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AI is taking background checks from 'months to hours,' clearance agency says

'We're trying to use AI...to make these little tiny decisions, and then bring that up to a human," says Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency official.
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https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2026/06/background-checks-clearance/414225/

NATO has 'changed a lot' in four years, transformation leader says

Shaped charges from coffee grounds? Pentagon science chief describes future of war

Pentagon’s use of JAGs in civilian roles would be probed under NDAA provision

Removal of Iranian nuclear materials to be worked out as war deal nears

The Trump administration is 80% to 85% sure a memorandum of understanding will be signed to end its war this month, a U.S. official said.
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https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2026/06/removal-nuclear-materials-iran/414180/

Push for new Cyber Force service branch narrowly fails in the Senate

The Army wants to build a better data center. Can they do it?

A call for industry ideas pulled in 200 proposals. The service is moving ahead with data centers, manufacturing upgrades, and more.
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https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2026/06/army-data-center/414137/

Senators want a new robot warfare-focused combatant command

Mystery GPS outages traced to Russian satellite

‘A terrible risk’: Senate appropriators dim prospects of another defense reconciliation bill