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The Pentagon’s gutted weapons testing office is doing more work with fewer people, risking dangers on the battlefield, new watchdog report says

The Pentagon’s gutted weapons testing office is doing more work with fewer people, risking dangers on the battlefield, new watchdog report says

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The US Department of Defense’s independent office for testing weapons has been gutted, leaving its remaining staff with more work, according to a new Congressional watchdog report.Last year’s workforce cuts to the Office of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, or DOT&E, led to several organizational changes, including the…

The US Army is tearing down old tech walls so its weapons can talk to each other

The US Army is tearing down old tech walls so its weapons can talk to each other

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US Army leaders are trying to break down the decades-old technology barriers that have kept weapons, sensors, and command systems from easily sharing information, a critical step as the service pushes to make battlefield decisions faster.A recent exercise, the Project Jailbreak hackathon, brought top defense companies and the Army together…