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Agile software, flying cars top Air Force acquisition priorities
Will Roper, the Air Force's acquisition head, is pushing for a new flying car project and massively scaled agile software development processes across the service.
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Navy ships on track to get predictive maintenance
The Pentagon's innovation arm looks to expand predictive maintenance technology to Navy ships.
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ROBOpilot turns manned aircraft to drones in first 2-hour flight
A modular mechanical "pilot" recently completed a two-hour flight at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah.
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When it comes to defending the internet, where does DOD fit?
Much of the underlying architecture that powers the internet is under increasing threat -- and it's not clear who in government or industry can or should take the lead to protect it.
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Will DOD's new cyber rules crush small business?
Two contract attorneys tell FCW that the DOD's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification framework could have a negative impact on small business and startups.
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DOD pushes back on open source
The Government Accountability Office wants the Department of Defense to implement governmentwide open source software requirements, but the Pentagon's top tech official has other plans.
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Perspecta protests lost DEOS cloud bid
The IT services company is protesting the $7.3 billion award in the Defense Enterprise Office Solutions contract to supply the Pentagon with Office 365 services.
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'No firm timeline' for JEDI review, SecDef says
Review of the Defense Department's massive cloud contract is on "no firm timeline," according to DOD Secretary Mark Esper.
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Grass-roots innovation builds virtual queue
With support and funding from squadron innovation funds, the 57th Munitions Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base sourced the Qless solution and adapted it so staff on base, their dependents, retirees and contractors can remotely get in line to make adjustments to their insurance coverage.
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NSA: Just say no to hacking back
The National Security Agency's chief counsel said organizations that suspect a cyberattack should call Homeland Security or the FBI instead.
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Pentagon releases unified cyber standard for contractors
The Defense Department's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification framework is ready for public comment.
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DARPA to add reasoning to autonomous teams
A new program aims to build autonomous systems that can react to changing context and learn from experience.
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The Pentagon is looking for an AI ethicist
The Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center chief is looking bring a new perspective to the military's embrace of advanced algorithms.
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Sub-T challenge draws underground drone explorers
Drones of every stripe crawled and flew through mine shafts in DARPA’s latest subterranean technology competition.
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How the Army is advancing facial recognition
The Army's C5ISR Center has been operating a facial recognition system that uses a mix of web-based biometrics tools to help identify suspicious actors for Central Command.
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Pentagon awards $8 billion cloud business contract
The Defense Enterprise Office Solutions contract will move as many as 3.15 million DOD users and systems to the Microsoft Office 365 platform.
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Pentagon leads Fourth Estate review
In a rare press conference, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said a “defense-wide review process” has begun to evaluate the Fourth Estate agency resources.
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National Guard helps states recover from ransomware attacks
The National Guard is contemplating an expansion of its cybersecurity vulnerability assessment pilot following recent ransomware attacks in Texas and Louisiana.
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DOD looks to expand drone industrial base amid supply chain concerns
Ellen Lord, DOD’s undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment, told reporters that it couldn’t use commercially available and popular drones made by DJI, a China-based firm.
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