DCAS currently includes information about personnel who have been classified as deceased, wounded, ill, or injured during their service. www.youtube.com/watch?v=edJH...

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The memo framed the Pentagon’s use of AI as a way to shed “dysfunction” caused by outdated classification and declassification procedures, which it describes as “endangering” to the department’s mission. www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8VQ...

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The legislation would direct the secretary of defense to create new reporting requirements and voluntary guidance for large AI contractors.

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Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby approved a departmentwide instruction that went into effect this week and details how the Pentagon will award action-based financial bonuses to innovative cyber warriors.

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The nation’s counter-drone task force “will not accept a slow-moving bureaucracy when faced with a fast-moving threat,” a spokesperson said. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahzc...

In his “State of the Force” address, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth billed this as a new “national insurance policy” to protect the homeland. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xycC...

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The contract marks the latest signal for the Army’s expansion of NGC2, an ecosystem of interconnected hardware and software underpinned by Anduril’s Lattice software platform.

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She previously helped co-found the Defense Department's Tradewinds Marketplace for commercial AI and data products.

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The Trump administration and Anduril Industries unveiled plans Tuesday for a new “software-defined” shipyard that will help build attack submarines for the Navy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jpA... | defensescoop.com/2026/10/06/w...

White House, Anduril announce plans for new ‘software-defined’ shipyard to help build attack submarines.

And, Hegseth issues new directive to hasten U.S. military’s counter-drone pursuits.

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The U.S. Air Force is conducting market research to support efforts to beef up its point defense capabilities in South Korea against small unmanned aerial systems and other drones.

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Delivered through the service’s DC3oE, the award allows select Army organizations to use Kaizen’s application layer system, one meant to streamline typically clunky military workflow tools.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday the launch of a new U.S. military command with “service-like authorities” to facilitate the rapid adoption of autonomous and robotic assets across the entire joint force. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm1A...

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Army Special Forces graduated the first batch of a new military occupational specialty meant to help units, soon across the Army, employ an ever-evolving suite of military technology.

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The nation’s counter-drone task force “will not accept a slow-moving bureaucracy when faced with a fast-moving threat,” a spokesperson said.

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The Pentagon is pursuing multiple initiatives to enhance its space posture, including the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture and the Space Data Network. defensescoop.com/2026/10/02/s...

Both West and Metz will report directly to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a source told DefenseScoop.

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Officials warned that if the award was not approved, DIA would “experience an immediate lapse" in its core data center infrastructure warranty.

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The Pentagon’s new cyber mastery incentive model promised a ‘new era.’ Troops are bracing for pay cuts.
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Joint Interagency Task Force 401's director shared new details about the counter-drone hub’s new “tech arsenal."

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