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fromwww.businessinsider.com
19 hours ago

The US is burning through expensive missiles. DARPA is looking for cheaper ones that can be built in days, not months.

"To accelerate current weapons development timelines, DARPA is considering an alternative development paradigm to increase the nation's magazine depth and breadth."
World news
US Elections
fromAxios
47 minutes ago

"We're fighting wars": Trump bets his presidency on the Pentagon

Trump's budget prioritizes military spending, significantly cutting non-defense programs amid declining approval ratings and rising gas prices.
Science
fromFast Company
21 hours ago

The Navy brought a retired laser weapon back for a new drone fight

The U.S. Navy has revived a high-energy laser weapon for military exercises, enhancing capabilities against asymmetric threats.
Washington DC
fromBusiness Insider
12 hours ago

The White House requests $66 billion for Trump's 'Golden Fleet'

The White House requests $66 billion for 34 new Naval ships as part of a $1.5 trillion defense budget for fiscal year 2027.
#cybersecurity
SF politics
fromNextgov.com
14 hours ago

Trump's FY27 budget makes both boosts and cuts to tech operations

The FY27 budget proposal significantly cuts funding for cybersecurity, reflecting ongoing efforts to reduce the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's resources.
Node JS
fromInfoQ
5 days ago

Are We Ready for the Next Cyber Security Crisis Like Log4shell?

Organizations are not prepared for the next cybersecurity crisis, similar to Log4Shell.
Information security
fromSecurityWeek
1 day ago

Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 38 Deals Announced in March 2026

Thirty-eight cybersecurity-related M&A deals were announced in March 2026, including significant acquisitions by Airbus, AppViewX, Cellebrite, and Databricks.
US politics
fromFast Company
20 hours ago

Trump's 2027 budget could give the Pentagon the most massive boost in decades

President Trump's 2027 budget prioritizes military spending, proposing $1.5 trillion for the Pentagon amid significant national deficits.
Intellectual property law
fromNextgov.com
13 hours ago

Tech bills of the week: Limiting adversaries' access to US tech; and boosting cyber apprenticeships

New legislation aims to strengthen U.S. export controls on sensitive technologies to prevent adversaries from exploiting them for economic gain.
#ai-regulation
US politics
fromFast Company
4 weeks ago

Pentagon follows through with its threat, labels Anthropic a supply chain risk 'effective immediately'

The Trump administration designated Anthropic as a supply chain risk, forcing government contractors to stop using Claude AI, citing national security concerns over surveillance and autonomous weapons capabilities.
Artificial intelligence
fromTechzine Global
4 weeks ago

Pentagon labels Anthropic a supply chain risk

The US Department of Defense designated Anthropic as a supply chain risk over disagreements about military use of Claude AI, particularly regarding mass surveillance and autonomous weapons restrictions.
Artificial intelligence
fromNextgov.com
2 weeks ago

The Pentagon's 'woke AI' problem

The Trump administration pressured Anthropic to expand Pentagon contract terms to include 'all lawful purposes' or face supply chain risk designation, framing the conflict as opposition to 'woke AI' despite Anthropic's extensive use in defense and intelligence operations.
fromFast Company
4 weeks ago
US politics

Pentagon follows through with its threat, labels Anthropic a supply chain risk 'effective immediately'

Right-wing politics
fromFortune
14 hours ago

Plowshares into swords: Trump's $1.5 trillion defense surge is the largest since World War II - and no one can explain how to pay for it | Fortune

President Trump's 2027 budget proposal seeks to increase defense funding to $1.5 trillion, marking one of the largest budget increases in U.S. history.
Information security
fromTechzine Global
1 day ago

Axios supply chain attack victim posts postmortem to prevent a repeat

Axios was compromised for three hours, distributing Remote Access Trojans due to a sophisticated social engineering attack by North Korean group UNC1069.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
2 days ago

Boeing Gains 5%, Lockheed Martin Up 2%: Defense Stocks Are Having a Moment as Pentagon Spending Accelerates

Boeing and Lockheed Martin shares rose significantly due to a major Pentagon contract to triple production capacity for PAC-3 missile seekers.
Healthcare
fromNextgov.com
3 days ago

VHA, Labor Department tap Salesforce for critical modernization efforts

Federal agencies are using Salesforce's AI technology to enhance customer experience and automate contact center engagement.
fromThe Walrus
3 days ago

