President Joe Biden has tapped Lt. Gen. James Mingus to succeed George as the next Army vice chief of staff, but a political logjam has drawn a cloud over the entire confirmation process.
If the Senate approves Gen. Randy George as the Army's next Chief of Staff, he will be overseeing the service at a time when it is dealing with recruiting challenges and shepherding weapon modernization programs to fruition.
AI is expanding the mission data footprint across defense environments, increasing the need for scalable, layered data-at-rest (DAR) protection.
The Kremlin could be preparing a multi-front invasion of Ukraine early next year, US intelligence reportedly says.
"Well, I think there are going to be places where we're probably going to have to make choices that we're not thrilled about," Army Secretary Christine Wormuth says.
“We have a lot of people programs and we tried to protect those. Secondly, we tried to protect readiness. Third, we tried to protect modernization,” acting secretary John Whitley says.
The Army’s prioritized so ruthlessly that the top 11 percent of programs will get 50 percent of the funding. The other 89 percent can’t take any more cuts without it killing them.
Watch experts discuss foreign influence risks, evolving DoD policy, and strategies for balancing security with scientific collaboration.
“What’s that going to mean from an operational perspective?” acting secretary John Whitley asks. “What’s that going to mean from a budgetary perspective?”
“It looks like the Army’s going to take the lion’s share of the cuts,” possibly losing a tank brigade, warned Texas Republican John Carter.
Recent gains in readiness and modernization are fragile, Army leaders warned, and budget cuts would undermine the service’s ability to help the Joint Force.
The Army Chief of Staff defended the service’s ambitious modernization program, particularly new armored vehicles and long-range missiles.
Drawing on Breaking Defense's TechNet Cyber 2026 coverage, this eBook examines how the Pentagon is advancing AI, cybersecurity, and cyber strategy to strengthen the future force.
“There are a lot of differences between the FCS experience and the path we're on,” the Army Futures Command chief told us. This time, he said, “I don't think there is hubris. I think there's actually humility.”
Everything from social media to military advisors to open war is a potential tool of great power competition, Gen. James McConville writes — and the Army plays a vital role across that entire spectrum.
“We probably need about two or three more years of good solid budgets” for modernization, Gen. James McConville said, so he’ll seek economies in readiness and personnel – but modestly and on the margins. Will that be enough?
When high-tech enemies hack and jam communications, “small units need to be able to operate on their own,” the Army Chief of Staff said. “If they are not masters of their craft, they are not going to be able to do that.”