BECAUSE OF BOONDOGGLING HERE...THESE GUYS ARE IN DANGER.

The article focuses on how U.S. politics impacts the U.S. military, particularly the safety of U.S. soldiers. Topics include the development of the Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS-A) data platform, the U.S. military's efforts to anticipate and outsmart military enemies using technology, and the amount spent on military innovation in the U.S. Information is provided on the failure to get military intelligence to soldiers in combat zones and the success of the DCGS-A program since its inception in 2011.