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Navy seeks unmanned fleet, but Congress needs convincing

The Navy wants to add more unmanned surface and underwater vehicles to its future fleet, but faces skepticism on Capitol Hill.

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DARPA's plan for a US-friendly 5G network

Defense Advanced Research and Projects Agency aims to develop a secure, open-source, standards-compliant network stack for 5G networking.

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Congratulations to the 2020 Federal 100

The defense community is well represented on this year's winners list.

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DOD takes AI to school

The Defense Acquisition University and the Air Force are experimenting with new ways to speed up and improve learning.

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DOD plans for security-focused guidance for DevSecOps

DOD plans to release a companion document to its enterprise DevSecOps reference design, which outlined everything from concepts to tools needed to execute modern software development practices.

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JEDI legal fights plays out in two courts

Not one, but two ongoing legal battles over the Defense Department's JEDI cloud infrastructure contract have advanced with many global tech giants in the thick of it.

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Lockheed's board adds former joint chiefs chair

Lockheed Martin's board of directors elects a new member in Joseph Dunford, the most recent Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman.

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The Army's night court fuels the cloud

The Army's zero-based budgeting approach is said to turn up extra money for tech modernization.

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If you could build an Air Force base from scratch…

AFWERX's Base of the Future showcase will take advantage of the nearly wholesale rebuilding of Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida.

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Army's cloud office slated to be fully operational in March

The Army's enterprise cloud office is fashioned to be a resource for any component in the organization looking to migrate data and tools to a cloud environment.

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DOD wants a fast patching inventory management system

The Defense Department's innovation arm is looking for companies with existing solutions that will help revamp its inventory management system.

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Army chief says to expect fewer program cuts in 2021 budget

After two rounds of zero-based budgeting, the Army's 2021 budget request is likely to contain fewer steep cuts to underperforming or legacy programs, according to Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy.

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DISA's Fourth Estate network modernization pushes on

The DOD's central IT organization is leading a migration to a new single service network and will bring on the first agency later this year.

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Amazon Web Services aims to stop JEDI roll-out

Amazon Web Services has asked for a temporary pause in Defense Department's work with Microsoft on the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure Enterprise cloud contract.

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VA benefits platform makes a splash without busting the budget

The cloud-based Benefits Integration Platform lets the Department of Veterans Affairs quickly spin up, tear down and rebuild new development environments.

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Auditor training underway for DOD's upcoming cyber standard

Training of the third-party accreditors for the DOD's upcoming unified cybersecurity standard, to be released this month, will take place from now until June.

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Preparing for CMMC? Why companies should start now

Defense contractors should be getting ready for the Defense Department's impending cybersecurity standard expected to be released this month.

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How Huawei could affect U.S.-ally relationships

A State Department official suggested the U.S. could seek to limit intelligence sharing with allies who use Huawei products for 5G, but stopped short of endorsing a legislative ban.

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Chair named for DOD's cyber certification program

Ty Schieber will head the accrediting body for DOD's upcoming cybersecurity certification program.

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Management of DOD records is made easier with the right framework

By focusing on full lifecycle information management, the Defense Department can protect secure information and improve access, compliance and organizational efficiency.