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Defense Innovation Unit project makes supercomputers more accessible
Two commercial firms demonstrated that they could provide high-performance computing tools on the cloud.
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Daily News Roundup
Biden to host NATO summit geared at ‘managing expectations’
Officials in Kyiv don't expect an invitation to join the alliance this week. “The question is what we will get instead," said one Ukrainian lawmaker.
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Pentagon wants to make AI acceleration initiative a long-term fixture
The Pentagon is crafting a plan to make its AI and Data Acceleration initiative a more permanent fixture within combatant commands.
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How US strike curbs for Ukraine morphed from caveats to ‘common sense’
In an effort to avoid escalation, the Biden administration has withheld certain weapons requested by Ukraine, only to later change course.
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Opinion
Should the Pentagon have used Commerce Department funds for semiconductors?
The U.S. Defense Department has successfully, albeit surreptitiously, swiped $3.5 billion from the Commerce Department’s CHIPS Act funding.
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Pentagon seeks objective way to test tools for zero trust compliance
To increase the number of designs going through purple teaming, Resnick said he wants to find a way to enlist the help of industry.
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House passes defense spending bill amid F-35, submarine purchase spats
The legislation overrides an authorization bill from the Armed Services Committee that moves in a different direction on attack-submarine and F-35 buys.
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US Central Command to demo integrated counter drone sensors this fall
CENTCOM will stage a U.S.-based exercise in October focused on spotting UAS threats followed by a second demo in theater early next year.
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House shoots down amendment to cut F-35 purchase
Meanwhile, there's talk of authorizing the defense secretary to seize Lockheed Martin's intellectual property.
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Impact of Gaza aid pier to be investigated by Pentagon watchdog
The humanitarian mission has faced a number of problems since it first anchored off the coast of Gaza in May.
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Pentagon to issue guidance on open radio access networks to support 5G
ORAN is something the DoD has been pushing aggressively to explore.
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Next-gen homeland defense interceptor plans are risky, watchdog says
In a report, the Government Accountability Office said there are technical, schedule and cost risks associated with the MDA's next-gen interceptor.
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DISA says IT ‘problem statements’ will help industry speed innovation
Officials said with industry constantly coming to market with new tools, there’s a need by government to be a wary purchaser.
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Pentagon to identify next Replicator capability set this summer
Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said the Pentagon plans to propose Replicator 2.0 funding in its fiscal 2026 budget.
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Expect heavier hand, ‘bite’ from DOD zero-trust office, boss says
The memo will give the young office “bite," its top boss said.
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Find a way to retain cyber pros, Pentagon personnel guru says
Part of the reason available flexibilities haven’t been used is they’re expensive and HR personnel don't know how to use them.
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Zero trust at DoD hinges on thawing stubbornness in the workforce
Resnick said he has seen the spirit of innovation in leadership, but it’s the mid-tier of the workforce that sometimes pushes back.
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