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1. OrvalW+mc[view] [source] 2025-06-20 19:07:53
>>techno+(OP)
As a veteran, now civil servant, I think this is an excellent thing for the US military to do. BIAS: I am a PLTR shareholder and I collab with at least one of the units involved.

Another similar commissioning was the founder of Dragos, Robert M Lee who was previously a Cyber officer in the Air Force.

We need top talent from industry. These highly skilled individuals will be good pickups for the work confronting our nation in securing vital infrastructure and enabling for the future of high performance compute and AI.

https://www.robertmlee.org/back-in-military-service-from-blu...

https://www.dragos.com/team/robert-m-lee/

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2. jackst+Pd[view] [source] 2025-06-20 19:17:08
>>OrvalW+mc
> We need top talent from industry.

Fair, but is that what they're doing here? I don't know much about the individuals involved, but I sure know the companies they're associated with. The concerning part for me is that this new "Detachment 201" seems less about these individuals' expertise and more about the companies they represent and can provide access to.

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