MARCH 8, 2024 - Just a year ago the U.S. Central Command area was on the verge of "improbable, unprecedented and transformative progress," said Army Gen. Michael E. Kurilla, commander of Centcom. "Today, the central region faces its most volatile security situation in the past half century. This is not the same central region as last year," he said, testifying today before … [Read more...]

MARCH 7, 2024 - Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III thanked Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas for his country's robust defense spending and for modernizing its armed forces, including investing in new capabilities and infrastructure to strengthen NATO's defense posture. The two met yesterday at the Pentagon, where Anusauskas was welcomed with an honor … [Read more...]

MARCH 7, 2024 - The Space Development Agency has been incredibly disruptive to the Pentagon's traditional acquisition approach, but in a way that's good for the warfighter, said Derek Tournear, SDA director, who spoke today in the Pentagon. Tournear called the approach a "constructive disrupter," inspired by and modeled on Clayton Christensen's book, "The Innovator's … [Read more...]

MARCH 6, 2024 - “There is the old saying ‘trust but verify,’ however, in cybersecurity the saying goes, ‘never trust always verify.’” said Special Agent Johnny Guerrero, 16th Air Force Cyber Investigation and Operations. The internet provides a vast array of resources to millions of Americans and is a place where cyber scammers use the same resources to commit internet fraud … [Read more...]