The Pentagon’s CDAO recently moved to terminate its chief technology officer role and directorate after reviews associated with the Trump administration’s spending and staff reductions campaign revealed inefficiencies, budget materials for fiscal 2026 reveal.| DefenseScoop
Funding to support Next Generation Command and Control will come across several funding lines that have been realigned.| DefenseScoop
The Army will lead a new interagency office tasked with developing joint solutions to counter drones.| DefenseScoop
The Navy stopped a maritime drone test early and urgently requested support from the U.S. Coast Guard and local harbor patrol agents to help rescue a participating tugboat captain from waters off the California coast last week, sources told DefenseScoop.| DefenseScoop
As the Army continues its long journey to modernize and rebuild its electronic warfare arsenal, the FY26 budget request aims to invest in a raft of capabilities to protect from enemy jamming and enable better maneuver within the spectrum and on the ground.| DefenseScoop
Cyber Command has requested significantly more funds to support cyber defense in the Pacific region and the Pacific Deterrence Initiative.| DefenseScoop
Mark Pomerleau is a senior reporter for DefenseScoop, covering information warfare, cyber, electronic warfare, information operations, intelligence, influence, battlefield networks and data.| DefenseScoop
Brandi Vincent is DefenseScoop’s Pentagon correspondent. She reports on emerging and disruptive technologies, and associated policies, impacting the Defense Department and its personnel. Prior to joining Scoop News Group, Brandi produced a long-form documentary and worked as a journalist at Nextgov, Snapchat and NBC Network. She grew up in Louisiana and received a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland.| DefenseScoop