President Donald Trump has tapped Bill Pulte, head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, to serve as acting director of national intelligence—elevating a real estate scion with no clear national security credentials to a key post as the U.S. remains at war with Iran.
After weeks of delay, the White House issued an intensely anticipated executive order June 2 that creates a new “voluntary framework” for government oversight of cutting-edge AI, with the National Security Agency playing a central role.
A new bill would restrict the Pentagon’s use of AI in operations and heavily regulate its use on fully autonomous weapons, for domestic surveillance, and with nuclear weapons.
Senior military officials from U.S. Transportation Command and U.S. Strategic Command toured Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Rocky Mountain Campus in Colorado on June 1, where they received executive briefings on modernization efforts to enable next-generation command and control.
Russia unleashed a devastating assault on major cities across Ukraine early June 2, killing at least 18 people and injuring more than a hundred, authorities said.
The Pentagon’s top IT officer is pushing for a more forceful and aggressive “foundational cybersecurity” posture, not just for the military, but for the contracting community as well, she said June 2.
The Air Force is reshaping basic training around aircraft, small teams, and simulated airfields as it prepares new Airmen for future wars.
U.S. Special Operations Command has confirmed that it has no plans for a direct replacement for the U-28A Draco, which is primarily used for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. The command had previously said it was exploring requirements that might lead to a successor to the U-28A, as well as its MC-12 surveillance planes.
“Bringing the E-7 Wedgetail program to Oklahoma‘s Tinker Air Force Base is no longer a policy debate; it’s a moral obligation to provide safety to our service members and the best technological shield for our national security,” writes Christy Gillenwater, president & CEO of the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has blocked the appointment of nine Air Force colonels and delayed the promotion of at least two dozen more senior officers, according to current and former U.S. officials, in the latest instance of the Pentagon chief’s unusual scrutiny of the military’s senior ranks.
It started as a routine transfer. Following an asset transfer from Korea, maintainers at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, accepted and processed an A-10 Warthog. Soon, staff at the base recognized that they had an opportunity to link past and present.
