RAPIDS, which stands for Real-time Automated Personnel Identification System, is a program within the Department of Defense that is managed by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC). RAPIDS is responsible for managing the issuance of identification cards to military personnel, their dependents, retirees and other eligible individuals. DMDC has a…

As Space Force leaders push for more orbital warfighting capabilities and even potential moon operations, senators want to make sure they have enough space-focused military lawyers for future conflicts.The Defense Department would be required to assess its “space law requirements” to face rising threats and examine “options for establishing a…

Members of the military deployed overseas often leave their homes behind for months. For many, the time away makes them a target for squatters who use state and local laws to wrongly establish certain legal residency rights to a property. U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody (D-Fla.) has introduced a new bill,…

Dodge took a big gamble with its muscle car line when the Challenger coupe and previous Charger sedan went away. Instead of continuing with V8s, Dodge nearly went all-in on electric power, and didn’t add any sort of gas-powered version until recently. For most of the new Charger’s life, that…

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that acting spy chief Bill Pulte can declassify “whatever” records he wants and can declassify “almost everything,” a sweeping green light that has alarmed former intelligence officials, who warn that careless releases could expose sensitive intelligence capabilities and sidestep standard review processes with other spy…

The Department of Defense plans to bring new models onto its internal, department-wide artificial intelligence marketplace and deploy them at higher classification levels, part of its updated procurement policy that aims for “commercial-first” in its deliverables. Cameron Stanley, the chief digital and artificial intelligence officer at DOD told attendees at the…

The Army wanted a command-and-control platform that would sync up its many siloed battlefield data management systems—from intelligence to surveillance to targets to munitions levels—and display it all in one place. Once they had it, soldiers realized they needed a little more control over how much information sat on their…

AURORA, Colorado—The Pentagon won’t have new cost estimates for the way-over-budget Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program until year’s end, officials said, though they expressed optimism and dismissed concerns in a new Government Accountability Office report as out of date.“My hope, and hope not being a strategy, is that I can…

Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine is concerned the White House’s National Defense Strategy “underplayed the threat posed by China and the U.S. military’s need to prepare for a potential future conflict in the Indo-Pacific,” CNN reported Wednesday. “Caine hand-delivered memos to [Defense Secretary Pete] Hegseth and the Pentagon’s policy chief…

If you spend enough time chasing game, exploring river accesses before daylight, or driving down two-tracks that barely qualify as roads, you’ll eventually realize that your truck isn’t just transportation, it’s a critical part of your gear system.Over a few articles, we’re going to dive into practical truck upgrades that…

One of the funniest bits in the 90’s TV show “Home Improvement” is Tim Taylor’s ongoing campaign to add horsepower to everyday objects. In the very first episode, he installs what is basically a car engine in his dishwasher, and the result is pretty much what you’d expect (hint: the…

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