The Pentagon’s Tradewinds program gives AI companies a faster route to defense contracts. Managed by the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO), the initiative requires companies to s
Cyber warfare’s operational model creates distinctive human costs: operators can conduct missions against adversaries worldwide, return home the same day, and be recalled hours later without any physi
The article argues that cyber warfare’s defining feature—conducting sustained operations from home—has become a serious personnel and readiness problem. Unlike conventional deployments, cyber operator
President Donald Trump has appointed Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton as the White House’s new AI czar. Trump said Clayton will lead a “Super Intelligence Force” intended to keep the Unit
A federal judge in Oklahoma ruled that police violated the Fourth Amendment by conducting a warrantless, monthlong search of a woman’s vehicle-location history through Flock and VehicleManager license
The Pentagon is creating an Office of Religious Affairs (ORA) to strengthen religious support and spiritual readiness across the U.S. military. Announced by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a Sta
Inaugurating The Era Of Super Intelligence
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The executive order, dated September 29, 2026, directs the federal government to replace the terms “Artificial Intelligence” and “AI” with “Super Intelligence” and “SI” in most executive-branch commun
Inaugurating The Era Of Super Intelligence
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On September 29, 2026, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled “Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence.” The order presents advanced American-developed technologies as the next sta
The article examines fears that rapid artificial intelligence development could lead to a “Terminator”-style apocalypse, contrasting those concerns with more immediate and documented harms. President
HERO Child-Rescue Corps
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The HERO Child-Rescue Corps is a paid federal internship administered by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) that recruits wounded, ill, or injured veterans and transitioning service members to tra
As artificial intelligence and autonomous weapons become more common in warfare, military experts and chaplains are preparing for their potential psychological and moral effects on service members. A
Steve Feldstein described testimony before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission concerning military artificial intelligence and its implications for human rights. Speaking alongside Amanda M. Klasin
The U.S. Air Force is exploring a new ground-based, medium-caliber anti-aircraft gun system to defend air bases worldwide against drones and subsonic cruise missiles. A recent Request for Information
The U.S. military has disabled mobile advertising tracking tools on government-issued phones, computers, and other devices after concerns that commercially available location data was being used by Ir
OpenAI Wants to Talk About ‘The Federalist Papers’
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Sep 4
OpenAI’s Strategic Futures team says it is trying to protect political freedom in an era of advanced AI. In a new blog post, team leader Dean Ball argued that AI could concentrate power in the hands o
Pause OpenAI, now
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Sep 4
Gary Marcus argues that OpenAI can no longer be trusted to responsibly manage its increasingly powerful AI systems. He says the company has shown poor judgment by releasing its new Astra model even th
The post argues that AI models are becoming both more capable and harder to monitor, creating a growing safety concern. It highlights OpenAI’s release of GPT-6 Astra, which company president Greg Broc
Gary Marcus discusses the newly announced Sanders-Casar Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act and says he supports the idea of an AI pause in principle, but opposes the bill as written. According to th
A new survey of 111 national security and AI experts suggests deep concern inside U.S. security circles about the risks of advanced artificial intelligence. Conducted by the Institute for Security and
The Defense Department is expected to release a new cyber strategy early next week, marking its first broad cyber framework since 2023. Developed by Katie Sutton’s office, the strategy is intended to
The Defense Department is expected to release a new cyber strategy early next week, marking its first major cyber framework since 2023. Developed under Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy
The article argues that Congress should reject the proposed AI Kill Switch Act, which would let CISA require frontier AI labs to build in the ability to throttle, suspend, or shut down AI systems. Sup
Twenty-Five Years Later, We Still Ask Too Much of the Military
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Aug 31
The essay argues that, 25 years after 9/11, the United States still asks too much of its military. The author recalls being a teenager when the attacks happened and describes the fear and anger that f
Stop Using AI. Start Commanding It
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Aug 31
The piece argues that the Department of Defense should stop viewing AI agents as mere productivity tools and instead treat them as subordinate forces to be commanded under mission command principles.
