Lauren C. Williams

Washington, D.C., United States

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Golden Dome push sets stage for telecom battle over spectrum access

2 days ago | defenseone.com | Lauren C. Williams

But Republicans seem to be split on the matter. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who chairs the Senate commerce committee, has been pushing for the spectrum auction authority because of its potential to generate billions of dollars in revenue. Cruz has argued that not selling off parts of the spectrum could mean missing out on additional resources for the military.
Could Striking First in Cyber Be New Pentagon Policy?

6 days ago | realcleardefense.com | Lauren C. Williams

Could Striking First in Cyber Be New Pentagon Policy? Bolstering cyber operations is top of mind for Katie Sutton, the White House’s pick to lead Defense Department cyber policy Read Full Article »
Trump’s Pentagon-personnel nominee wants to curb DOGE data access

6 days ago | govexec.com | Lauren C. Williams

DOGE won’t get unfettered access to service members’ personal data, the Trump administration’s pick to lead defense personnel vowed Tuesday at a confirmation hearing where questions largely concerned his history of inflammatory comments.
Could striking first in cyber be new Pentagon policy?

1 week ago | defenseone.com | Lauren C. Williams

Insights & Reports May 7, 2025 01:05 PM ET Cyber Pentagon Congress The White House’s pick to lead Pentagon cyber policy wants to lean in on offensive cyber operations and using AI as the cyberattacks become more common and lawmakers worry about conflict with China.
Trump’s Pentagon-personnel nominee wants to curb DOGE data access

1 week ago | nextgov.com | Lauren C. Williams |Lauren Williams

DOGE won’t get unfettered access to service members’ personal data, the Trump administration’s pick to lead defense personnel vowed Tuesday at a confirmation hearing where questions largely concerned his history of inflammatory comments.
Trump’s pick to lead DOD personnel wants to curb DOGE data access

1 week ago | defenseone.com | Lauren C. Williams

DOGE won’t get unfettered access to service members’ personal data, the Trump administration’s pick to lead defense personnel vowed Tuesday at a confirmation hearing where questions largely concerned his history of inflammatory comments.
Chilling effects: What one Army unit learned about cold-weather drone warfare

1 week ago | defenseone.com | Lauren C. Williams

Insights & Reports May 5, 2025 06:07 PM ET Army Drones Europe If small drones are critical to the Army’s future fight, what happens when you run out of batteries? That’s one of the questions the 10th Mountain Division’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team tackled during a recent rotation at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Germany. “We learned a lot of lessons about battery power.
‘Gimmicks’: GOP lawmakers slam Trump’s ‘trillion-dollar’ defense-spending proposal

1 week ago | washingtontechnology.com | Lauren C. Williams

Updated: 6:51 p.m. ET. The White House says it has proposed the first trillion-dollar defense budget, but some senators and budget analysts aren’t buying it. “For Defense spending, the President proposes an increase of 13 percent to $1.01 trillion for FY 2026,” White House budget director Russell Vought wrote in a May 2 letter to Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, who leads the Senate Appropriations Committee. That number includes funds that would come from outside of the normal budget-request process.
GOP Lawmakers Slam Trump’s ‘Trillion-Dollar’ Defense-Spending Proposal

1 week ago | realcleardefense.com | Lauren C. Williams

The White House says it has proposed the first trillion-dollar defense budget, but some senators and budget analysts aren’t buying it
‘Gimmicks’: GOP lawmakers slam Trump’s ‘trillion-dollar’ defense-spending proposal

1 week ago | govexec.com | Lauren C. Williams

The White House says it has proposed the first trillion-dollar defense budget, but some senators and budget analysts aren’t buying it. “For Defense spending, the President proposes an increase of 13 percent to $1.01 trillion for FY 2026,” White House budget director Russell Vought wrote in a May 2 letter to Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, who leads the Senate Appropriations Committee. That number includes funds that would come from outside of the normal budget-request process.