Army CISO Takes on New Role at Pentagon Feb 23, 2022 | 12:25 pm 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). […]
GAO: DoD Buzzing With AI Work, but too Soon to Judge Effectiveness Feb 22, 2022 | 1:40 pm 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. […]
DISA Awards $162M ICAM Contract to GDIT Feb 18, 2022 | 2:43 pm 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). […]
Navy Seeks Bids for Next Iteration of $4.1 Billion CANES Contract Feb 18, 2022 | 12:42 pm 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. […]
U.S. Army Harnessing Data Analytics to Fuel Innovation Feb 17, 2022 | 11:01 am 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. […]
DoD Names Eric Evans Defense Science Board Chair Feb 16, 2022 | 1:38 pm The Department of Defense (DoD) has appointed Eric D. Evans as chair of the Defense Science Board (DSB), the agency announced on Feb. 14. […]
DoD Competition Report Underscores Need for More Small Businesses in DIB Feb 15, 2022 | 1:33 pm 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 Dems Nudge WH on Plans to Boost National Security Workforce Diversity Feb 11, 2022 | 2:09 pm House Democrats in recent weeks have asked the Biden administration about its plans to improve diversity across the national security workforce. […]
USSF Officials Discuss Challenges in Building a Digital Service Feb 11, 2022 | 1:42 pm 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. […]
GAO: Better Input, Data Needed for DoD Congressional Reporting Feb 11, 2022 | 9:47 am 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. […]
Michael Bloomberg Tapped to Chair Defense Innovation Board Feb 10, 2022 | 3:00 pm 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. […]
DISA Eyes Thunderdome Zero Trust Updates Over Coming Months Feb 9, 2022 | 3:21 pm 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 Help Drive Health IT Innovation, DoD Officials Say Feb 9, 2022 | 9:00 am 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. […]
Senate Confirms Whitworth as Next NGA Director Feb 8, 2022 | 9:00 am 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). […]
DoD Rolls Out Software Modernization Strategy Feb 7, 2022 | 3:50 pm The Department of Defense (DoD) has finalized its Software Modernization Strategy to help enable delivery of resilient software capabilities. […]
Pentagon, GSA Issue RFI for Carbon Pollution-Free Energy EO Feb 3, 2022 | 3:48 pm 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. […]
DoD Launches Technology Vision, Lists 14 Critical Tech Areas Feb 3, 2022 | 2:37 pm 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. […]
DoD’s Chief Digital AI Office Reaches Initial Operational Capability Feb 2, 2022 | 1:35 pm 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. […]
WALL-E? DARPA Looks to Better E-Recycling for Critical Elements Feb 1, 2022 | 9:00 am 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. […]
DISA’s Gen. Yee Retiring in April Jan 31, 2022 | 1:53 pm Major General Garrett Yee, the Defense Information Systems Agency’s (DISA) assistant to the director, is retiring this spring. […]
DoD Rolls Out MHS Genesis EHR System in San Antonio Jan 27, 2022 | 2:57 pm The Department of Defense (DoD) has successfully deployed its Military Health System (MHS) GENESIS electronic health record (EHR) system to facilities in the San Antonio, Texas area. […]
DISA Awards $6.8M Contract for Thunderdome Prototype Jan 25, 2022 | 3:43 pm The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) announced that it has awarded Booz Allen Hamilton a $6.8 million contract to implement a Thunderdome Prototype—which will be DISA’s zero trust security and network architecture. […]
Air Force CDO on Data Priorities Moving Forward Jan 25, 2022 | 1:43 pm Data and data information has become crucial for operational and warfighting needs in the 21st century. Therefore, in his new position as the Chief Data Officer (CDO) for the U.S. Air Force, Brigadier General John M. Olson, plans to leverage edge computing and advanced technologies to understand and drive data for mission needs. […]
NSA Issues Recommendations to Prevent Cyberattacks via PDFs Jan 25, 2022 | 9:00 am The National Security Agency (NSA) has issued a technical report for systems administrators to prevent cyber actors from using malicious PDFs to target networks in a Windows environment. […]
FBI Warns of Cybercriminals Tampering With QR Codes Jan 21, 2022 | 12:56 pm The FBI has released a public service announcement (PSA) to warm the public about cybercriminals using Quick Response (QR) codes to steal financial information. […]
ODNI Names Wichman as IC Election Threats Executive Jan 20, 2022 | 12:54 pm The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) has a new election threats head with the hiring of Jeffrey Wichman as its Intelligence Community Election Threats Executive. […]
Cyber Incident Reporting Taking on Increased Urgency, FBI Official Says Jan 18, 2022 | 4:13 pm The increased velocity of major cyber attacks on U.S. government and private sector targets is giving increased urgency to the adoption of cyber incident reporting rules that will improve the government’s ability to identify and defeat them, said Tonya Ugoretz, Deputy Assistant Director for the Cyber Readiness, Outreach, and Intelligence Branch at the Federal Bureau of Investigation. […]
Army Awards CACI $514M Network Modernization Contract Jan 18, 2022 | 10:54 am The U.S. Army has awarded CACI International a five-year, single-award task order worth up to $514 million to provide network modernization of its outside plant (OSP) infrastructure and facilities. […]
Army CDOs: Moving Forward With Data Efforts Requires Cultural Change Jan 17, 2022 | 9:00 am To drive the U.S. Army into the future, there needs to be a cultural change to enable a broader vision within the branch on utilizing data to aid the warfighter, according to officials from the Army. […]
Army CIO: ADTS Key Objectives for 2022 Jan 14, 2022 | 2:32 pm For 2022 the United States Army is once again zeroed in on its digital transformation, specifically focusing on six key areas – cloud, cyber, data, application modernization, network, and service delivery and user experience. […]