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27 Mar 26. Leaders Say Nuclear Forces, Space Domain Paramount to National Security. Protecting America’s space systems is essential for national security because so many military capabilities rely on them — including precision navigation, global communications, missile warning and real-time intelligence, said Space Force Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, commander of U.S. Space Command, who testified today in Washington before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Space systems were critical to mission success in recent operations, including Midnight Hammer, Absolute Resolve and currently Epic Fury, he said.
“Should an adversary degrade or destroy our space capabilities, the joint force’s ability to fight as it is sized and designed would be immediately and materially impacted,” Whiting said, adding that opponents are moving at an alarming pace, developing and deploying capabilities to deny the War Department the use of space. China’s space presence has grown exponentially, operating over 1,300 active satellites, a 667% increase since 2015, including more than 510 intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance satellites.
They are using these capabilities to integrate military, space-enabled effects and fielding weapons designed to outmaneuver and destroy U.S. satellites, he said.
Russia has capabilities designed to disrupt U.S. space assets, “including the potential placement of a nuclear weapon [in] orbit — the single greatest threat to our space architecture,” Whiting said. “Armed conflict in space is not inevitable, but should deterrence fail, the integrated space power of our team will provide a decisive advantage.”
The general listed his top funding priorities for fiscal year 2027, which include fielding integrated space fires, active protection of satellites, enhancing battlespace awareness, building an integrated command and control system, and providing sufficient cyber defenses for the space domain.
The command is making good progress in moving its headquarters from Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado to Redstone Arsenal in Alabama, he said.
Navy Adm. Richard A. Correll, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, who also testified today, said that the nation’s nuclear forces are the foundation of national security.
“Stratcom and its components stand ready, not seeking out confrontation, but deterring strategic attack and underpinning all Department of War operational plans,” the admiral said.
The challenge is to deter great power conflict and manage the complexities of deterring multiple nuclear competitors simultaneously, all while adapting to rapid technological change and advancements, Correll said.
Some of those challenges include cyber threats, counter-U.S. space capabilities, a contested electromagnetic spectrum, novel enemy missile systems and supply chain issues.
“As we bring the B-21 [Raider] bomber, the Columbia-class submarines and the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile system online, we will ensure the credibility of our deterrence for decades to come,” he said. (Source: U.S. DoD)
27 Mar 26. Pentagon’s New Chief Information Officer Details Strategy to Develop Tech, Cyber Warfighting Advantage. During testimony at a pair of hearings on Capitol Hill this week, the War Department’s new chief information officer outlined her office’s strategy to transform technology and cybersecurity into a decisive warfighting advantage for the armed services.
While speaking before the Senate Armed Services Committee March 24 and the House Armed Services Committee yesterday, Kirsten Davies — who was sworn into her position Dec. 23, 2025 — said her department is focused on enabling data supremacy and decision dominance on the battlefields of today and tomorrow at a “speed and scale warfighters deserve.”
To accomplish that, Davies said her office has launched an initiative to meet Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s call for efficiency and effectiveness by undertaking a transforming of the CIO’s enterprise information technology and cybersecurity program, with a goal of unifying both capabilities under her office.
“Through this effort, we will eliminate inefficient spending, reduce technical [debt], accelerate modernization, drive consistent and up-leveled cybersecurity, and unleash data and innovation from the core to the edge across our joint forces,” Davies explained.
She added that her office is working with the military services, the Joint Staff, combatant commands and defense agencies across four transformative pillars: the enduring digital foundation, agile digital capabilities, cybersecurity for the warfighting ecosystem and skills and partnerships.
Davies explained that the enduring digital foundation pillar involves transforming the War Department’s network infrastructure and communications transport, which she said extends from undersea cables to terrestrial fiber, to advanced satellite capabilities.
“This foundation supports every warfighting system and our global installations. … We’re also leading a proactive approach to spectrum management and advancing … position, navigation and timing — ensuring ready and resilient capabilities that enable American warfighting dominance,” Davies explained.
Under the agile digital capabilities pillar, Davies said CIO is accelerating the delivery of software and streamlining data architectures for streamlined data flow, along with shifting from slower, legacy software development to a more modern, agile delivery model.
“We are driving extensive defense business systems work, whether modernizing or sunsetting old systems to enable clean audits and reduce wasteful [spending],” Davies said.
Regarding cybersecurity for the warfighting ecosystem, Davies said the pillar aligns with President Donald J. Trump’s National Security Strategy and the National Defense Strategy, as the CIO moves from checklist-driven compliance standards toward a more unified, holistic and risk-based approach.
“We will emphasize automation and dynamic and continuous monitoring, [and] we will drive risk reduction rather than burdensome paperwork, focusing on anti-fragility and resilience through a holistic blend of streamlined processes, advanced technologies and skilled workers,” Davies said.
As for the fourth pillar of skills and partnerships, Davies said her office will work to enhance the recruitment and retention of cyber professionals, as well as expand competitive compensation.
“We will [also] be launching an extended, top-tier certification program in partnership with industry and academia, which will offer up-skilling and cross-skilling for our warfighters, from new recruits to seasoned service members,” Davies said.
She added that her office will also double down on influencing the digital transformation efforts of U.S. partners and allies, to better ensure coalition force readiness.
Davies rounded out her remarks by thanking the committees for their support of CIO. (Source: U.S. DoD)
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