AI is taking background checks from ‘months to hours,’ clearance agency says Defense June 16, 2026 The nation’s largest counterintelligence unit aims to use artificial intelligence tools to speed security clearance reviews for people and companies…
NATO has ‘changed a lot’ in four years, transformation leader says Defense June 16, 2026 NATO has “really changed a lot in the last three to four years,” since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forced the…
Shaped charges from coffee grounds? Pentagon science chief describes future of war Defense June 16, 2026 When the Pentagon’s science and technology chief looks at Ukraine, he sees a war fought with weapons invented, produced, and…
Pentagon’s use of JAGs in civilian roles would be probed under NDAA provision Defense June 16, 2026 The Trump administration’s use of military lawyers for civilian roles would be probed by Congress’ watchdog agency under language added…
A powerful spying ability will sunset on Friday — here’s why Defense June 15, 2026 A powerful surveillance program — Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act — is set to statutorily lapse Friday…
Anthropic suspends top AI models after US export-control order Defense June 15, 2026 The Trump administration has ordered Anthropic to restrict foreign-national access to two of its most advanced artificial-intelligence models, prompting the…
Removal of Iranian nuclear materials to be worked out as war deal nears Defense June 15, 2026 The Trump administration still needs to determine how it will remove nuclear materials from Iran after officials from both countries…
Push for new Cyber Force service branch narrowly fails in the Senate Defense June 12, 2026 An effort to create a new cyber-focused military service under the Army narrowly failed in the Senate, but the lawmaker…
House vote puts Section 702 on brink of lapse amid fight over acting spy chief Defense June 11, 2026 The House failed to approve an extension of a powerful spying authority on Thursday, putting it on course to statutorily…
The Army wants to build a better data center. Can they do it? Defense June 11, 2026 The Army got more than 200 responses to a March open-ended call for private-industry ideas on how the service could…
