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The PCS Is Official

NGC2 got new orders: I Corps. The Army is moving beyond division-level prototyping and into its next phase of product delivery. We’re helping deliver the software behind NGC2’s data layer and core AI capabilities alongside our industry partners. Make room, people..this thing has a CAC now.

GOODBYE Demo. Helloooo I Corps.→

Cool tech that deserves your attention.

Java, but With Less Baggage

One of our resident Java-and-Kafka brains, Sr. Principal Engineer Neil Buesing, took the stage at Current 2026 to defend Java from the allegations: eating too much memory, hogging CPU, and bringing way too many Kafka connections to the party. He broke down how to rein it in, stream threads, and a few well-placed reality checks. Turns out Java didn’t need to be fired. It needed a performance review.

See what survived the review→

This month’s fab moments in the press.

The OPSEC Briefing Would Like a Word

The Pentagon had a leak problem. Unfortunately, not the plumbing kind or one that even Flex Seal could fix. A senior strategist was fired amid an investigation into alleged classified disclosures involving Iran, Ukraine, and other sensitive matters, with the case now referred to DOJ. Turns out “off the record” and “classified” are still very different settings.

Zero plumbers. Maximum consequences. →

Orbit, Now With More Hardware

Remember when space was mostly astronauts and Tang? China and Russia apparently had other plans. Now orbit has GPS jammers, lasers, satellite stalkers, and enough military hardware to make the Death Star procurement team take notes. At this rate, orbit needs its own program office.

See who brought what to orbit. →

Exchange Program From Hell

North Korea apparently enrolled in the world’s most cursed study-abroad program. More than 16,000 personnel have reportedly gone to Russia since 2024, bringing home firsthand lessons in drones, robotics, and modern warfare. No campus tour. No meal plan. Just an aggressively hands-on semester abroad with extremely transferable credits.

Moscow taught. Pyongyang took notes.→

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