The Man Who Put AI at the Centre of America's War Machine | The Walrus

"War is terrible, war is terrible, war is terrible," he intones, holding my gaze and giving voice to a universal chorus.
DC food
Business intelligence
fromNextgov.com
2 days ago

Survey: Human capital is a key barrier to government AI adoption

Federal leaders view AI as essential for improving agency efficiency, but many initiatives remain in early stages due to various implementation barriers.
#data-integrity
fromComputerworld
3 days ago
Data science

IT lesson from the Iran war: AI makes your data problems so much worse

AI can exacerbate existing data issues in enterprises, as demonstrated by the US military's bombing due to outdated intelligence.
Information security
fromSecurityWeek
3 days ago

The Next Cybersecurity Crisis Isn't Breaches-It's Data You Can't Trust

Data integrity now encompasses data trust, emphasizing the importance of reliable data in AI-driven decision-making.
Data science
fromComputerworld
3 days ago

IT lesson from the Iran war: AI makes your data problems so much worse

AI can exacerbate existing data issues in enterprises, as demonstrated by the US military's bombing due to outdated intelligence.
Information security
fromSecurityWeek
3 days ago

The Next Cybersecurity Crisis Isn't Breaches-It's Data You Can't Trust

Data integrity now encompasses data trust, emphasizing the importance of reliable data in AI-driven decision-making.
EU data protection
fromFast Company
1 week ago

The most important defense regulation you've never heard of

CMMC mandates new cybersecurity standards for the defense industrial base, impacting thousands of businesses and transforming the defense supply chain.
fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

Who Needs Tanks In the Age of Drones?

When I brought up the drones that Ukraine has used so effectively against Russian tanks, the company's chairman and CEO, Armin Papperger, was withering in his dismissal. 'This is how to play with Legos,' he told me.
Germany news
US politics
fromNextgov.com
15 hours ago

President's budget proposes folding beleaguered DHS intelligence office into headquarters

The Department of Homeland Security's intelligence office faces consolidation and potential workforce reductions under Trump's proposed budget for 2027.
European startups
fromwww.businessinsider.com
1 week ago

The US military is pushing up production for the weapons that could matter most in a major war

The Department of Defense is increasing production of critical weapons, including THAAD interceptors, to meet rising demand and address stockpile concerns.
#defense-spending
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
3 weeks ago

3 Defense Stocks Built for the New Era of National Security Spending

Defense spending is shifting structurally, with investors identifying companies positioned to capture the next decade of growth through diversified funds, nuclear propulsion specialists, and emerging defense technology providers.
fromThe Cipher Brief
3 weeks ago
US politics

America's "Exquisite Class" Weapons Shortage

President Trump met with major U.S. defense contractors to quadruple production of advanced weaponry while simultaneously pursuing military interventions in Venezuela and Iran instead of diplomatic solutions.
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago
US politics

Trump's message to defense contractors: There might be a lot more money coming, but only if you deliver

The administration will condition increased defense funding on contractors prioritizing production and readiness over shareholder returns and executive pay.
Washington DC
fromwww.aljazeera.com
15 hours ago

Trump seeks historic $1.5 trillion for military in Congress budget request

The budget request includes a significant increase in military spending while cutting domestic programs, reflecting the administration's priorities.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
3 weeks ago

3 Defense Stocks Built for the New Era of National Security Spending

Defense spending is shifting structurally, with investors identifying companies positioned to capture the next decade of growth through diversified funds, nuclear propulsion specialists, and emerging defense technology providers.
#air-defense
World politics
fromwww.businessinsider.com
1 week ago

Total air defense is effectively impossible. In a major war, the West may have to make hard choices.

The West must make difficult choices about air defense priorities in large-scale wars due to limitations in resources and technology.
Russo-Ukrainian War
fromwww.businessinsider.com
3 days ago

US allies are scrambling to buy Ukraine's counter-drone tech, but gear alone isn't enough to defeat the Shahed threat

American allies must develop comprehensive air defense systems against drones, not just purchase technology from Ukraine.
World news
fromIrish Independent
1 day ago

Trump vows to strike civilian infrastructure as Iran strikes at Gulf tech sites

Tehran plans to charge for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, aiming to ensure safe navigation amid rising tensions with the US.
#drones
fromThe Atlantic
3 days ago
Russo-Ukrainian War

Who Is Spying on America's Nuclear Triad?

