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Defense
The Army is putting all its network efforts under one roof
By October, Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications-Tactical is expected to absorb network portfolios from its sister PEO for enterprise services.
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The Marines are launching a software factory
Factory director Lt. Col. Charlie Bahk discussed plans to launch at the Army’s facility in Austin, Texas.
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Vendors prepare to spend more on cybersecurity under new rules
Despite some complaints about the White House's new tack, industry leaders say most recognize the need for better defenses.
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Sketching out the rules for offensive cyber operations
The White House released the first-ever National Cybersecurity Strategy this week. It leaves the door open for more defined use cases for cyber operations.
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Could the Pentagon use a little ChatGPT?
The Air Force’s top tech leader said the AI technology, or something like it, could help “rapidly pull together information” such as figuring out who’s in charge of an organization.
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Send me software, not hardware, Navy infowar leader says
“Boxes of computers” aren’t so helpful aboard space-limited ships, Rear Adm. Doug Small said.
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Navy ‘setting the pace’ among services, principal cyber advisor says
Chris Cleary touts prototype tools and readies a new cyber plan.
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Tougher cybersecurity rules may be more than a year away—but don’t wait to get ready
Contractors should prepare for independent checks on their data systems, and maybe for more reporting requirements as well.
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The Pentagon’s innovation shop wants more influence in 2023
The agency wants to be part of program executives’ acquisition strategies and to spread more commercial-based tech across the department.
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A wireless intelligence community ‘on the horizon,' official says
Getting there is a matter of appropriately protecting data and tweaking policies to allow for wireless secret- and top-secret networks.
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For DOD, 2023 is all about proving it can build a tactical cloud
The plan is to develop and deploy a prototype, possibly in the Pacific region, in the next six months. The newly awarded Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability will help.
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Let’s make it easier to share top-secret data with allies, intel leader says
The Defense Intelligence Agency’s CIO wants to expand collaborative workspaces—and resist the urge to mark everything NOFORN.
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Expect AR/VR on the battlefield, Air Force CIO says
Augmented- and virtual-reality gear will become more than just a training tool, Knausenberger says.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon releases zero trust plan to keep hackers out of its networks
Defense agencies are to implement zero-trust standards by 2027.
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Is the Pentagon changing fast enough?
So far, two former defense insiders say, new service organizations are more promise than improvement.
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DISA's plea to industry: Bring us battlefield-ready tech
The Pentagon’s IT agency also wants help wringing more performance out of its existing gear.
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You get a software factory! And you get a software factory!
DISA’s Vulcan program aims to give defense agencies and field activities all the tools they need to improve their software development practices.
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After 5 full-throttle years, Kessel Run is settling in for the long haul
The new leader of the Air Force “software factory” wants data and architecture standards that stand the tests of time.
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How is the Air Force doing at cyber?
To answer the question, a new task force is working to map the service’s networks.
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