Defense Secretary Ash Carter this week admitted to using his private email account for work-related purposes, a move he said was “entirely my mistake; entirely on me.” Carter told reporters on Dec. 17 in Iraq that he never used his personal account for classified information. He said he used his iPhone to forward administrative messages to his office. The Pentagon on Friday released 34 pages of Carter’s emails, which largely included administrative tasks, and a five-page discussion of cyber?security. The emails released were from late April. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said he plans to have the Senate Armed Services Committee investigate Carter’s use of personal email. “With all the public attention surrounding the improper use of personal email by other Administration officials, it is hard to believe that Secretary Carter would exercise the same error in judgment,” said McCain.
Pentagon Task Force, FAA to Test Counter-Drone Laser
March 7, 2026
The Pentagon’s counter-drone task force announced it would conduct a high-energy laser test with the Federal Aviation Administration less than a month after the use of a military counter-drone laser on the southwest border prompted the FAA to shut down the airspace over El Paso, Texas.