Ukraine effectively uses small drones in warfare, raising concerns about U.S. military preparedness for drone threats.
fromThe Cipher Brief
1 week ago
US news

America's Drone Future

State and local governments will face significant challenges managing the increasing number of drones in U.S. airspace.
#gps
Science
fromWIRED
3 days ago

The US Military's GPS Software Is an $8 Billion Mess

The GPS OCX system, despite being delivered, remains nonoperational and faces potential cancellation due to ongoing issues.
Science
fromWIRED
3 days ago

The US Military's GPS Software Is an $8 Billion Mess

The GPS OCX system, despite being delivered, remains nonoperational and faces potential cancellation due to ongoing issues.
fromNextgov.com
3 days ago

HHS reverses Biden-era restructuring of its IT and tech operations

HHS Chief Information Officer Clark Minor stated that consolidating the CTO, CDO, and CAIO roles within his office allows the department to move faster on shared platforms and protect systems more effectively.
Healthcare
Privacy professionals
fromAxios
3 days ago

Cyber warfare starts to get personal in war between U.S., Israel and Iran

Iran-linked hackers are using data leaks and intimidation tactics against individuals to influence public perception during the current conflict.
SF politics
fromNextgov.com
4 days ago

New contract for background investigations raises concerns about scale and risk

DCSA is modernizing its Case Processing Operations Center to enhance background investigations and incorporate Continuous Vetting for national security.
US politics
fromIntelligencer
16 hours ago

Trump's Priority Is Now Militarism, at Home and Abroad

Trump and Republicans are pre-funding ICE and Border Patrol without new regulations, limiting Democratic influence on immigration enforcement.
fromPOLITICO
20 hours ago

Trump asks Congress to supersize military budget, slash domestic programs

The White House is seeking a 10 percent cut to nondefense spending, proposing a reduction of $73 billion from federal programs outside the military, targeting environmental initiatives.
Washington DC
Germany news
fromThe Local Germany
6 days ago

Germany's Merz says determined to save European warplane project

Friedrich Merz is determined to salvage the troubled FCAS warplane programme despite nearing abandonment due to ongoing disagreements between Dassault and Airbus.
Information security
fromTheregister
1 day ago

Maude-HCS helps model and validate covert network designs

Maude-HCS, an open-source toolkit for covert communication networks, allows organizations to experiment with secure and anonymous communication systems.
fromNextgov.com
3 days ago

Agency CIOs must supply top-down IT contract information, OMB memo states

What we want to do is make sure that CIOs are fully empowered to be there at the beginning of conversations, that they are part of the formulation of budget and policy from liftoff.
Privacy professionals
SF politics
fromAxios
5 days ago

Exclusive: Wind projects delayed as Trump's Pentagon reviews stall

At least 30 onshore wind farm projects are stalled due to Pentagon paperwork, affecting 7.5 gigawatts of capacity.
European startups
fromFortune
1 week ago

Anduril's new megadeal rewrites the rules for Silicon Valley-and raises new risks | Fortune

The Pentagon is increasingly investing in tech defense startups, exemplified by a significant contract with Anduril worth up to $20 billion.
Russo-Ukrainian War
fromwww.businessinsider.com
3 days ago

Ukrainian troops showed 'greater tactical imagination' than Western trainers, British officer says, pointing to their ambush tactics

Ukrainian soldiers demonstrate greater tactical creativity and flexibility compared to their Western trainers, particularly in ambush tactics.
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 days ago

Hegseth's Broker Sought To Invest in Defense Contractors

Hegseth's financial broker inquired about a multimillion-dollar investment in BlackRock's Defense Industrials Active ETF, which invests in global defense and security-related companies.
US politics
from24/7 Wall St.
3 weeks ago

Ondas Just Unlocked $1 Billion In Prime Defense Contracts

Ondas said Q4 revenue landed between $29.1 million and $30.1 million, comfortably above the $27 million to $29 million range it had guided to in January. For the full year, revenue came in at $49.7 million to $50.7 million versus prior guidance of $47.6 million to $49.6 million. Adjusted EBITDA losses narrowed in line with expectations, and the company reiterated its 2026 revenue target of $170 million to $180 million.
Venture
Washington DC
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 days ago

Top Trump Spox Asked About Massive Military Complex' Under New White House Ballroom

A massive military complex is being built under the new White House ballroom, with upgrades to facilities ongoing.
Artificial intelligence
The Pentagon awarded $200 million each to four tech companies for advanced AI models, with Anthropic later imposing restrictions on military use for domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

