Wednesday, September 23

The Department of Defense (DOD) has confirmed the non-hostile death of a U.S. Army officer who was supporting ongoing operations in Iran. A defense official reportedly told Task & Purpose that the female soldier died after suffering a medical incident on a military flight en route to Saudi Arabia on…

Amazon Web Services has become the first cloud provider cleared to handle sensitive information for all NATO members, underscoring that an increasingly independent Europe still relies on capabilities made in America, and suggesting that it’s not as hard for U.S. firms to compete there as the White House insists.The company…

The National Security Agency has named its deputy director, filling a job left vacant amid months of leadership vacuums and staff turnover. Tim Kosiba was approved by top officials to serve as the civilian lead at NSA, according to a Friday announcement. In the role, he is charged with directing operations, managing civilian…

The Department of Homeland Security has created an office to operate drones and counter bad ones, with millions of dollars already slated to protect upcoming high-profile mass gatherings across the United States, agency officials said on Monday.The new Program Executive Office for Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems will “oversee strategic investments in…

Can quantum physics enable better, cheaper, faster satellite photos? In a month or two, a startup will test a “quantum camera” aboard an orbital telescope. If it works, it could slash the cost of missile defenses and give smaller NATO allies and partners spy-satellite capabilities that were once exclusive to…

Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly sued Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the department on Monday for trying to demote Kelly’s retirement rank and pay after he appeared in a video where he and other lawmakers told service members they didn’t need to follow illegal orders. Kelly’s suit, filed in the federal…

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