United States Department of Defense

US Navy: I can't quit you, Azure

AWS, Google, and Oracle admitted they can't support current setup

PaaS + IaaS24 Sep 2025 | 33

Scale AI says 'tanks a lot' to Pentagon for data-classifying deal

First up: $41M to use human annotators to label all that unstructured military data. What could go wrong?

Public Sector17 Sep 2025 |

Smart-blooded super soldiers: Coming soon from DARPA

We remind the world yet again that science fiction is usually a warning, not an aspiration

Science15 Sep 2025 | 33

New cybersecurity rules land for Defense Department contractors

Now if only someone would remember to apply those rules inside the DoD

Security09 Sep 2025 | 4

Defense Dept didn't protect social media accounts, left stream keys out in public

'The practice… has since been fixed,' Pentagon official tells The Reg

Security09 Sep 2025 | 4

US Army straps on another mixed-reality gamble with Anduril, Rivet

Microsoft invitation lost in mail after HoloLens made soldiers sick

Public Sector09 Sep 2025 | 2

Bot shots: US Army enlists AI startup to provide target-tracking

Because handing battlefield ID to an algorithm has never gone wrong before, right?

AI + ML05 Sep 2025 | 12

Pentagon ends Microsoft's use of China-based support staff for DoD cloud

'It blows my mind,' says SecDef

Public Sector29 Aug 2025 | 47

How does China keep stealing our stuff, wonders DoD group responsible for keeping foreign agents out

'The homeland is no longer secure,' says Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency leader

Security28 Aug 2025 | 42

Weapons jam: Pentagon sucks at removing foreign objects from its gear, auditors say

Component origin isn't tracked, says GAO, meaning the circuits in equipment could be from anywhere

Public Sector24 Jul 2025 | 20

Radio geeks reveal how to access crucial hurricane data after US Department of Defense cut it off

Hams for the win: Amateur-built decoder taps SSMIS satellite data amid NOAA cutoff

Networks21 Jul 2025 | 62

Hegseth signs flying memo to expand military use of cheap drones in oddball video

video An announcement so weird it could only come from the Trump administration

Public Sector11 Jul 2025 | 87

Pentagon snaps up ownership stake in America's only rare earths mine

Rare earth metals are vital to electronics, and most of them are mined in China

Public Sector11 Jul 2025 | 45

'Cyber security' behind decision to end defense satellite sharing of hurricane data

Official notice confirms delay to cutoff until the end of July. Not to worry, AI modelling's in the wings

Networks07 Jul 2025 | 55

Judge smacks down Pentagon plan to slash university research funding awards

Sec Def Hegseth says funds better spent elsewhere, because it's not like the military needs new tech, right?

Public Sector18 Jun 2025 | 23

US auditors beg Pentagon to pay attention to latest report about IT system flaws

The DoD has ignored many past recommendations

Public Sector12 Jun 2025 | 3

Feds arrest DoD techie, claim he dumped top secret files in park for foreign spies to find

28-year-old alleged to have made multiple drops to folks who turned out to be undercover FBI agents

Security30 May 2025 | 38

Pentagon declares war on 'outdated' software buying, opens fire on open source

(If only that would keep folks off unsanctioned chat app side quests)

Public Sector06 May 2025 | 75

Official abuse of state security has always been bad, now it's horrifying

Opinion UK holds onto oversight by a whisker, but it's utterly barefaced on the other side of the pond

Security14 Apr 2025 | 215

Signalgate: Pentagon watchdog probes Defense Sec Hegseth

Classification compliance? Records retention requirements? How quaint

Public Sector04 Apr 2025 | 107

US defense contractor cops to sloppy security, settles after infosec lead blows whistle

MORSE to pay -- .. .-.. .-.. .. --- -. ... for failing to meet cyber-grade

CSO26 Mar 2025 | 11

Pentagon kills off HR IT project after 780% budget overrun, years of delays

$280M of excess spending makes for a ripe - and reasonable - DOGE target

Public Sector24 Mar 2025 | 43

Dept of Defense engineer took home top-secret docs, booked a fishing trip to Mexico – then the FBI showed up

So much for that vacation

Public Sector20 Mar 2025 | 61

It begins: Pentagon to give AI agents a role in decision making, ops planning

Updated Former allies, take note. This is a WOPR

AI + ML05 Mar 2025 | 41

Trump’s DoD CISO pick previously faced security clearance suspension

Hey, at least Katie Arrington brings a solid resume

Public Sector19 Feb 2025 | 13

40 years ago, classified Shuttle mission foreshadowed Challenger's fatal flaw

O-ring erosion on Discovery would have disastrous effects a year later

Science28 Jan 2025 | 38

Russian spies may have moved in next door to target your network

Infosec in brief Plus: Microsoft seizes phishing domains; Helldown finds new targets; Illegal streaming with Jupyter, and more

Security25 Nov 2024 | 22

US Army turns to 'Scylla' AI to protect depot

Ominously-named bot can spot trouble from a mile away, distinguish threats from false alarms, says DoD

AI + ML29 Oct 2024 | 3

Drone maker DJI sues Pentagon over ‘Chinese military company’ label

Pending CCP drone ban could render the suit irrelevant

Legal22 Oct 2024 | 15

Intel frees its Foundry biz – and that's just one of many major shake-ups today

Pauses European fabs, scores secret US gig, teams up with Amazon, re-orgs its innards, and more!

