Brandi Vincent

Brandi Vincent is a Senior Reporter at DefenseScoop, where she reports on disruptive technologies and associated policies impacting Pentagon and military personnel. Prior to joining SNG, she produced a documentary and worked as a journalist at Nextgov, Snapchat and NBC Network. Brandi grew up in Louisiana and received a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland. She was named Best New Journalist at the 2024 Defence Media Awards.

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(NATO FLAG Photo by MATEUSZ SLODKOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

NATO’s innovation accelerator begins search for its second cohort

Emerging Tech

Gen. Rainey participates In a discussion moderated by Scale AI’s Alexandr Wang in June 2024. Source: Scale AI’s Twitter

Army Futures Command’s Gen. Rainey reflects on AI’s potential in modern warfare

AI

This illustration photo taken on January 30, 2023 shows a phone screen displaying a statement from the head of security policy at META with a fake video (R) of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky calling on his soldiers to lay down their weapons shown in the background, in Washington, DC. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

Why DIU is looking to speedily buy deepfake-detection technology

Tech

Principal Deputy DoD CIO Ms. Leslie Beavers & team traveled to Spangdahlem Air Base and was hosted by COL Ryan Ley, 52d Fighter Wing Dep CDR, where they viewed technologies being trialed that showed functional proof of concepts for Zero Trust on Operational Technology. Source: @DoD_CIO Twitter

What DOD’s new Fulcrum IT strategy means for warfighters

Tech

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael E. Langley, United States Africa Command commanding general, gifts coins to marines stationed at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, in recognition of their performance on Sept. 14, 2023. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Gentile)

DOD turns to tech as physical presence around Africa dwindles

Tech

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) walks down the steps of the House Of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol on June 14, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

Call for new DOD-led quantum hub builds momentum on the Hill

Emerging Tech

Overhead view of NGA Campus East (NGA photo)

NGA launches new training to help personnel adopt AI responsibly

AI

4k aerial view of self driving autopilot cars driving on a highway with technology tracking them. (Getty Images/FlashMovie)

Why Centcom wants ‘self-service’ computer vision for warfighters

AI

From left: Brandi Vincent, Stacey Dixon, Darryll Pines, Maynard Holliday, Jaret Riddick. (Source: Truman Center/TruCon)

‘You’ve got to see it to be it’: Leaders aim to inspire more diverse tech talent for national security

Tech