Pushing back on industry criticism, a top Pentagon tech official made clear today that the Defense Department’s (DoD) Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) policy exists because defense contractors failed to meet earlier standards – and that CMMC is here to stay whether contractors like it or not. […]
Congressional Republicans are seeking a $150 billion defense spending boost in the upcoming reconciliation bill, with $25 billion earmarked for President Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome for America” missile defense project. […]
The Department of the Air Force (DAF) has tapped Scott Heitmann to serve as its permanent chief technology officer (CTO) after serving as acting CTO for the past year. […]
Cyber conflicts are no longer theoretical – they pose a serious and immediate threat that demands urgent preparedness from U.S. joint forces, a senior Defense Department (DoD) official said this week. […]
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The Department of Defense (DoD) this week launched a sweeping review of its major defense acquisition programs in response to President Donald Trump’s defense acquisition executive order (EO) issued earlier this month, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on April 23. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) is launching a new program to overhaul how it buys software – prioritizing speed, agility, and security, a senior Pentagon tech official said today. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) is developing a new “fast-track” approach for its software security approval process, according to a senior Pentagon official. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) hit $2.7 billion in task orders under its $9 billion Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) contract, a senior Pentagon official said today. […]
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency (IARPA) wants to cut costs and boost efficiency by launching a new Commercial Data Consortium that will give the intelligence community (IC) easier, unified access to commercial data. […]
The Defense Department (DoD) has appointed Douglas Matty as the Pentagon’s new chief digital and AI officer (CDAO), an agency spokesperson told MeriTalk. […]
