The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is in the midst of a transformation being led by Director Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner. Skinner emphasized the importance of understanding what the focus of the transformation is and being aligned across the department in putting together DISA’s transformation. […]

The U.S. Navy is aiming to build a more agile and innovative force that can leverage information anytime and anywhere by modernizing and better defending their IT systems, several senior Navy IT officials and officers said at a March 8 virtual event organized by GovExec. […]

MeriTalk recently sat down with Jim Matney, Vice President and General Manager of the DISA and Enterprise Services Sector for GDIT’s Defense Division, to discuss how the ICAM solution will serve as a critical pillar to establishing zero trust within the Federal defense enterprise. […]

The Department of Defense (DoD) has named Tanya Skeen acting assistant secretary of defense for acquisition at the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition [ASD(A)]. […]

Nand Mulchandani has stepped down from his role as chief technology officer (CTO) of the Department of Defense’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC), he announced on March 3. […]

The U.S. Army announced via Twitter on Tuesday that it appointed a new team leader to spearhead efforts in modernizing the service branch’s tactical network. […]

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) has been deploying a modernized financial system since 2005, but the service branch has yet to create a migration plan to guide transition from the legacy system to the more modern one, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a new report. […]

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) said today it awarded its $11.5 billion Defense Enclave Services (DES) contract to Leidos, Inc. […]

A new Defense Department (DoD) Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit finds that some of the Pentagon’s academic and research partners have not consistently implement cybersecurity controls to protect controlled unclassified information (CUI) stored on their networks from insider and external threats. […]

Pat Flanders, the chief information officer (CIO) at the Defense Health Agency (DHA), said today that the biggest thing he wants to improve within his agency going forward is not IT, but procurement. […]

Military deployments in harsh environments require enterprise-grade technology to deliver secure communication capabilities, but those technologies also must be flexible and align with mission sets, military leaders emphasized during a FedInsider virtual event on Feb. 23. […]

Maj. Gen. Matt Easley has left his post as the director of cybersecurity and chief information security officer at the U.S. Army for a new position at the Department of Defense (DoD). […]

While the Defense Department (DoD) has been working hard on developing AI capabilities – and has run into challenges that DoD usually faces when acquiring new technologies – a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) says it’s too soon to assess effectiveness of the overall effort. […]

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) has snagged an Identity, Credential and Access Management (ICAM) Other Transaction Authority (OTA) Phase III production agreement from the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). […]

The United States Navy is soliciting bids from the private sector for the next iteration of a potential $4.1 billion contract vehicle for products and services that support networks onboard surface ships. […]

The U.S. Army is unlocking innovation by utilizing data to ensure operational success in the service branch’s workforce, an Army official said at a virtual event hosted by GovLoop on Feb. 16.  […]

The Department of Defense (DoD) has appointed Eric D. Evans as chair of the Defense Science Board (DSB), the agency announced on Feb. 14. […]

A Department of Defense (DoD) report on the state of competition in the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) underscores the need to bring in more small businesses, and implement sector-specific supply chain resiliency plans in order to increase competition and innovation in the DIB. […]

House Democrats in recent weeks have asked the Biden administration about its plans to improve diversity across the national security workforce. […]

Officials from the U.S. Space Force Technology and Innovation Office addressed several challenges they have encountered as a new military service and how the private sector can help during a virtual event hosted by AFCEA on Feb. 10. […]

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) in a new report said the Defense Department (DoD) needs to improve stakeholder input and data gathering practices to better meet its obligations for reporting on national security topics to Congress. […]

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has nominated Michael Bloomberg, former New York City mayor, presidential candidate, and billionaire businessman, to chair the Defense Innovation Board (DIB), the Department of Defense announced on Feb. 9. […]

A Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) official explained today how the agency is approaching work on its Thunderdome zero trust prototype project, along with associated identity, credential, and access management (ICAM) efforts, and said DISA expects to have further updates on those over the next several months. […]

Partnerships play a big role in driving health IT innovation, and experts from the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Military Health System (MHS) advise government organizations to leverage industry partnerships for innovative ideas and opportunities. […]

The Senate has confirmed U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Frank D. Whitworth III to serve as the eighth director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). […]

The Department of Defense (DoD) has finalized its Software Modernization Strategy to help enable delivery of resilient software capabilities. […]

The Department of Defense (DoD) and the General Services Administration (GSA) today issued a request for information to learn more about capabilities necessary to achieve the goal of President Biden’s executive order issued last December to cut carbon emissions across government and reach the goal of using 100 percent carbon pollution-free electricity by 2030. […]

The Department of Defense (DoD) today announced a new technology vision established by Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu, with a long list of critical technologies on which the Pentagon will focus on going forward for evaluation and rapid fielding. […]

The Department of Defense (DoD) has announced that its Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) has achieved initial operational capability in accordance with a Dec. 8, 2021 memorandum that required the establishment of CDAO, and for the office to attain initial operating capability by Feb. 1. […]

The Department of Defense’s (DoD) Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is looking to electronics recycling for innovative ways to extract critical elements and help minimize the impact of supply chain disruptions. […]