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Daniel Y. Chiu

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Director, Joint Advanced Warfighting Division at IDA.org & former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy #OSD44 at www.Defense.gov @mcgill.ca @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social “si vis pacem, studium bellum” F/L/P/RP≠E

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Daniel Y. Chiu @dycinwdc.bsky.social · Oct 11

Don’t confuse demonstration w/experimentation. Just because u can field something doesn’t mean it’ll work the way u want it to, especially w/a determined adversary! #JointExperimentaion & #DefenseInnovation #JEDI @IDA_org Joint Advanced Warfighting Division #JAWD (h/t @gocomics)

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brasidas @brasidas.bsky.social · 1d

What I love about our habit of confusing Means for Ways is that we also confuse Ways for Ends.

Innovation is entirely neutral.

Breaking Defense @breakingdefense.com · 1d

Driscoll vows Silicon Valley model is the future for the Army
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/10/driscoll-vows-silicon-valley-model-is-the-future-for-the-army/

Driscoll vows Silicon Valley model is the future for the Army

At AUSA 2025, Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll took aim at traditional primes, saying the future Army will “break down barriers until we measure acquisitions not in years and billions, but months and thousands."

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Daniel Y. Chiu @dycinwdc.bsky.social · 5h

View from my new old school. Here for the 1st annual Charles Doran lecture to honor my dissertation advisor. Good to be “back” at @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 10h

Breaking news: The U.S. military killed six alleged drug smugglers off the coast of Venezuela, President Trump said, raising further questions about his legal authority to use lethal force against vessels suspected of transporting illicit narcotics.

U.S. kills 6 alleged drug smugglers in new strike off Venezuela, Trump says

The operation follows Senate Republicans’ narrow defeat of a measure that aimed to prevent the administration’s actions on legal grounds.

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Daniel Y. Chiu @dycinwdc.bsky.social · 10h

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 1d

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll said Monday he would not tolerate sending soldiers into a modern conflict with decades-old weapons, using an expletive in a public speech to highlight his distaste for the service’s slow acquisition system.

Soldiers should fight with tech as good as they ‘use at home,’ Army secretary demands

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll pledged at the AUSA Conference to adopt a Silicon Valley-like approach to weapons and tech development and procurement.

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Andy Greenberg @agreenberg.bsky.social · 1d

Researchers pointed a satellite dish at the sky for 3 years and monitored what unencrypted data it picked up. The results were shocking: They obtained thousands of T-Mobile users' phone calls and texts, military and law enforcement secrets, much more: www.wired.com/story/satell... 🧵👇

Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data

With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypte...

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Daniel Y. Chiu @dycinwdc.bsky.social · 22h

What’s alligator cake?

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Dorota @dorotapawlak.bsky.social · 1d

Happy #BlueSkyMonday.

Happy Thanksgiving Canada 🇨🇦 🍁

#EastCoastKin #photography #scape #seascape #skyscape #nature #clouds #beach #PhotographersOfBlueSky

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Daniel Y. Chiu @dycinwdc.bsky.social · 3d

Trump directs the Pentagon to use 'all available funds' to ensure troops are paid despite shutdown

President Donald Trump says he's directed the Defense Department to use “all available funds” to ensure that U.S. troops are paid on Wednesday despite the government shutdown.

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So sorry to hear this

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Trump administration lays off thousands of federal workers during government shutdown | CNN Politics

More than 4,000 federal employees received layoff notices Friday as part of the Trump administration’s broad effort to reshape the government while it remains shutdown, according to a court filing Fri...

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Dr. Jamie LH Goodall @lhistorienne.bsky.social · 4d

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Hegseth announces Qatar will build air force facility at U.S. base in Idaho

The move is a sign of increasingly close ties between the U.S. and Qatar.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 5d

BREAKING: The U.S. says it's sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor Gaza ceasefire deal.

US sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor ceasefire deal in Gaza

The United States is sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor the ceasefire deal in Gaza as part of a team that includes partner nations, nongovernmental organizations and private sector players, U.S. officials say.

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Daniel Y. Chiu @dycinwdc.bsky.social · 4d

Senate passes $925 billion defense bill, setting up House talks

Staff from both chambers must now negotiate final, compromise legislation ahead of a vote expected later this fall.

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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 6d

Senate Republicans voted down legislation Wednesday that would have put a check on President Donald Trump's ability to use deadly military force against drug cartels after Democrats tried to counter the administration's assertion of presidential war powers to destroy vessels in the Caribbean.

Senate Republicans vote down legislation to check Trump’s use of war powers against cartels

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Capital Weather Gang @capitalweather.bsky.social · 6d

The Harvest Super Moon BEAMS over the Bay Bridge.

This photo was taken by Kim Kowalewski on Monday night. With clearing skies, you can check out the moon again tonight. Moonrise is at 722p in DC. The moon will be about 98% full.

Wear a jacket... it's getting chilly out there!

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 6d

Texas National Guard troops have arrived at an Army base in Illinois, a highly unusual deployment of one state’s Guard into another against the host state’s wishes.

Read more: https://wapo.st/48hjQ3H

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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 7d

A strike conducted by U.S. forces in Syria killed a senior member of an al-Qaida affiliate.

CENTCOM strike kills senior al-Qaida-affiliated attack planner

The strike resulted in the death of Muhammad ‘Abd-al-Wahhab al-Ahmad, who was a member of Ansar al-Islam, an al-Qaida-affiliated terrorist group.

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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 7d

With restoration work complete, the USS Arizona Memorial is ready again for visitors.

Pacific Historic Parks announced funding last week to keep Pearl Harbor National Memorial sites operating during the federal government shutdown. (from @wyattwolson.bsky.social)

With restoration complete, USS Arizona Memorial ready again for visitors

Regular shuttle boat service to the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor has resumed after several months of preservation work that curtailed visitor access.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

Johnson: "It's true that in previous shutdowns, many or most furloughed employees have been paid for the time they were furloughed, but there is new legal analysis - I don't know the details, I just saw a headline - but there are some legal analysts saying that might not be appropriate or necessary"

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Capital Weather Gang @capitalweather.bsky.social · 7d

WOW WOW WOW 🌕💫
Readers captured stunning views of Monday’s Harvest Supermoon — glowing above D.C.’s monuments, the Bay, and countryside scenes in Md and Va.
See our favorites here 👇 and more at cwg.live

Photos by Martin Radigan, David Enzel and Thomas Cluderay

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Diva of the Dark 🎃🫶👠👑🥩 @queenofthinair.bsky.social · 8d

Every Day is Ethics Day.
Really. For Everyone.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 7d

Furloughed federal workers are not guaranteed compensation, Axios reports reut.rs/48ewnov

Furloughed federal workers are not guaranteed compensation, Axios reports

The White House is not guaranteeing compensation for hundreds of thousands of federal workers who are on forced time off during the government shutdown, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing a White House memo.

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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 7d

Americans with the U.S. military in the Pacific are concerned about how they will afford groceries and rent if the shutdown continues.

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Rent, groceries on minds of US military families in Asia Pacific as government shutdown continues

Americans with the U.S. military in the Pacific are concerned about how they will afford groceries and rent if the shutdown continues.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 7d

President Trump is taking National Guard deployments into unprecedented territory, seeking to send troops into multiple U.S. cities despite strong opposition.

Experts on the Guard say Trump’s efforts could affect troop readiness, training and morale.

Trump’s use of Guard may have lasting impact on cities and troops

Historians and experts say the Trump administration’s efforts to deploy National Guard troops across the country could affect troop readiness, training and morale.

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