Minds will meet machine when 14 academic institutions from across the nation compete in person in

U.S. Transportation Command provides the Defense Department with the means to project, maneuver and sustain its forces anywhere in the world, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.

Partnerships are key to defending against a rapidly evolving threat landscape and assuring the United States' advantage for the long term, senior Defense Department leaders said.

A senior Defense Department official hosted government officials, academics and entrepreneurs from Indonesia for a discussion on how the Pentagon is aligning its cyber workforce strategy to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving domain.