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Congrats to our very own @brandivincent.bsky.social and Jon Harper for taking silver at the Mid-Atlantic #ASBPE awards in the Online Breaking News Coverage category!

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Following the Thursday firing of Gen. #TimothyHaugh, who led the #NSA and U.S. Cyber Command, lawmakers criticized the Trump administration, both for the decision to let him go and for not providing a reason. via @markapomerleau.bsky.social defensescoop.com/2025/04/04/t...

Katie Arrington was announced Monday as the Pentagon's official "Performing the Duties of the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer." via @billy-mitchell.bsky.social youtu.be/6G4arJzI1xI?...

He’s also touring the C2 Fusion Center and observing a drone demonstration of capabilities the militaries’ are co-developing.

On Tuesday, Defense Secretary Austin and his team are in Palawan, Philippines to meet with their defense counterparts at their WESCOM headquarters.

Defense Sec. Austin and his team are wheels down in the Philippines. Here in Manila, he will meet participate in bilateral meetings and other events with Sec. of National Defense Teodoro and Pres. Marcos.

“Interoperability” has been the word of the day — with commitments from all sides to continue deepening the connections between their militaries and weapons assets. Stay connected for more live updates and in-depth coverage from DefenseScoop’s Brandi Vincent.

Defense Secretary Austin and his team are in Darwin, Australia today to participate in a trilateral defense ministerial meeting with his Australian and Japanese counterparts.

DefenseScoop’s Brandi Vincent is traveling with Austin and reporting live from the scene—stay tuned for more updates.

Secretary Austin meets with his British and Australian counterparts for the third AUKUS ministerial meetings in London.

Join us for #DefenseTalks 2024 in D.C. or virtually. Explore topics like JADC2, AI advancements in defense, and critical cybersecurity measures. Hear from the nation's top defense experts on technology shaping our future strategies.

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Seeing some of Navy UUVs in action with Naval Oceanography Command!

DefenseScoop reporter Brandi Vincent is spending the entire week in Mississippi, exploring NASA’s Stennis Space Center, witnessing ANTX, and attending the Oceans Conference.

Stay tuned for more updates from her journey!

President Zelenskyy arrives at the Pentagon to meet with Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III for his first visit to the building since the full-scale invasion started. The two ignored shouted questions from the press on their way in. 

[Photos by DefenseScoop Reporter Brandi Vincent]