Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has appointed Katie Arrington acting chief information officer (CIO) of the Department of Defense (DoD), just weeks after Arrington announced her return to the department as its chief information security officer (CISO). […]
Elbridge Colby, President Donald Trump’s nominee to become the Pentagon’s policy chief, told senators today that the president’s concept for a “Golden Dome” missile defense for the U.S. is both necessary and possible to achieve. […]
A recent Federal watchdog report is urging the Department of Defense (DoD) to pause further investments in the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) laser communications technology until it can provide more evidence of its effectiveness in space. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) sent an email to all of its civilian employees today asking them to list five things they accomplished last week, an official at the DoD confirmed to MeriTalk. […]
The Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is working to create pathways that bypass entrenched processes within the department’s ecosystem – which have become barriers to bringing innovative solutions into the Department of Defense (DoD), a senior official said on Thursday. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) has officially transitioned from the concept phase and into the execution stage of developing its meta-network of connected sensors to coordinate all the armed forces – the Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control (CJADC2) system – with technology leaders now addressing the challenges of bringing it to fruition. […]
The U.S. Space Force has established a dedicated team to aid in the development of President Trump’s “Iron Dome for America” initiative that aims to bolster the country’s missile defense systems. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) is set to cut about 5,400 probationary civilian workers starting this week and impose a hiring freeze as the Trump administration continues to carry out massive headcount cuts across the Federal government. […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) aims to consolidate all Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) solutions across unclassified networks for all military services into a unified hub by the end of fiscal year (FY) 2025 which ends on Sept. 30. […]
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed in a video on Thursday that the Department of Defense (DoD) is reevaluating its probationary workforce and plans to dismiss “redundant” positions and “underperformers.” […]
The Senate voted on Thursday by a margin of 51 to 49 to confirm President Trump’s nomination of Kash Patel to become the next director of the FBI. […]
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has added 37 new systems to its list of military-approved commercial drone capabilities, pending final approval to meet congressionally mandated cybersecurity and supply chain standards. […]
Katie Arrington, who spearheaded the Defense’s Department’s (DoD) initial efforts to create its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program for defense contractors beginning in 2019, is returning to the Pentagon as the agency’s chief information security officer (CISO). […]
The Space Development Agency (SDA) is looking to industry for input on how its collaborative low-Earth orbit mega-constellation – known as the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) – could be integrated into President Donald Trump’s “Iron Dome for America” missile defense system. […]
Despite the Department of the Air Force’s (DAF) push for a full office return by Feb. 7, the service is finding there’s not enough room to park every Airman and Guardian at their desks just yet. […]
The U.S. Army has made significant strides in digital transformation over the past few years, and officials from the U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC) and the U.S. Army Cyber Command shared on Feb.12 how ServiceNow has been a “force multiplier” in those efforts. […]
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has embarked on a modernization overhaul of its enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to transition into the next generation of business processes, the agency’s chief information officer explained this week. […]
Republicans in both the House and Senate are pushing for at least a $100 billion increase in defense spending over the next decade to support President Trump’s agenda including the creation of an “Iron Dome for America” missile defense. […]
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the Department of the Air Force (DAF) to halt its reorganization plans until new service leadership is confirmed by Congress, a spokesperson for the DAF told MeriTalk. […]
The U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea Command (NAVSEA) has a short window – two years – to ensure that the organization’s warfare centers are positioned to deliver ships on time and ready for tasking, an agency official said today. […]
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he welcomes Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to come to the Department of Defense (DoD) and help reduce “wasteful spending” – in line with his aim to have the Pentagon achieve the elusive goal of a clean financial audit. […]
The Department of Defense’s (DoD) Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is seeking ideas to meet the missile defense architecture’s requirements for creating President Donald Trump’s proposed “Iron Dome for America.” […]
President Trump said on Friday that he has instructed the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) led by billionaire Elon Musk to focus on the Pentagon, which accounts for the largest portion of the discretionary Federal budget. […]
The Pentagon’s U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) has appointed Joy Angela Shanaberger as its new chief technology officer (CTO), she announced in a LinkedIn post. […]
The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) has recently unveiled its 2025 Marine Aviation Plan, highlighting a clear commitment to prioritizing the countering of unmanned aerial systems (UAS). […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) was granted a “blanket exemption” from the civilian hiring freeze mandated by President Donald Trump, allowing “normal hiring actions and onboarding” to continue for the department’s civilian workforce, according to a U.S. Air Force memorandum obtained by MeriTalk. […]
The U.S. Air Force is getting a digital boost in safety reporting with the launch of its new SAFEREP App. SAFEREP was launched by the Department of the Air Force’s (DAF) safety office to replace the Airman Safety App as DAF’s new digital safety reporting tool. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) has launched a new task force aimed at eliminating all diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs within the military, according to a memo issued on Jan. 29. […]
Federal agencies across the government are increasingly adapting new uses of artificial intelligence to streamline processes, aggregate data, and even complete tasks designed for human resources staff. And while some have openly embraced AI and its uses, others still don’t believe it can be trusted for operations in nuclear controls. […]
Daniel Driscoll, President Trump’s pick to become secretary of the Army, vowed during his confirmation hearing today to strengthen the Army’s cyber workforce, and promised to prioritize expansion of the service’s cyber force to meet evolving threats in an increasingly digital battlefield. […]