Valerie Insinna

Valerie Insinna is Defense News’ air warfare reporter. She previously worked the Navy/congressional beats for Defense Daily, which followed almost three years as a staff writer for National Defense Magazine. Prior to that, she worked as an editorial assistant for the Tokyo Shimbun’s Washington bureau.

  • US Air Force Creates Group to Recuit Cyber Nerds for Weapons Programs
    US Air Force Creates Group to Recuit Cyber Nerds for Weapons Programs

    WASHINGTON — The US Air Force is forming a troop of cyber geeks hand-picked from the commercial technology sector to solve software problems on troubled weapons programs, the service’s top civilian announced Friday. Like the Pentagon’s Defense Digital Service (DDS) before it, the Air Force Digital Service (AFDS) will recruit engineers from the private sector…

  • US Air Force Creates Group to Recuit Cyber Nerds for Weapons Programs
    US Air Force Creates Group to Recuit Cyber Nerds for Weapons Programs

    WASHINGTON — The US Air Force is forming a troop of cyber geeks hand-picked from the commercial technology sector to solve software problems on troubled weapons programs, the service’s top civilian announced Friday. Like the Pentagon’s Defense Digital Service (DDS) before it, the Air Force Digital Service (AFDS) will recruit engineers from the private sector…

  • US Air Force Creates Group to Recuit Cyber Nerds for Weapons Programs
    US Air Force Creates Group to Recuit Cyber Nerds for Weapons Programs

    WASHINGTON — The US Air Force is forming a troop of cyber geeks hand-picked from the commercial technology sector to solve software problems on troubled weapons programs, the service’s top civilian announced Friday. Like the Pentagon’s Defense Digital Service (DDS) before it, the Air Force Digital Service (AFDS) will recruit engineers from the private sector…