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• Some Army civilians worked during the shutdown—and were told to say they didn’t

  09-02-2026 22:05 via defenseone.com
  Some Army civilian employees who were supposed to be furloughed during the recent shutdown went to work anyway, then were instructed to fill out time cards stating that they had not. Now the workers fear that this violated standard procedures and forced them to break the law.When a shutdown looms, government agencies typically tell each employee whether they are “excepted/exempted”—that is, allowed to work during the lapse in annual appropriations—or “non-excepted,&
  
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• CIA overhauls acquisition to get new tech faster

  09-02-2026 19:00 via defenseone.com
  The Central Intelligence Agency is overhauling its acquisition process to get new tech faster, officials said Monday. A new framework introduces a vendor-vetting system, streamlines IT authorization, and "provides clear pathways for CIA to leverage its unique authorities to acquire essential capabilities, rapidly onboard breakthrough technology prototypes, and modernize its core systems to meet urgent mission needs,” according to a Feb. 9 statement.The effort is le
  
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• The D Brief: More maritime strikes, seizure; Warships off Haiti; US official hints at new nukes; Introducing ‘Fictional Intelligence’; And a bit more.

  09-02-2026 17:24 via defenseone.com
  The U.S. military seized its eighth tanker allegedly linked to Venezuela, the Defense Department said on social media Monday. The interdiction occurred “without incident in the INDOPACOM area of responsibility,” according to the post, which claimed the incident happened “overnight” though the accompanying one-minute video showed a daytime operation. “Suezmax tanker Aquila II departed from Venezuelan waters in early January…carrying about 700,000 bar
  
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• Defense One launches 'Fictional Intelligence'

  09-02-2026 14:00 via defenseone.com
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 6, 2026Defense One Launches “Fictional Intelligence” a New Column by Futurists and National-Security Authors Peter W. Singer and August ColeWashington, D.C. — Defense One is launching “Fictional Intelligence,” a monthly column by authors and national-security futurists Peter W. Singer and August Cole, who will explore the future of warfare, technology, and global security through short, scenario-driven fiction.Fusing fictional narrative
  
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