On-Prem17 Sep 2024 | 30

US sues Georgia Tech over alleged cybersecurity failings as a Pentagon contractor

Rap sheet spells out major no-nos after disgruntled staff blow whistle

Security23 Aug 2024 | 23

DoD spins up supercomputer to accelerate biothreat defense

Officials claim it'll be able to develop defensive solutions in 'days, if not hours'

HPC16 Aug 2024 | 17

Data pilfered from Pentagon IT supplier Leidos

Updated With numerous US government agency customers, any leak could be serious

Cyber-crime24 Jul 2024 | 2

DARPA slaps down credit card for 3D military chiplets – $840M ought to be enough?

UT-Austin lab gets the job, and five years to do it

Public Sector18 Jul 2024 | 5

America's new Sentinel nukes mushroom 81% in cost. Pentagon says it's all good

Minuteman replacement to hit $141B as officials promise good ol' 'restructure'

Public Sector09 Jul 2024 | 46

Engineers risk blasting US missile defense to smithereens, say auditors

Now the 2028 deadline is at risk

Public Sector27 Jun 2024 | 20

T-Mobile US joins suppliers on $2.7B DoD contract for next-gen comms services

Expansive Spiral 4 program to boost capabilities with cutting-edge tech

Networks14 Jun 2024 | 6

US Space Force wanted $77M to reinforce GPS – and Congress shot it down

Can't we do this another way, like without these mini-sats costing $1B over 5 years, House reps wonder

Public Sector13 Jun 2024 | 23

Palantir bags $480M from Pentagon to inject battlefield AI into the entire military

Uncle Sam wants Maven Smart System to be in use across DoD by 2029

Public Sector30 May 2024 | 12

US Space Force says it needs more practice at responding to orbital emergencies

But still just once a year because this stuff is expensive. Hopefully that's enough

Public Sector23 May 2024 | 4

US Army doubles down on laser tag with $95M for prototyping

Recently confirming first use of energy weapons in the field, military now wants bigger, better systems

Science22 May 2024 | 17

'Four horsemen of cyber' look back on 2008 DoD IT breach that led to US Cyber Command

RSAC 'This was a no sh*tter'

Spotlight on RSA10 May 2024 | 4

Palantir's CEO calls 'woke' a 'central risk to Palantir, America and the world'

Oh, and Alex Karp's forecasts disappoint the market after strong revenue growth

Databases07 May 2024 | 146

Intel Foundry ticks another box in quest to fab mil-spec chips for US DoD

Gelsinger and gang certified to court wider array of defense contractors

Public Sector23 Apr 2024 |

Intel inches closer to $3.5B contract to build secret fabs for Uncle Sam

They can't have x86 goliath building military chips out in the open now can they?

Systems07 Mar 2024 | 3

Air National Guardsman Teixeira to admit he was Pentagon files leaker

Updated Turns out bragging on Discord has unfortunate consequences

Security01 Mar 2024 | 48

US military pulls the trigger, uses AI to target air strikes

People still make the final decision, but recent raids in Iraq and Syria had help

AI + ML27 Feb 2024 | 26

Pentagon enlists Scale AI to help military get smarter

This technology is all the rage right now, still too risky for armed forces

AI + ML21 Feb 2024 | 2

Software troubles delay F-35 fighter jet deliveries ... again

There's more than one way for these things to crash

Public Sector24 Jan 2024 | 64

Stratolaunch takes ready-to-fly hypersonic craft skyward, but still no launch

Scheduled summer Mach 5 flight deadline came and went

Science06 Dec 2023 | 12

We're getting that fry-day feeling... US Army gets hold of drone-cooking microwave rig

Look, in the sky - it's a, oh, never mind

Public Sector03 Nov 2023 | 80

Pentagon seeks government gossips to dish dirt on UFOs

Online form isn't for just anyone, so stow your crackpot theories for now

Bootnotes02 Nov 2023 | 17

$350B DoD nuke makeover efforts lack oversight, say inspectors

Still, it's not like it's a matter of life and death, is it?

Public Sector30 Oct 2023 | 17

No more Mr Nice DoJ: Tesla gets subpoenas over self-driving software claims

Has someone been shooting their mouth off a little too much?

Personal Tech23 Oct 2023 | 35

DARPA takes its long-duration Manta undersea drone for a test-dip

Autonomous sub should recharge and resupply in perfect stealth, hopefully

Security28 Sep 2023 | 3

Uncle Sam is this keen to keep US CHIPS funds out of China

Meanwhile, GlobalFoundries scores $3B DoD contract to fab chips for military, aerospace

Public Sector23 Sep 2023 | 8