Federal officials on May 14 said Anthropic’s Claude Mythos tool marks a turning point for government cybersecurity and military operations, warning that advanced AI models will require stronger public-private partnerships to defend against emerging risks. […]

According to a new report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), President Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” initiative could cost as much as $1.2 trillion to develop, deploy, and operate over 20 years, far exceeding the White House’s current $185 billion estimate. […]

The Pentagon will not use Anthropic as a Department of Defense (DOD) vendor despite ongoing government interest in the company’s powerful Claude Mythos artificial intelligence (AI) tool, DOD Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Emil Michael said Tuesday at the Politico Security Summit. […]

The Department of Defense (DOD) today released the first tranche of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) files, opening decades of previously classified records to public scrutiny for the first time. […]

The Department of Defense’s (DOD) Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) is expanding the use of a new task automation platform dubbed CDAO Wingman. The platform is designed to help personnel build digital assistants to offload document-heavy and compliance driven workloads. […]

During a House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee hearing on Thursday, lawmakers from both parties questioned the Pentagon’s plan to fund major defense programs through a reconciliation request, warning it could sidestep the traditional appropriations process and limit congressional oversight. […]

The Department of Defense (DOD) is launching a cyber apprenticeship program, designed to “rapidly cultivate a new generation of elite cybersecurity professionals,” officials said on April 28. […]

The Department of Defense’s (DOD) fiscal year (FY) 2027 budget proposal would send U.S. military spending soaring to $1.45 trillion – $1.1 trillion in discretionary funding and $350 billion in reconciliation funding – fueling major investments in missile defense, autonomous systems, cyber capabilities, and space, as part of a broader push to modernize the force. […]

Defense leaders said Tuesday the federal government has entered a new phase of operational deployment with artificial intelligence (AI). Meanwhile, Baltimore officials are deploying targeted pilots to improve public services.  […]

The U.S. Space Force (USSF) Front Door program has expanded to the U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM), offering a new avenue for commercial companies to connect with military leaders. […]

A three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday rejected a request by Anthropic to pause the Defense Department’s (DOD) designation of the company as a supply chain risk. […]

President Donald Trump has requested a record $1.5 trillion defense budget for fiscal year (FY) 2027, and a closer look shows how funding would be allocated across cyber, artificial intelligence (AI), missile defense, and drone efforts. […]

The Trump administration has requested a record-breaking $1.5 trillion defense-spending plan for fiscal year (FY) 2027, but within that big ticket request, Pentagon research and development (R&D) efforts funding would decline. […]

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) is seeking proposals from industry as it prepares to advance its autonomous drone swarm initiative. […]

The White House sent Congress today a $1.5 trillion fiscal year (FY) 2027 defense budget request, a major uptick from the 2026 request, fulfilling its long-standing pledge to push military spending past the trillion-dollar mark. […]

A federal judge in San Francisco granted Anthropic’s request for a preliminary injunction in its lawsuit against the Trump administration, temporarily blocking the government-wide ban of the artificial intelligence (AI) company’s technology. […]

Joseph Jewell was officially sworn in and began his role as the new assistant secretary of defense for science and technology (S&T) Thursday morning, the Pentagon announced.  […]

A federal judge in San Francisco raised her concerns at a court hearing over the Pentagon’s decision to designate Anthropic as a supply chain risk, suggesting it might be retaliation for the company’s stance on artificial intelligence (AI) use cases. […]

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is asking Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to explain why the Pentagon branded Anthropic as a “supply chain risk,” claiming that the move appears to be retaliatory. […]

The Department of Defense (DOD), alongside federal partners, issued a stern warning Friday to drone operators about the potential consequences of flying unmanned aerial systems (UAS) – or drones – in restricted airspace. […]

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) expects minimal disruption as it transitions away from Anthropic’s Claude technology, according to DOD’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Emil Michael. […]

Stacy Bostjanick, the chief of defense industrial base cybersecurity within the Department of Defense (DOD) Office of the Chief Information Officer, will leave federal service after 37 years, a DOD spokesperson confirmed to MeriTalk. […]

A new legislation introduced in the Senate would create restrictions on the Defense Department’s (DOD) use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to conduct surveillance of U.S. citizens, among other limits. […]

The Trump administration’s Golden Dome missile defense system just got more expensive. Initially priced at $175 billion, the effort will now cost $185 billion, according to Golden Dome Director Gen. Michael Guetlein. […]

The Department of Defense (DOD) – rebranded as the Department of War last year – has issued a new call to academia for “groundbreaking entry-level curriculum in AI and cybersecurity to prepare the next generation for the digital front lines.” […]

The federal government on Tuesday defended the Pentagon’s decision to blacklist Anthropic, arguing in a court filing that the move was lawful and driven by national security concerns. […]

The Department of Defense (DOD) needs to address external factors that could impede implementation of a major new cybersecurity program that has faced pushback from industry, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said. […]

Military officials highlighted new advances in cloud management and plans to expand multi-cloud environments during a Federal News Network webinar Tuesday, emphasizing collaboration with commercial technology providers to support military operations. […]

The Pentagon’s Joint Interagency Task Force 401 counter drone task force and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) conducted a high-energy laser test last week in an effort to advance the safe use of counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS) in the United States. […]

The General Services Administration (GSA) is proposing new contract guidelines that would require artificial intelligence (AI) vendors selling services to the federal government to allow agencies to use their models for “any lawful” government purpose.  […]