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2026-03-23 Cyber

Pentagon to adopt Palantir AI as core US military system, memo says

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1 Finally, a long-awaited Pentagon intelligence tool awakening.

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2 Finally, a long-awaited Pentagon intelligence tool awakening.

Alexander Semyon Vindman (born Aleksandr Semyonovich Vindman) and his identical twin brother Yevgeny were born in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union, to a Jewish family.[7][13] After the death of their mother, the three-year-old twins and their older brother, Leonid, were brought to New York City in December 1979 by their father, Semyon (Simon). They grew up in the Brighton Beach neighborhood in Brooklyn.

Posted by Skidmark 2026-03-23 08:33|| 2026-03-23 08:33|| Front Page Top

3 A brave Marine colonel took on the Pentagon — and paid the price for it

Here’s the problem: Software (at least, good software) is not static. It’s constantly improving, yet the cost is relatively flat across stages of development, which is why you pay a recurring subscription for commercial software instead of a large, upfront fee. This insight is the basis of the software-as-a-service model, and it enables constant improvement of the product. Development, testing and production of software happen simultaneously, all the time. Understanding this, Cukor made the heretical argument to Congress that Maven should be procured as a continuously evolving capability, with a similar cost over its lifetime. Cukor procured software using Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs), a flexible contracting vehicle that categorized software as RDT&E. Although this categorization wasn’t perfect, the BAA allowed the program costs to reflect how software was developed and deployed and allowed Cukor to make frequent changes to the product while it was in production.

Posted by Skidmark 2026-03-23 09:07|| 2026-03-23 09:07|| Front Page Top

4 Palantir executive says AI enabling rapid battlefield planning and high-speed US strike operations

AI-powered battlefield technology is enabling the U.S. and its allies to carry out military operations faster and more efficiently than ever before, Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar said Monday, pointing to the Iran conflict as evidence of a seismic shift in modern warfare.

"The planning that happened was done in a fraction of the time it would have taken in prior conflicts of this scale, and we accomplished more than twice as much per day of strikes," Sankar told "America's Newsroom."

"How do you do 2,000 strikes in 48 hours?" he asked. "It’s the sophistication of the technology, combined with service members who are better than we deserve. It has proven the deterrent capability."

Posted by Skidmark 2026-03-23 14:11|| 2026-03-23 14:11|| Front Page Top

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