Security and secrecy are potentially undermined by unauthorized access to sensitive data. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) has confirmed the receipt of unsolicited smartwatches via mail by…
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First Lady Delivers Marine Corps Graduation Speech
She references military members of her family and offers graduates encouragement and gratitude. First Lady Jill Biden spoke at the U.S. Marine Corp Graduation Ceremony on Friday at…
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House Considers Highest Defense Budget Ever
Funding proposed to strengthen America’s military and take care of service members. The House Armed Services Committee has sent to the floor for a vote the highest-ever Defense…
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U.S. Military Adds Blue Lotus to Banned Substance List
FDA does not regulate the psychotropic drug, available via e-cigarettes or vaping. The Department of Defense has added blue lotus, a drug from the Egyptian flower Nymphaea caerulea,…
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Senate Committee Okays Higher Defense Funding than House
Negotiations between congressional chambers are ahead. The Senate Appropriations Committee narrowly voted to set 2024 defense funding at a higher number than that proposed by the House. The funding…
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DoD Bolsters Missile and Munitions Production
The partnership between DoD and Arconic Corp. intended to strengthen national security through increased domestic manufacturing. The Department of Defense’s Office for the Assistant Secretary of Defense for…
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Defense Department Tests Cutting-Edge Techniques
Joint Technology Readiness Experimentation tests resilient communications. The Department of Defense collaborated with the Indiana National Guard to conduct the first joint Technology Readiness Experimentation, called TREX23-1, event…
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Defense Reports Chinese Interceptions are Increasingly Dangerous
Air and ocean traffic has experienced “scores” of risky maneuvers in the South China Sea. The Department of Defense has reported seeing a steady increase in risky Chinese…
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Senators to Have Closed Door Briefings on AI
Potentials and risks to be investigated. Members of the Senate will be participating in closed-door meetings over the summer covering a number of questions surrounding artificial intelligence. In…
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China Intercepts U.S. Spy Plane
The U.S. calls the military exercise “unnecessarily aggressive.” Last week, a Chinese J-16 fighter jet intercepted a U.S. Air Force RC-135 aircraft as it flew over the South…
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