"What we’re realizing it’s probably more than COVID — there are true industrial base concerns," said Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant.
Early this year, Pete Hegseth told a Fox News audience a new, Pentagon-funded study proved that the number of military service members and veterans involved in the Jan. 6 insurrection did not indicate a wider problem in the armed forces. Hegseth, Donald Trump's pick to head the Department of Defense, wasn’t alone. The Wall Street Journal’s opinion page highlighted the same report as evidence that extremists in military communities were “phantoms” created by a “false media narrative.” The X account for Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee posted that the study showed the focus on extremism in the military was a “witch hunt.” But The Associated Press has found that the study relied on old data, misleading analyses and ignored evidence that pointed to the opposite conclusion.
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The Defense Department has made efforts to enhance its AI capabilities through the AI Adoption Strategy.
“There is a company on the watch list today. I won’t say who it is. I will say the tool has absolutely worked as intended,” said Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant.
As the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program inches closer to reality, DoD prepares defense industrial base for compliance requirements.
The background investigations inventory at DCSA has been growing for more than a year. Now officials are trying to address bottlenecks in the process.
DoD will rely on existing commercial networks "to the maximum extent possible," but in some cases, will need to run its own 5G infrastructure.
"We envision one promotion ecosystem, whether you have served in a full or part time capacity," said Space Force personnel chief Katharine Kelley.
Modernizing space programs while maintaining operations is one of the most challenging things, and rings true for the U.S. Space Force.
The demand for watercraft is rising, but the Army's fleet is shrinking. The GAO has a few recommendations for what's becoming a critical problem.
The CMMC tax credit would be available to companies with 50 or fewer employees. The bill could feature in negotiations over tax cuts next year.
Misconceptions about CMMC 2.0 pervade the Defense contracting world, leaving some contractors underprepared, the Summit 7 chief cybersecurity evangelist says.
The first group of satellites will be launched in the "March-April time frame," and the agency is "starting to cut metal" for Tranche 2.
The money from the CHIPS Act is part of larger outlays under its program, known as the Microelectronic Commons overseen by the Naval Surface Warfare Center.