The Department of Defense (DoD) announced a classified strategy aimed at creating a unified and comprehensive approach to counter the growing threat of drones. […]

Maj. Gen. Luke Cropsey has been nominated to lead the Air Force’s upcoming Information Dominance Systems Center, according to a Pentagon announcement. […]

The Department of the Air Force (DAF) plans to establish an operational technology (OT) office that will oversee the cybersecurity of control systems, commerce technologies, as well as embedding infrastructure, according to a senior Air Force official. […]

The U.S. Air Force has tapped Laura Drummer to serve as the new chief data officer (CDO) for the Air Force intelligence community. […]

Generative AI technology is powering new opportunities for Federal agencies, but Department of Defense (DoD) officials on Tuesday also warned of the risks of generative AI – such as the benefits it offers to adversaries and the technology’s expensive operating costs. […]

Former Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira was sentenced on Tuesday to 15 years in prison for leaking classified national defense information online, including many documents designated top secret. […]

Five months after launching its experimental AI-powered chatbot for the Department of the Air Force (DAF), officials from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) are sharing early insights and offering a glimpse into the future of the platform. […]

The U.S. Air Force this week awarded Accenture Federal Services a task order of up to $1.6 billion to efficiently scale and enhance its multi-cloud Cloud One environment, according to a press release from the IT service management company. […]

The Department of the Air Force (DAF) announced on Tuesday that it appointed Susan Davenport to serve as the department’s new chief data and artificial intelligence officer (CDAO). […]

The U.S. Army announced on Wednesday that it has awarded the $249 million Automated Installation Entry (AIE) Next Generation contract to Leidos to enhance security at 92 additional Army and select joint-service installation physical access control points around the world. […]

The Department of the Air Force announced on Monday it awarded a $303 million contract to Leidos to oversee the department’s Advanced Battle Management System – Digital Infrastructure (ABMS-DI) network, which is a key piece in the Defense Department’s (DoD’s) Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) initiative. […]

The Department of the Air Force plans on releasing the second version of a reference architecture and roadmap for a new ecosystem that streamlines software convergence and data access across the service branch. […]

The Department of the Air Force Chief Information Officer on Tuesday announced the release of CLARA, a new tool designed to enhance visibility and understanding of AI initiatives across the department. […]

Dell Technologies’ Cloud Hybrid Edge-to-Enterprise Evaluation and Test Analysis Suite (CHEETAS) is helping the military meet the pace of its mission needs for the flightline and beyond. […]

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded BAE systems a $48 million contract to further develop an analytics system used by military intelligence analysts.  The contract announced on Aug. 6 will “mature components” and add new features to Insight, an intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) system currently used by AFRL. Insight uses advanced data […]

The U.S. Air Force has transitioned how it develops capabilities from a platform-centric model to prioritizing underlying systems that will better position the service branch for the challenges of the great power competition, a top Air Force official said on Thursday. […]

The Department of the Air Force (DAF) is ramping up efforts to integrate generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) into its operations unveiling a new experimental GenAI chatbot. […]

The Senate voted to confirm Melissa Dalton to be the next Under Secretary for the Department of the Air Force, filling a role that has been vacant for over a year, the department announced last week. […]

The U.S. Space Force (USSF) plans to establish a Space Futures Command to develop and validate innovative concepts to meet today’s security challenges, said a senior official for the military branch. […]

As government agencies look to modernize their missions through digital innovation, please join SAIC and MeriTalk on Nov. 2 at the OutFront: Continuous Agility forum in Arlington, Va., to learn agile and innovative solutions that are helping agencies to succeed amid escalating cyber threats. […]

Because data is one of the Federal government’s most valuable assets and a major driver for critical decision-making across numerous Federal agencies, several agency chief data officers (CDOs) said this week they have turned to artificial intelligence (AI) and automation to power the goals of data analysis and readiness. […]

Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has hired former Air Force Chief Information Officer (CIO) Lauren Knausenberger as the company’s chief innovation officer. […]

The United States Air Force has awarded Maxar a $20 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to boost the capabilities of its Red Wing geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) platform through new algorithms and other advancements including AI tech. […]

By Gary Hix, Chief Technology Officer for Hitachi Vantara Federal In a determined effort to prioritize sustainability and combat climate change, Federal agencies have made significant progress since President Biden issued an executive order on Federal sustainability over a year ago. Guided by the government’s influential scale and procurement power, this order sets ambitious goals […]

U.S. Air Force Chief Information Officer (CIO) Lauren Knausenberger detailed her team’s efforts on the zero trust security migration during a Billington Cybersecurity webinar this week, and said that move to new security paradigm has generated traction and “unity of effort unlike I have seen in my tenure.” […]

U.S. Air Force Chief Information Officer (CIO) Lauren Knausenberger is stepping down from her post in June, an Air Force spokesperson confirmed to MeriTalk today. […]

The Pentagon on Jan. 12 released its long-awaited 2022 report on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) – more commonly known as UFOs – which details 510 incidents, with many of those occurring in sensitive military airspace.  […]

The Accenture Federal Technology Vision highlights four technology trends that will have significant impact on how government operates in the near future. Today we look at Trend #2, Programmable World: Our Planet, Personalized. What is a “programmable world?” Consider what’s going on at Tyndall Air Force Base, near Panama City, Fla. In line with the base’s ambition to […]

The Accenture Federal Technology Vision 2022 analyzes four emerging technology trends that will have significant impact on how government operates in the near future. Today we look at Trend #1, WebMe: Putting the Me in Metaverse. In the wake of the pandemic, people’s digital and “real world” lives are melding. Accenture research found that 70% of consumers globally […]

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) has awarded SAIC a $319 million contract to support Air Operations Center’s (AOC) Falconer program with a reliable, secure, and modernized mission system to plan and conduct air operations. […]