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Friday, August 23, 2024

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The Air Force wants to build lots of bases around the Pacific. But it still needs to determine how to protect them. By Audrey Decker The service is collaborating with the Army to find solutions.

A group of 20-somethings built a GPS-independent drone in 24 hours—and caught the eye of US special operations forces By Patrick Tucker Here’s what that says about the new class of defense industry disruptors.

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Mike Gallagher talks priorities as Palantir’s new defense business chief By Lauren C. Williams The former lawmaker is looking to draw on a decade of national security policy work in the new position.

US agencies conclude Iran was behind hack targeting Trump campaign By Edward Graham The FBI, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said they have “observed increasingly aggressive Iranian activity during this election cycle.”

Feds in Iraq will continue to receive special premium pay, OPM says By Carten Cordell Due to an ongoing national emergency in the country dating back to the 2003 war, civilian employees in Iraq will be able to waive the premium pay cap through December, according to a recent memo from the HR agency. The D Brief: Meet the Army’s new recon unit; Putin’s Kursk-Pokrovsk gambit; China’s new sub; New Jan. 6 charges; And a bit more. By Ben Watson and Patrick Tucker