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Defense
DISA’s sweeping new plan takes aim at data silos, mistagged info
The Pentagon’s IT agency has policy and culture ideas to encourage freer, more secure info-sharing.
Defense
Autonomous systems took center stage at AFA
The idea of teaming uncrewed systems with manned aircraft was a focal point in panels at annual conference, and on the showroom floor.
Defense
The Air Force has a plan to #fixourcomputers and more
After airman complaints go viral, USAF CIO promises to make the service’s IT more generally reliable and capable.
Defense
Space chief nominee worried about launchpad ‘traffic jams’
The Space Force will “need to look at other opportunities” as launch cadence grows, Lt. Gen. Chance Saltzman told lawmakers.
Defense
U.S. trails China in key tech areas, new report warns
Ex-Google, DOD leaders paint dire picture unless U.S. organizes to win technology races.
Cybersecurity
Sharing secrets has been ‘effective’ against Russia, but the tactic has limits, CIA chief says
It’s just one of the new areas for a spy agency grappling with tech-driven changes.
Defense
Army updates cyber training after some graduates weren’t ready for their jobs
New classes and updated curriculum reflect evolving threats and lessons from the Ukraine war.
Defense
The Army wants smarter sensors to ease soldiers’ ‘cognitive burden’
New intelligence and electronic-warfare tools aim to help commanders get data faster.
Defense
The Army is hunting for more soldier-connected tech
A recent solicitation calls for soldier-centered networking and information technology that will link existing and prototype technologies together.
Defense
The Pentagon’s plan to speed up software buying for weapons systems
The DOD’s dedicated software acquisition pathway is nearly two years old, and is already being used by a few dozen programs.
Defense
Coast Guard wants better internet on its ships, and more recruits
Commandant Fagan ties increased connectivity to operational needs and improving Coasties’ quality of life.
Cybersecurity
Faster attacks have Cyber Command looking to add all-too-scarce experts
“I think the only way that I'm going to be able to do that in the near term is to grow the workforce myself,” command official says.
Defense
A Navy cyber effort is fixing thousands of holes—and building tech talent
A 10th Fleet operation gives tech-curious reservists some training and a real-world mission.
Defense
Hypersonic missile-tracking satellites greenlit for development
The Space Development Agency awarded L3Harris and Northrop Grumman $1.3 billion in contracts to deliver prototypes that track quick-maneuvering hypersonic missiles in flight.
Defense
The Biden administration wants to standardize how the U.S. conducts cyber operations
The White House is reviewing a Trump administration policy that made it easier for U.S. Cyber Command to conduct offensive cyber operations.
Defense
Army’s new plan to ‘transform’ soldier healthcare with tech
Service leaders will boost research into synthetic blood, quantum computing, and more.
Cybersecurity
Vendors prep for new cyber rules of the road
Federal policy is shifting to impose tighter cybersecurity requirements on government contractors and Congress appears poised to impose new standards throughout the private sector.
Defense
Pentagon's classification system lacks consistency, IG finds
The inspector general wrote that inaccurate or incomplete security classification guides “increase the risk” of over- or under-classification due to incorrect interpretation or application.
Defense
Marine Corps shares new information warfare doctrine
The Corps wants commanders to start thinking about the role of information in waging war.
Defense