China’s Success Is Forcing a U.S. AI Rethink
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Aug 31
The article argues that China’s recent AI advances are forcing the United States to rethink its strategy. A major shock came with Moonshot’s Kimi K3, an open-weight Chinese model that matched the perf
Data Centers Are a Distraction
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Aug 27
America’s leading AI companies are accelerating model development so quickly that many insiders now want the pace slowed. In July, more than 1,300 employees from major firms such as OpenAI, Anthropic,
President Donald Trump signed an executive order declaring a national emergency to secure the U.S. bulk-power system and restrict certain foreign-produced equipment, software, and systems deemed a nat
This podcast episode of *The Playbook Podcast* features social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, author of *The Anxious Generation*, discussing the growing political and legal backlash against Big Tech’s i
The Neutron Bomb | Air & Space Forces Magazine
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Aug 22
The article explains the history and controversy surrounding the “neutron bomb,” officially known as the enhanced radiation warhead (ERW). Public debate erupted in 1977 after a Washington Post report
The U.S. Navy’s electromagnetic railgun (EMRG) was once promoted as a revolutionary ship weapon that could fire projectiles at Mach 7, reach ranges of more than 100 nautical miles, and use cheaper, gu
AI and the Risks of Tearing Down an Old System
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Aug 18
Operation Epic Fury showed that AI has become central to U.S. warfighting. In the first 24 hours, Central Command used Claude on Palantir’s Maven Smart System to generate and prioritize about 1,000 ta
US bases, troops are once again being exposed by Strava
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Aug 16
Eight years after the “Strava heat map” first exposed sensitive U.S. troop locations, service members in the Middle East are still sharing fitness-app data despite military restrictions. A Sky News in
Eight years after the “Strava heat map” first exposed sensitive U.S. troop locations, service members in the Middle East are still sharing fitness-app data despite military restrictions. A Sky News in
President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum on August 12 creating the first U.S. program allowing vetted private companies to conduct offensive cyber operations against foreign cybercrime
President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum on August 12 creating the first U.S. program allowing vetted private companies to conduct offensive cyber operations against foreign cybercrime
President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum on August 12 creating the first U.S. program allowing vetted private companies to conduct offensive cyber operations against foreign cybercrime
The article argues that the federal government’s new SAFER SKIES implementation rule expands counter-drone authority but still leaves law enforcement without a critical tool: kinetic interceptors. It
A U.S. Army M-109A6 Paladin howitzer successfully shot down a cruise missile for the first time during a test at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The cannon fired a 155-millimeter hypervelocit
The Boston Globe report by Jana Winter exposed “Quiet Skies,” a secret TSA domestic surveillance program in which federal air marshals monitor ordinary U.S. travelers who are not suspected of crimes a
Before Kentucky became a separate state on June 1, 1792, it was part of Virginia, and Virginia set aside land to reward Revolutionary War officers and soldiers. A Virginia General Assembly resolution
Army ends anonymous reporting for harassment complaints
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Aug 4
The Army is revising its discrimination and harassment policies to align with new Pentagon guidance pushed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who said Military Equal Opportunity (MEO) investigations h
An Army colonel acknowledged in a July 27 letter to Rep. Jeff Crank that soldiers at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, experienced “sub-optimal” meal service during a major exerc
Recent cyberattacks on 30 Minnesota community water systems, along with incidents in at least six other states, have intensified concerns about foreign-backed hacking of critical infrastructure, espec
The article argues that the United States is no longer likely to “win” the AI race against China, especially as Chinese firms such as Moonshot.AI, Z.ai, and Alibaba release frontier models that rival
During the Iran war, Middle Eastern mobile networks were repeatedly targeted by cyberattacks aimed at locating US personnel and contractors, according to telecom data and sources familiar with the mat
In September 1985, the US Air Force carried out a landmark anti-satellite test by using an F-15 Eagle to launch an ASM-135 missile and destroy the defunct Solwind P78-1 research satellite. This was th