May 16, 2025 DOD Expands Online ID Card Capability to Enhance Benefits In an effort to improve the quality of life for military personnel and their families, the Defense Manpower Data Center has expanded its online uniformed services identification card issuance system to include overseas service members and dependents.
May 9, 2025 Leaders Outline Budget Priorities to Congress Creative thinking, modernization and new technologies are needed to address a dramatically shifting strategic landscape, top Air Force and Space Force leaders told members of a House subcommittee during a budget oversight hearing.
Dec. 17, 2024 Reports of Drone Incursions Taken Seriously, DOD Spokesman Says The Defense Department is working with the White House, the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Aviation Administration to examine drone sightings and assess the situation, the Pentagon press secretary said in a briefing.
Dec. 12, 2024 DOD's Chief AI Officer Launches Rapid Capability Cell, Frontier AI Pilots to Accelerate Adoption of Cutting Edge Tech The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office's Artificial Intelligence Rapid Capabilities Cell will partner with the Defense Innovation Unit to execute four initial Frontier AI pilots.
Sept. 25, 2024 DOD Official Briefs Lawmakers on Financial Management Progress, Path Forward Thomas C. Steffens, the senior assistant to DOD's comptroller, provided testimony before the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce, outlining the department's recent financial management success.
Sept. 18, 2024 With Two Nuclear-Armed Strategic Competitors, U.S. Modernization Top Priority The Defense Department is now engaged in a recapitalization of its nuclear triad, which involves new submarines, new bomber aircraft and a new ground-based system.
Sept. 18, 2024 Conference Highlights Modernization, Integration Challenges During the Air and Space Force Association's Air, Space and Cyber Conference, senior leaders focused on how the Air Force and Space Force must capitalize and leverage acceptable risk in future planning and adapt to the resourcing and risks present in today's dynamic environment.
Sept. 6, 2024 AI Security Center Keeps DOD at Cusp of Rapidly Emerging Technology The director of the National Security Agency says the agency's new Artificial Intelligence Security Center is paying dividends in the Defense Department's efforts to stay at the cutting edge of the rapidly advancing technology.
Aug. 9, 2024 Ukraine War Illustrates Need for Robust Defense Industry, Eucom Commander Says The sheer size and scale of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine necessitates that the U.S. defense industrial base continues to evolve to meet potential future challenges of similar proportion, U.S. European Command's top official said.
June 26, 2024 DOD, Partners Find Data Sharing Challenging To accelerate the adoption of AI, data and analytics, the Defense Department's Chief Technology Officer advised seeking a mutual understanding on which data sets should be shared and which should be protected through conversations.