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Air Force awards hackers $123K in 3-month bug bounty contest
The Air Force found 54 vulnerabilities following its first assessment focusing on continuous monitoring of the cloud-based Common Computing Environment.
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DARPA uses nature as a muse for new computing model
The Nature as Computer program is interested in models and concepts that exploit biological systems to crack currently unsolvable computational problems.
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Can the Army master information dominance on the battlefield?
Legacy communications networks aren’t generally designed for harsh, hostile locations and can often leave troops without vital information at the edge. The Army's Enhanced Expeditionary Signal Battalions (ESB-E) will help.
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New draft rule bans government purchase of Chinese telecom gear
The interim regulation would prevent agencies from purchasing telecommunications and video surveillance equipment from five companies, including Huawei and ZTE.
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Small business cuts coming amid NBIB merger
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, which is absorbing National Background Investigations Bureau, expects to combine contracting offices and staff, while shrinking small business goals.
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JEDI contract on hold for DOD chief's review
The Pentagon will not award the $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud contract until Defense Secretary Mark Esper reviews the program.
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OTAs primed for growth
The Pentagon and DHS are leading the way in using other transaction authority to leverage emerging technologies.
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Gilday outlines IT vision for Navy systems
Vice Adm. Michael Gilday, director of the Joint Staff, is set to be confirmed as the next chief of naval operations and hopes to bring cloud computing to command and control systems at sea.
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New round of MHS Genesis go-live dates coming in September
Defense Health Agency officials say they're making headway on cybersecurity problems and coordination with VA on their new electronic health record system.
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JEDI seemingly rolls on after settling legal case
A Federal Claims Court judge found the Defense Department used a faulty legal justification the decision to make JEDI a single-award contract, but it ultimately made no difference in DOD's ability to award its $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract.
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Navy cracks down on personal email, social media
The Navy CIO reminded department personnel in a recent memo about govermentwide and service policy covering use of personal communications accounts to conduct official business.
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DOD responds to JEDI ruling
The Defense Department speaks out on the federal court ruling for its JEDI cloud buy and stands by its fixed-price, single-award strategy.
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Contractors fail to secure sensitive DOD information
The Defense Department inspector general found that contractors were not consistently adhering to DOD's cybersecurity standards.
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Checking in with Army Futures Command
A year after standing up, Army Futures Command has hit full operating capability. Here's a quick look at three of the projects.
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Army starts testing smart-city communication tools
The Army Research Laboratory is studying how smart cities’ connected infrastructure could boost military networking capabilities in dense urban environments.
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Marines test AI, autonomous systems for battlefield intel
The technology allows infantry squads to tap into networked sensors, artificial intelligence and autonomous systems to make better decisions in complex, time-critical combat situations.
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NDAA heads to conference after budget deal
Despite a tentative two-year budget deal, House leaders are preparing for a tough conference to reconcile differences with the Senate's version of the National Defense Authorization Act.
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Senate confirms Esper as new Defense secretary
With conflict increasing between the U.S. and Iran, Mark Esper's confirmation brings some order to a seven-month round of musical chairs among the Defense Department's top leadership.
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For the military, is 5G worth the hype?
The potential of 5G telecommunications technology has garnered new attention and focus from the Defense Department, but it may not be that big of a deal for military tech.
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