Dan Schere

@wmata Lost my lunchbox on the first car of a Yellow Line train headed towards Huntington. Exited train in Crystal City at 9:10am today. Picture of lunchbox attached. Please let me know if you see it!

Remember y'all.

Now free to read: Experts say the Army's plan to massively scale up its drone industrial base could face several supply chain-related challenges in the coming years.

Oof. This one hurts.

Defense policy bill would create working group to focus on small UAS industrial base ow.ly/7WX7106rB40

@newsobserver Congrats @ClohertyNews ! The Triangle is a nice area. Good schools. Good food. Good local sports scene.

3 new people join WRAL, including an anchor/reporter. Here’s when they start newsobserver.com/entertainment/…

@JoshStein_ Here here. K&W in the village was a favorite of mine growing up. I was partial to their chop steak, Mac & cheese, sweet potato casserole, fried okra. I went there for lunch after taking the SAT. Nothing ever tasted so good.

K&W has a special place in my heart. Anna and I used to take the kids to the one in the Village District (which has been shuttered for a while now). The kids loved the chicken nuggets, rolls, and mac and cheese. I used to get the salmon (and eat the kids’ leftovers), and Anna was a fan of the baked spaghetti. The tea was super sweet. I can’t think of another institution in Raleigh that was more representative — there were people of all ages, races, incomes — and the staff and other customers always had a kind word for the kids. K&W felt like it was from another era, and now sadly it is.

Meet the one man Pete Hegseth can't fire. My latest. puck.news/meet-the-one-m…

This just made my morning!

Defense Trade Press Statement on Media Restrictions at the Pentagon ow.ly/uUFM106olTA

A Statement From Inside Defense ow.ly/FAOk106ojvY

Wave of news outlets reject Pentagon's new press access policy ow.ly/FWjp106ojmN

Cotton says Army's governance model for OIB needs to change ow.ly/8aPu106nZa8

Putting a plug in for my best friend, who's also done extensive writing and reporting on this subject (read his book).

Questions about Hegseth’s longevity in the job have swirled almost from the beginning of his tenure. And Army Secretary Dan Driscoll’s name was increasingly brought up, including inside the White House, as a possible replacement. “He’s non-threatening, he’s charming, he’s not explosive like Hegseth is, he’s just a go along to get along kind of guy,” one source said of Driscoll. “The better Driscoll looks, the worse it is for Hegseth.” cnn.com/2025/09/12/pol…

@audrey_decker9 Congrats Audrey!

A little personal news: I'm joining POLITICO's defense team to cover space and emerging tech! Super grateful for the past two years at Defense One. Excited to dive into the beat and work with such a talented group of reporters.

Trump is expected to sign an executive order Friday that seeks to change the name of the Defense Department to the Department of War cnn.it/47po6h7

Multiple DOD officials scheduled to speak at the Defense News conference canceled at the last minute, following guidance from OSD. It's latest in a series of last-minute cancellations by defense officials since the Pentagon's policy to review participation in thinktank events.

Acela trains are now advertising broadway.

@Ginny_Bixby Congrats Ginny! Glad we got to overlap for a couple months when you came onboard. You've done amazing work. Look forward to seeing what you do next.

After three rewarding years at Bethesda Today, it’s bittersweet to share that I will be leaving Wed. for another opportunity. I am grateful to my editors and colleagues who I have learned so much from in this small but mighty newsroom, and to this community for giving me trust.