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Army accelerates push to the cloud
The Army wants 2020 to be the year of the cloud and hopes to carry that momentum into 2021 with its cloud implementation plan.
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Why Congress holds the key to DOD tech
Defense company leaders said Congress may have to relax its oversight -- or at least learn to take leaps of faith -- when funding defense technology research if it wants to see dramatic improvements in capabilities.
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AWS seeks Trump deposition in JEDI fight
Amazon Web Services is going right to the top in its protest of the JEDI cloud infrastructure contract awarded to Microsoft by asking for deposition of President Trump and several high level DOD officials.
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The Army turns to automation for officer assignments
The Army is hoping a little automation and more "back of the resume" data will better tell an officer's story when searching for next assignment and crack down on nepotism.
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Army gets tactical with latest cloud pilot
The Army is in the last leg of a tactical cloud pilot that's experimenting with delivering capabilities and data to warfighters on the battlefield.
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A look at CMMC
The Defense Department issued the first version of its long-awaited cybersecurity standards for contractors.
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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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