These aren't AI firms, they're defense contractors. We can't let them hide behind their models

AI warfare systems replicate the 'fog procedure' military strategy by automating chosen blindness through algorithmic opacity, enabling violence while obscuring accountability and decision-making responsibility.
Artificial intelligence
fromEngadget
2 weeks ago

The Defense Department reportedly plans to train AI models on classified military data

The Pentagon plans to train AI models on classified information in secure facilities for exclusive military use to enhance warfighting capabilities.
fromComputerWeekly.com
2 weeks ago

UK MoD awards more than two dozen contracts for AI targeting systems | Computer Weekly

Asgard will help it realise the ambitions of the government's 2025 Strategic defence review, which promised to 'deliver a tenfold increase in lethality over the next 10 years' via a combination of enhanced 'firepower, surveillance technology, autonomy, digital connectivity and data'.
Artificial intelligence
Information security
fromThe Cipher Brief
2 weeks ago

America Is Digitally Fragile - and Our Adversaries Know It

America faces unprecedented vulnerability as critical infrastructure systems are digitally dependent and interconnected, while adversaries possess capabilities to penetrate and pre-position for exploitation before conflict begins.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

How corporations have collaborated with US military over the decades

Our war fighters are leveraging a variety of advanced AI tools. These systems help us sift through vast amounts of data in seconds so our leaders can cut through the noise and make smarter decisions faster than the enemy can react. Humans will always make final decisions on what to shoot and what not to shoot and when to shoot, but advanced AI tools can turn processes that used to take hours and sometimes even days into seconds.
Artificial intelligence
Venture
fromThe Cipher Brief
1 month ago

What the Latest Policy and Tech Shifts Mean for National Security

Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems require integrated, multi-layered defense architectures combining non-kinetic and kinetic responses rather than isolated legacy technologies, as modern autonomous drones render traditional electronic warfare ineffective.
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

There's a new US Army office 'getting in the dirt' with soldiers and trying to quickly turn their ideas into real battlefield tech

Number one is speed takes priority over perfection. We can iterate to get to operational capability. And the second is that early soldier feedback is critical in order to make sure we're getting the right technology for the future fight, and then we want to be able to prove the demand signal before we spend big dollars on programs.
US news
#ai-ethics
Artificial intelligence
fromWIRED
3 weeks ago

Anthropic Claims Pentagon Feud Could Cost It Billions

The US Department of Defense's supply-chain risk designation of Anthropic has caused current and prospective customers to demand new contract terms, cancel deals, and withdraw from negotiations, threatening hundreds of millions in expected Pentagon-related revenue and potentially billions in overall sales.
#military-procurement
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fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Germany's Bundeswehr shopping list

The Bundeswehr is rapidly rearming with over 108 billion ($129 billion), buying thousands of loitering munitions and expanding drone defenses against a potential 2029 Russian attack.
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Integrate raises $17M to move defense project management into the 21st century | TechCrunch

John Conafay, a veteran of the US Air Force, has spent most of his career leading business development at public and private aerospace companies, including Spire, Astranis, and ABL Space Systems. At each company, Conafay ran into the same software hurdle: collaborating on government contracts was a logistical mess that forced his teams and their federal counterparts to rely on a tedious back-and-forth of PDFs and Excel files.
Tech industry
#ai-governance
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.bbc.com
4 weeks ago

Anthropic labelled a supply chain risk by Pentagon

The US Pentagon designated AI firm Anthropic a supply chain risk for refusing to grant unrestricted government access to its AI tools, citing concerns about mass surveillance and autonomous weapons.
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
4 weeks ago

It's official: The Pentagon has labeled Anthropic a supply chain risk | TechCrunch

The Department of Defense designated Anthropic a supply chain risk after the company refused to allow military use of its AI for mass surveillance and autonomous weapons.
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.bbc.com
4 weeks ago

Anthropic labelled a supply chain risk by Pentagon

The US Pentagon designated AI firm Anthropic a supply chain risk for refusing to grant unrestricted government access to its AI tools, citing concerns about mass surveillance and autonomous weapons.
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
4 weeks ago

It's official: The Pentagon has labeled Anthropic a supply chain risk | TechCrunch

The Department of Defense designated Anthropic a supply chain risk after the company refused to allow military use of its AI for mass surveillance and autonomous weapons.
US politics
fromNextgov.com
1 month ago

