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Army kicks off first major test to thwart small drone attacks
The Army is putting its new counter small drone strategy to the test with its first demonstration at Yuma Proving Ground, focusing on how to limit damage when facing direct threats.
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VR, AR training helps forward observers direct fire support
The Office of Naval Research has developed augmented and virtual reality tools to make it easier to train the Marines who help protect infantry by keeping an eye on the ground situation and calling in necessary air artillery, mortar and naval gunfire.
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White House stands down SolarWinds, Microsoft Exchange cyber response groups
The White House is suspending the two interagency groups tasked with managing the government's response to the cybersecurity incidents involving SolarWinds and Microsoft Exchange, citing improving trends in patching.
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Augmented reality goggles and the future of defense acquisition
The Army’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System has been in the works for years, but the potentially multibillion deal could mark a paradigm shift in how the Defense Department buys and leverages technology.
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JAIC feels pressure to go faster as tight budgets loom
The Defense Department’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center believes AI-driven productivity gains could become "an economic necessity."
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Former Obama defense policy chief nominated for Army secretary
The White House announced plans to nominate Christine Wormuth, the Pentagon’s former top policy official, to be the first woman as Army secretary.
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Biden taps Inglis, Easterly for top cyber jobs
National Security Agency veterans will serve as first national cyber director and lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
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IC warns that U.S. adversaries are ramping up cyber attacks
The worldwide threat assessment by the U.S. intelligence community comes one day before the heads of several agencies are scheduled to testify during open and closed session to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
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Microsoft patches new Exchange CVEs, credits NSA with discovery
The new vulnerabilities found in Exchange servers running on-premises are separate from zero-day exploits discovered and announced in March.
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DOD eyes automation to improve data quality, business processes
The Defense Department expects that better use of data analytics will help it improve its business operations and decision-making, optimize the workforce and support digital transformation as it moves on from legacy systems.
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SecDef plans new screening, training to weed out extremism
The Defense Department has ordered several personnel policy changes to address extremism in the military, ranging from updating intake questionnaires for recruits to training to prepare service members for potential targeting by extremist groups.
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AFWERX invests in 5G-enabled IoT security
The Air Force’s innovation arm has awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research contract to Phosphorus Cybersecurity to help build a scalable security infrastructure to support 5G-enabled IoT devices.
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Could 2022 see the end of OCO?
As the Biden administration prepares to deliver its first budget, the question arises of whether there's enough political clout to end the controversial overseas contingency operations account.
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Space Force satcoms contract gets CMMC nod
A request for information for the Inmarsat Broadband Global Area Network and Global Xpress contract was amended March 31 to include requirements for the CMMC pilot program.
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IG pushes DOD to update pandemic plans to support telework
Defense Department component agencies should ensure their IT and communications infrastructure can support maximum telework, according to a new report from the DOD inspector general.
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Biden taps DIU head for top Pentagon acquisition post
President Joe Biden nominates three for senior defense posts, including Michael Brown, the head of Defense Innovation Unit.
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Army's augmented reality goggles get $22B contract
The Army will be fielding more than 120,000 custom, ruggedized versions of Microsoft’s HoloLens headsets that use augmented reality to project situational awareness information directly onto a soldier’s visor.
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Mandatory review of DOD's compliance on CMMC is delayed
The Defense Department was supposed to submit a review to Congress by March 1 assessing whether components complied with the guidelines of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program. That deadline has been pushed to June.
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Army eyes CAC-less physical security
The Pandemic Entry and Automated Control Environment aims to use the biometric and password metadata on CAC cards and related databases to secure access to sensitive areas.
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