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Mark Pomerleau

Mark Pomerleau is a reporter for DefenseScoop, covering information warfare and cyberspace.

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Dave McKeown delivers a keynote at DefenseScoop’s DefenseTalks conference. (DefenseScoop)

DOD will be checking agencies’ budgets to track implementation of new zero-trust strategy

IT

Ukrainian Special Operations Forces soldiers pull security after deboarding a U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk assigned to 12th Combat Aviation Brigade during exercise Combined Resolve XVI with U.S. Special Operations Command Europe members assigned to 10th Special Forces Group Dec. 07, 2021, in Hohenfels, Germany. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Kirsti Brooksby)

In light of great power competition, DOD reevaluating irregular warfare and info ops

Cyber

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‘Democratization’ of technology making it harder for special operators to conduct missions

AI

A sign for the National Security Agency (NSA), US Cyber Command and Central Security Service, is seen near the visitor’s entrance to the headquarters of the National Security Agency (NSA) at Fort Meade, Maryland, February 14, 2018. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Key lawmakers in favor of keeping ‘dual hat’ arrangement between Cybercom and NSA

Cyber

A Ukrainian Special Forces Soldier prepares for a mission with the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade and U.S. Army’s 10th Special Forces Group during Exercise Combined Resolve 16 in Hohenfels, Germany, December 8, 2021. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Patrik Orcutt)

How the war in Ukraine is forcing DOD to think differently about armed conflict and cyber’s impact

Cyber

U.S. soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Signal Corps conduct war simulation training Oct. 5, 2022, during Project Convergence 22 at Camp Pendleton, California. During PC22 many systems were slated to be tested to determine how future command-and-control capabilities can be integrated with all service and multinational partners. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Thiem Huynh)

Army moving out on global classified network modernization

IT

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Watchdog finds decrease in cyber incidents on DOD networks, but major increase in PII breaches

Cyber

Military service members assigned to the 7th Air Support Operations Squadron, Fort Bliss, Texas, and 729th Air Control Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, conduct warfare operations at the Tactical Operations Center-Light (TOC-L) on Oct. 14, 2022, during Project Convergence 22 experimentation at March Air Reserve Base, California. PC22, a multimonth event, enables the Department of Defense and its multinational partners to assess future warfighting concepts and capabilities. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Brenda Salgado)

Data management challenges are top of mind at Project Convergence 22

Cyber

Rob Vietmeyer (LinkedIn profile photo)

DOD gets new chief software officer

IT