AETC Steps Out With “One-for-All” Desktop: Air Education and Training Command officials say AETC is set to introduce the first across-the-board standard desktop computer configuration in January. The effort is part of a 5-year, $70 million Air Force Microsoft Services contract. Officials expect the standardization move will, above all else, provide greater computer security. TSgt. Eric Mikkelsen says AETC has seen some 8,000 computer intrusions into its systems this year. He adds, “security will be increased exponentially” because of centralized management.
NASA Boss: Race to Moon Has National Security Stakes
Sept. 15, 2026
NASA is pushing hard to get astronauts back to the moon by 2028—and the urgency is driven in no small part by the national security implications of doing so before China does, Administrator Jared Isaacman said Sept. 15.
