Cybersecurity education is “not just about code” but about a “problem solving approach,” said Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson, superintendent of the Air Force Academy, at ASC16. The Academy is shifting toward an interdisciplinary model of cybersecurity education that borrows lessons from design schools like Stanford, one that is more suited to “the modern profession of arms,” according to Johnson. “We understand the difference between training and education,” said Johnson, and meeting the particular challenges of cybersecurity requires “experiential learning” with a focus on “understanding risk” wherever it may be found, not just in the details of technical knowledge.
Pentagon Releases Cost of Living, BAH Rates for 2026
Dec. 30, 2025
The Pentagon will pay cost of living allowances to 127,000 service members in the continental U.S. in 2026, an increase of 66,000 members in 2025. Airmen and Guardians across the U.S. will also receive an average increase of 4.2 percent for their Basic Housing Allowance, compared to the 5.4 percent…