The diminished state of Defense IT acquisition and how to fix it

DOD IT programs fail to deliver on time and budget over 80% of the time due to systemic conflicts of interest, weak accountability, and unchanged oversight structures despite decades of reform efforts.
US politics
fromNextgov.com
1 month ago

It would take the Pentagon months to replace Anthropic's AI tools: sources

The Pentagon threatens to blacklist Anthropic's Claude AI if the company refuses to remove restrictions on mass surveillance and autonomous weapons use, potentially delaying military access to advanced AI tools for months.
Artificial intelligence
fromNextgov.com
1 month ago

Defense tech enters a new era: the case of Anthropic and the DOD

The DoD-Anthropic dispute reveals that operational access to AI technology now takes precedence over traditional reliability and safety standards in defense procurement.
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

The U.S. Military's Most Expensive Weapons to Maintain

For some weapons, the hardest fight wasn't against the enemy, in fact it was more so against wear and time. Advanced technology has delivered decisive advantages but in some cases has imposed relentless upkeep on crews and logistics chains. Here, 24/7 Wall St. is taking a closer look at how these systems became a maintenance nightmare for the U.S. Military.
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US politics
fromComputerworld
1 month ago

US DoD to Anthropic: compromise AI ethics or be banished from supply chain

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued an ultimatum to Anthropic to allow unrestricted military AI use or face Pentagon exclusion and potential Defense Production Act enforcement.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

State-sponsored hackers targeting defence sector employees, Google says

The report catalogues a relentless barrage of cyber operations, most by state-sponsored groups, against EU and US industrial supply chains. It suggests the range of targets for these hackers has grown to encompass the broader industrial base of the US and Europe from German aerospace firms to UK carmakers. State-linked hackers have long targeted the global defence industry, but Luke McNamara, an analyst for Google's threat intelligence group, said they had seen more personalised and direct to individual targeting of employees.
Information security
fromBreaking Defense
2 months ago

Pentagon CTO offers industry free use of 400 patents from gov't labs - for a start - Breaking Defense

Step one, effective immediately, is to make roughly 400 carefully picked patents available online for a free two-year trial period. Specifically, any company that wants to try out one of the 400 technologies in its own research, development, and products can get what's called a Commercial Evaluation License (CEL) without the usual fee. Those 400 technologies- everything from a Navy-developed drone tracking system to novel Army mortar fuses - were chosen out of the thousands of possibilities by Michael's staff.
Washington DC
US politics
fromNextgov.com
2 months ago

NDAA: Massive expansion of commercial solutions openings and other key takeaways for defense contractors

The 2026 NDAA expands CSO use and OTAs to speed commercial entry into defense while reducing contractor compliance burdens.
US politics
fromNextgov.com
2 months ago

The revolutionary new weapon in the Pentagon's pocket - and why it matters now more than ever

Transforming Pentagon acquisition processes to remove administrative burdens will enable U.S. companies to deliver cutting-edge military capabilities faster, producing a decisive battlefield advantage.
US politics
fromNextgov.com
1 month ago

CIA announces new acquisition framework to speed tech adoption

The CIA implemented a centralized, streamlined acquisition framework to speed vendor vetting, IT authorization, and rapid procurement of breakthrough technologies for urgent national security missions.
fromNextgov.com
1 month ago

DOD's AI acceleration strategy

According to the Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's memorandum on the Strategy, this AI-first status is to be achieved through four broad aims: Incentivizing internal DOD experimentation with AI models. Identifying and eliminating bureaucratic obstacles in the way of model integration. Focusing the U.S.'s military investment to shore up the U.S.'s "asymmetric advantages" in areas including AI computing, model innovation, entrepreneurial dynamism, capital markets, and operational data.
Artificial intelligence
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

What's behind the recent shift in US defence strategy?

U.S. defense strategy shifts to America First, prioritizing homeland security and Western Hemisphere influence while reducing commitments to allies worldwide.
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

US Army hopes AI can slash troops' paperwork burden

The US Army's biggest AI gamble may not be on autonomous weapons, but instead whether Silicon Valley software can tackle the service's most tedious and, more often than not, grueling administrative jobs. Think less uncrewed aircraft and more behind-the-scenes tasks like recruiting, equipment maintenance, and endless gear inventories. Through a mix of new tools, redesigned workflows, and data integration, logisticians
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