US Army tests counter-drone tech at Mexican border as cartel drone use rises
The service is seeking to sharpen its defenses against the growing threat of drone use by cartels.
By Mike Blake, Reuters
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DOGE said it saved $1.7 billion by terminating a military health IT contract. GAO found the contract was never terminated.
DOGE reported $1.76 billion in savings from terminating a contract, but GAO found that the contract was never terminated and no funds were deobligated.
Sen. Jack Reed is a quiet professional. If Democrats win the Senate, he’ll be front and center.
With Democrats fighting to retake the Senate and the White House in the Nov. 3 elections, Sen. Jack Reed is favored to move into one of Congress' most visible positions and become a major defense figure for his party ― and just as the military’s transition toward competition with China and Russia is gaining momentum.
By Joe Gould
Esper, Pompeo drive US anti-China message in India visit
Defense Secretary Mark Esper shoring up defense ties with India to counter China.
Are troops really leaving Germany? It’s not totally clear.
Some are waiting until after the election to see how to plays out.
NATO’s defense spending targets now ‘gold standard’ all allies should meet, key Trump officials say
Two of the Trump administration’s top national security officials have signaled in the last week that the NATO target of spending 2 percent of gross domestic product on defense is now the “gold standard” being applied to all allies around the globe.
By Aaron Mehta and David B. Larter
Esper hints that the 2nd Cavalry Regiment could be heading closer to Russia
The unit will likely start rotational deployments to Eastern Europe soon being transferred back to the U.S.
SCOTUS to rule on use of Pentagon funds for border wall, but money already spent
A lawsuit is challenging $2.5 billion reprogrammed for the wall, but those contracts have long since been awarded.
Supreme Court to hear case over use of DoD funds for Trump border wall
The use of DoD funds to build a border wall will be taken up by the Supreme Court.
HASC Chair Adam Smith on a Democrat-led NatSec policy, modernization and a ‘500-ship Navy’
Expect artificial intelligence, command-and-control and survivability to be watchwords in the House Armed Services Committee going forward.
By Joe Gould