Cybersecurity

AP Exclusive: Pentagon foisting flawed intelligence system on special ops troops in war zones

Records obtained by The Associated Press show that military bureaucrats have been trying to force a flawed, government-built intelligence system on special operations units deploying to war zones. At the same time, the bureaucrats are blocking soldiers from using a commercial alternative they badly want. Over the last four months, six Army special operations units have requested software made by a Silicon Valley company, Palantir, that synthesizes data for the CIA, the Navy SEALs and the country's largest banks, among other government and private entities.