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Hosts @billy-mitchell.bsky.social + Meagan Metzger dive into the tech, barriers, and strategies shaping defense innovation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlQ5...

“We’re already acquiring the next tranche to send into orbit before the first tranche of satellites are up.”

At #SNGLive: Defense Innovation, @defensescoop.bsky.social's @mikaylaeasley.bsky.social sat down with U.S. Space Force's Paula Trimble to discuss transforming space capabilities.

“Mitigating the drones in an as low collateral way is possible is our goal.”

At #SNGLive: Defense Innovation, @defensescoop.bsky.social's Jon Harper and DIO's David Payne, explored how innovation is shaping the future of drone technology.

At #SNGLive: Defense Innovation, @defensescoop.bsky.social's @brandivincent.bsky.social, DON's Jacob Glassman, and U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's Dr. Prithviraj (Raj) Dasgupta discussed building AI capabilities across the service branches.

At #SNGLive: Defense Innovation, Scoop News Group’s Billy Mitchell, DOD Cyber Crime Center's Lam Nguyen, DOD's Stacy Bostjanick, and Rubrik's Travis Rosiek discussed the DOD’s efforts to scale CMMC, support cyber operators at the edge, and strengthen its overall cyber posture.

At #SNGLive: Defense Innovation, Pat Condo, chairman and CEO of Seekr, proposed a new national defense imperative: to ban adversarial AI, vet every model, and deploy trustworthy AI that defends democracy rather than dismantles it.

At #SNGLive: Defense Innovation, DefenseScoop's Mark Pomerleau and U.S. Army's Mario Roberts discussed how the Army’s G-2 is exploring the use of AI across the service and shared what the team is doing and learning through experimentation.

Congratulations to all the reporters and editors at @scoopnewsgroup.bsky.social who won Azbee awards today, especially my team, @keelyquinlan.bsky.social, Sophia Fox-Sowell and me! Some good reporting here worth checking out:

The DefenseScoop editorial team is closely following developments of the new administration at the Department of Defense. If you're interested in speaking to a reporter about what's going on across the DOD, particularly regarding technology, we have several reporters actively covering this space.

The FedScoop editorial team is closely following developments of the Trump administration and their impacts on federal technology. If you're interested in speaking to a reporter about what's going on with the federal government and technology, we have several reporters actively covering this topic.

The CyberScoop editorial team is closely monitoring the federal government's activities and developments in cybersecurity. If you're interested in discussing what's happening across these areas, we have several reporters actively covering these topics who you can reach out to via Signal:

Kicking off his first Monday in the office as the new secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth briefly spotlighted his team’s earliest leadership priorities — including executing on President Trump’s new vision to institute a powerful U.S. missile defense system. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaHW...

This week, the 2024 #FedScoop50 Awards honored federal tech leaders driving innovation and transforming government.

🎉 Congratulations to this year’s honorees! Your dedication is shaping the future of federal tech. fedscoop.com/list/fedscoo...