Lawmakers backing separate cyber force see opening with Trump’s return
In his first term, President Donald Trump took a big swing and established the Space Force; two House members told Breaking Defense he could do it again, for cyberspace.
Clear guardrails mean faster progress on AI: Biden signs sweeping guidance for DoD & IC
In the tech race with China, White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan argued, American ethics aren’t a hindrance: “It's a little bit counterintuitive, [but] ensuring security and trustworthiness will actually enable us to move faster, not slow us down.”
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America must adopt a Sixth Domain of warfare doctrine
The Sixth Domain is not defined by geography. It’s a new kind of conflict in which autonomy and networked systems allow thousand-dollar consumer electronics to destroy multi-million-dollar conventional weapons systems.
From Russia with nukes? Sifting facts from speculation about space weapon threat
"Nuclear weapons in space are a really, really dumb idea," said Jessica West of Canadian non-profit Ploughshares, but experts note that with Russia, nothing can ever be fully ruled out.
White House official urges more ‘real’ Pentagon investment in space mobility
"We can't expect to bridge the valley of death through S&T programs, and industry accelerator programs. ... We need to identify and prioritize resources, funding and personnel," said Diane Howard, National Space Council head of commercial space policy.
New Biden space rules framework: ‘Expedited’ license review, ‘sustainability’ goals
"This oversight regime will balance economic competitiveness together with safety, security, sustainability, and responsibility," states the new United States Novel Space Activities Authorization and Supervision Framework.
White House plan for ‘novel’ space activities faces industry, Hill skepticism
"Telling me: 'I'm creating a monster, but putting it in your closet,' still means I have a monster in my closet. And I'd really rather not have a monster in my closet," an industry representative told Breaking Defense.
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Answering the demand signal to move faster, field sooner, iterate continuously
As threats rapidly evolve, digital engineering, manufacturing capacity and robust supply chains are critical to meeting challenges.
White House AI exec order raises questions on future of DoD innovation
"What's really going to matter is how these various departments and agencies actually start building the rules and interpreting the guidance that they received in the executive order," Klon Kitchen of Beacon Global Strategies told Breaking Defense.
As Albanese visits Biden, Navy tells lawmakers 4 AUKUS legislative proposals are ‘critical’
President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will only hold general discussions about AUKUS today, administration officials told reporters.
Biden says Camp David trilateral will usher in ‘new era’ between US-ROK-Japan
Advancements in joint military exercises as well as efforts to counter missile threats from North Korea came out of the Camp David meetings.
Ex-NSA, CIA official Harry Coker in line to be next National Cyber Director: White House
If confirmed, Coker will fill a critical role left open months after the departure of Chris Inglis, who was appointed as the first-ever national cyber director in 2021.
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Why enterprise IT modernization matters now – and how to “delight by design”
Do more with less: streamline workflows, reduce duplication, invest upfront to save long-term.
White House weighing controversial cluster munitions deliveries to Ukraine
“We will [...] continue to work with allies and partners to identify and provide Ukraine with additional capabilities,” said a US State Department spokesperson.
Debris from ASAT tests creating ‘bad neighborhood’ in low Earth orbit: Analyst
Russian and Chinese anti-satellite tests are responsible for "pretty much 20 percent" of "conjunction" warnings, that is predictions that two space objects are likely to collide, in 2022, said the State Department's Eric Desautels.
White House greenlights Army plan for Patriot and GMLRS multi-year buys
The Office of Management and Budget has notified Congress this week with its FY24 budget request amendments.
White House taps DoD, State to ensure US access to low Earth orbit
"As the United States leads the world in the exploration of the Moon and Mars, maintaining U.S. preeminence in space research is important as the use of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) grows and the development of space enters a new era," states the new national strategy for LEO R&D.