The Air Force has decided to join in the latest online rage for young people—MySpace—as another means to “connect with potential recruits.” The service launched its user profile today for MySpace.com, an Internet social networking site that has some 98 million registered users. Statisticians tell the Air Force that MySpace reaches 49 percent of all Internet users between the ages of 18 and 24. We hope MySpace has concluded its efforts to make it harder for adults to pose as young people on the popular site.
Pentagon Cancels $6B GPS Ground System Contract
April 20, 2026
The Pentagon has canceled its contract with RTX to field a ground segment to manage its most capable GPS satellites, a more than 15-year effort beleaguered by software development issues and cost overages.