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• Does Space Force have enough lawyers for tomorrow’s wars? Senators want to know

  02-07-2026 18:45 via defenseone.com
  
  As Space Force leaders push for more orbital warfighting capabilities and even potential moon operations, senators want to make sure they have enough space-focused military lawyers for future conflicts.The Defense Department would be required to assess its “space law requirements” to face rising threats and examine “options for establishing a dedicated legal organization within the Air Force, Space Force, or Space Command,” under the  Senate Armed Service Committee&r
  
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• Trump says Pulte can declassify ‘whatever’ he wants, sparking fears of exposing intelligence secrets

  02-07-2026 16:00 via defenseone.com
  
  President Donald Trump said Wednesday that acting spy chief Bill Pulte can declassify “whatever” records he wants and can declassify “almost everything,” a sweeping green light that has alarmed former intelligence officials, who warn that careless releases could expose sensitive intelligence capabilities and sidestep standard review processes with other spy agencies.Trump said Wednesday that acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte would only serve in the job f
  
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• GenAI.mil records almost 1.7M users, plans new model additions

  02-07-2026 15:00 via defenseone.com
  
  The Department of Defense plans to bring new models onto its internal, department-wide artificial intelligence marketplace and deploy them at higher classification levels, part of its updated procurement policy that aims for “commercial-first” in its deliverables. Cameron Stanley, the chief digital and artificial intelligence officer at DOD told attendees at the AWS Summit in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday that as GenAI.mil reached a record 1.7 million users—along with the cr
  
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• Under new management: the Pentagon’s autonomous systems get new oversight

  02-07-2026 03:10 via defenseone.com
  
  All of the Pentagon’s drone and counterdrone efforts for air, land, and sea will now fall under a new organization and director who will report to the deputy defense secretary, according to a memo released Wednesday.“Unmanned and autonomous systems are a strategic priority” and “essential to maintaining decisive military advantage,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wrote in a memo dated June 29 that was released Wednesday.The new czar, called the direct reporting port
  
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