People

DOD must mesh realignment with approaching budget battle

Current plans to trim Pentagon spending are clipping around the edges, and officials fear tougher choices will be hard for Congress to agree to.

Digital Government

Acquisition in the crosshairs amid DOD restructuring

Frank Kendall, the Pentagon undersecretary in charge of acquisition, outlined some tentative plans to streamline acquisition rules, ideally before the fiscal 2015 defense funding bill.

Digital Government

Acquisition in the crosshairs amid DOD restructuring

"The idea is to simplify that so that we have a coherent body of law," says Frank Kendall, the Pentagon undersecretary in charge of acquisition.

Cybersecurity

Hagel outlines looming DOD budget cuts

Cybersecurity is one of a few areas set to receive a boost, at the expense of troop strength.

Modernization

Defense Connect Online hits milestone

DISA’s online collaboration tool registers 1 million users.

Cybersecurity

Think a cyber breach won’t happen to you? Think again

A report from Dell showed that only 18 percent of those surveyed consider predicting and detecting unknown cyber threats a top concern.

Modernization

DOD launches new spectrum strategy

In the long term, the Pentagon will look to replace legacy systems with more "militarily effective" technologies.

Cybersecurity

The cyber framework: What's next

Some in the private sector argue that legislation will be needed to provide the incentives necessary for the NIST standards to be widely adopted.

Cybersecurity

'Patchwork' of state laws complicates data breach response

Lawmakers are weighing several options, but disagreements about definitions and regulatory reach could stymie the effort.

People

New leader named at Navy Cyber Command

Rear Adm. Jan Tighe will move into the top spot from her current post as deputy commander.

Cybersecurity

Cyber framework promising but may need more

Response has been generally positive, but concerns remain about privacy, incentives and other items not addressed by the framework.

Modernization

Air Force looks to shared services for help with IT acquisition

The Air Force is increasingly handling its IT purchasing problems by partnering with other Pentagon agencies and the private sector.

Cybersecurity

White House unveils cybersecurity framework

The primary targets of the National Institute of Standards and Technology guidelines are the owners and operators of privately run critical infrastructure.

Cybersecurity

Forthcoming cybersecurity framework to address privacy

Since the most recent draft came out in October, a sharpened focus on privacy has evolved.

Modernization

Air Force headquarters transitions to enterprise email

The USAF move follows the Army's migration to the program, completed in August 2013.

Modernization

Fed IT transformation a no-brainer? Not so fast

Juggling competing priorities makes agency IT overhauls an often overwhelming exercise.

Cybersecurity

Critical infrastructure cyber bill moves forward

The bipartisan measure would codify numerous existing government cybersecurity efforts.

People

Former Army CIO heads to Booz Allen Hamilton

Susan Lawrence will help lead the contracting giant’s Defense Market Group.

Cybersecurity

Hill report skewers agencies' cybersecurity practices

Some of the most troubling issues have been at DHS, the agency charged with leading federal cybersecurity efforts.

Cybersecurity

Intell officials stand fast on surveillance

The bulk collection program was described as "low probability but high impact" by one witness, while an industry official warned of the economic consequences of a loss of trust in the U.S. tech sector.