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GovExec TV: Five Questions with Henry Brooks

In this episode, we sit down with Henry Brooks to discuss how agencies can accelerate mission readiness by leveraging commercial technology.

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Mossad agents sabotaged Iranian defenses as airstrikes began, Israeli official says

Covert units inside Iran used precision-guided weapons and vehicle-mounted systems to suppress air defenses, an Israeli security official said in remarks distributed to press.

Science & Tech

How drone warfare fares in the 2026 budget

The president’s proposal leans heavily on one-time reconciliation dollars.

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Optimizing Individual Health Readiness for the National Guard and Reserve

Optum Serve supports National Guard and Reserve forces, recognizing their medical readiness is vital to national security and mission readiness.

Policy

Lawmakers rip into defense secretary over flat Pentagon budget

The Pentagon is counting on one-time funds from a reconciliation bill to fund investments in shipbuilding and missile defense.

Policy

USAF slashes F-35 buy, boosts next-gen fighter in unconventional 2026 budget proposal

The Pentagon’s spending request includes not just the usual appropriations, but also the still-under-debate reconciliation bill.

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Science & Tech

Uncrewed battle groups? DARPA, admirals offer glimpses of the Navy’s robotic future

The pace of technology—and the realities of industrial capacity—are opening naval minds to the possibilities.

Policy

Meet DOGE's team inside the Defense Department

ProPublica has identified four men installed by defense contractor Elon Musk at the Pentagon—and 100 more across the federal government.

Policy

US spy chief wants intel community to move away from building its own tech

Gabbard says industry can provide more tools, citing AI systems that are already helping analysts with major tasks.

Policy

US Air Force’s nascent radar plane faces the axe

Hegseth says the E-7 Wedgetail may be discarded to fund Pentagon shift toward space-based ISR.

Ideas

SecDef wants to insource work—but doesn't understand why it was outsourced

The Pentagon has been hemorrhaging internal talent for years. Fixing acquisition starts by fixing that.

Threats

Comcast among firms likely hit by China's Salt Typhoon hackers, sources say

Such intrusions into the world's network infrastructure could mean the hackers have a deeper foothold than previously known.

Policy

Trump limits use of cyber rules to punish US hackers, election meddlers

A Friday executive order echoes unproven claims that cyber and surveillance authorities were politicized to target Trump and his allies.

Threats

Move faster, share things: A former NATO transformation chief previews the summit

The alliance is ‘stronger’ than it was, but strike, space, AI, and more require urgent attention.

Business

Naval drone startup HavocAI hopes to build 100-foot robot boat by year’s end

The company is on track to deliver a 42-foot uncrewed vessel this summer, says CEO Paul Lwin.