Memo Outlines DOD Plans for Responsible Artificial Intelligence
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From the battlefield to the back office, artificial intelligence has the potential to transform how the Defense Department does business, and ensuring that AI is developed, procured and used responsibly is a top priority for department leaders.
DOD Budget Request Boosts Research, Nuclear Modernization and Includes 2.7% Pay Raise
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The fiscal year 2022 Defense Department budget request includes the largest-ever research, development, test and evaluation request — $112 billion, which is a 5.1% increase over fiscal 2021.
Nakasone Says U.S. Works to Stay Ahead of Cybersecurity Curve
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Twenty years after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the great threat to the nation has evolved into cyberspace — a new strategic environment where cyber actors can increase their power, degrade the power of others, and gain a strategic advantage.
DOD to Hold Public Hearings on PFAS Contamination
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The Defense Department will expand community outreach regarding contamination from perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for environment and energy resilience said.
Naming Commission Chair Details Progress, Way Ahead
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Retired Navy Adm. Michelle Howard, chair of the Naming Commission, spoke to the press about the group's progress and future goals in modifying or removing anything that commemorates the Confederate States of America or any person who served voluntarily with the Confederacy.
Courageous Survivors, Leaders Are the Cornerstone of Sexual Assault Reform
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The Defense Department's Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault in the Military wants to hear from survivors, whose voices help build a culture that supports victims and holds perpetrators accountable.
Energy, Water Resilience on Installations Critical to Operational Security
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Both environmental changes and cyberattacks are a threat to U.S. military energy and water security. To maintain operations, the Defense Department must build resilience against both threats.
Air Force Can Retire KC-135, Transcom Commander Says
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When the Air Force hoped to retire some aircraft within the KC-135 Stratotanker fleet in order to make way for the KC-46 Pegasus, Army Gen. Stephen R. Lyons, commander of U.S. Transportation Command, thought it inadvisable. But that is no longer the case.
Rapid Acquisition Benefits Special Operations, DOD Official Says
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In order to keep pace with advanced and persistent threats in today's dynamic environment, the Defense Department's acquisition and sustainment office is transforming acquisition policy from the ground up, a DOD official says.
DOD Exercise Highlights Need to Address Climate Change, Its Impacts
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The Defense Department's first climate and environmental security "tabletop" exercise highlighted the growing security threats posed by climate and environmental change, while illustrating that prevention activities are essential to avoiding dire consequences in the future, a DOD policy fellow said.