – a classified mission hosting next-gen technology demonstrations for several government partners. […]