Marine Corps hackathon announced for fall
The service is bringing artificial intelligence developers together in California to build tools that can be quickly refined or immediately moved into use.
Pentagon & Congress
Senate confirms new chief of space operations
The Senate confirmed Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess as the U.S. Space Force's next chief of space operations.
Pentagon ready to deploy Salesforce AI agents for admin tasks
Salesforce said the Defense Department and the Army’s Human Resources Command approved its autonomous AI agents for missions with sensitive information.
An Air Force robot made the C-17 part no vendor would
A U.S. Air Force robot made a replacement part for a damaged C-17 Globemaster III when no vendor would.
Navy fires top auditor amid report that she insulted subordinates
The probe concluded that Donjette Gilmore, auditor general of the Navy Audit Service, made a habit of harassing and belittling subordinates.
SOUTHCOM replaces Southern Spear with Western Hemisphere task force targeting criminal networks
U.S. Southern Command replaced Operation Souther Spear with a new task force targeting narcoterrorism networks.
Boeing wins first production contract for jet-powered JDAM
Boeing won the first production contract for a jet-powered guided bomb that can fly more than 300 nautical miles.
Navy removes the head of its drone program just 8 months into her tenure
Eight months after her appointment as Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Robotic and Autonomous Systems, Rebecca Gassler was removed from her position.
North Carolina National Guard settles lawsuit over blocking Facebook critic
The North Carolina National Guard settled a federal lawsuit with a former guardsman who alleged the service violated his First Amendment rights.
30 days after Army communications overhaul, questions remain about access to information
One month after the Army announced its communications overhaul, some military families are saying the changes have made it harder to find information.
Trump-class battleship program will cost $275 billion, CBO report says
The Congressional Budget Office estimates the Navy’s new Trump-class battleship program will cost $275 billion, with the first ship costing $23.4 billion.
Firestorm Labs builds drones aboard USS Essex without shore resupply
Service members aboard the USS Essex were able to 3D-print 12 first-person view drones using a containerized microfactory.
The countdown begins: National Coast Guard Museum one year from opening
The 80,000-square-foot National Coast Guard Museum is slated to open the week of the service's 237th anniversary.
‘Meatball’ no more: Marine recruit drops over 100 pounds for boot camp
Michael Guzman recently graduated from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island after losing nearly 100 pounds to serve.
The Army certifies its first equestrians as it revamps horse care
The Army recently established the 08H Army Equestrian military occupational specialty and qualified some of the first soldiers through an 18-week program.
US Navy, Saildrone to use unmanned systems in expanded counternarcotics role
The U.S. Navy is extending its use of Saildrone unmanned surface vehicles for an expanded counternarcotics mission.
US Army wants a surface-to-air missile that can destroy small drones
The U.S. Army wants new surface-to-air missiles, costing less than $150,000 apiece, that can destroy small drones.
