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Army takes cyber, electronic warfare to battlefield

The Army will begin integrating cyber efforts on the battlefield and implement a new system to give program managers more control over funding.

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DDS outlines plans for background check improvement

As the Pentagon prepares to absorb background-checking responsibility, the Defense Digital Service is turning to industry for help.

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Gearing up for the defense industry's digital transformation

Cultivating the agility, intelligence and resilience to swap out suppliers, maintain control over intellectual property and deliver incredibly complex assets on time and on budget should be a top priority for both manufacturers and the government agencies they serve.

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ARL taps universities for battlefield AI research

Carnegie Mellon University will lead a consortium of universities developing solutions to support autonomous processing and highly effective human-machine teams.

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US military steps up cyberwarfare effort

Cyber Command's campaign against the Russian Internet Research Agency indicates a priority shift from reacting to electronic intrusions into military networks to engaging in active operations that seek to stop enemies from achieving their objectives.

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2020 budget boosts funding for cyber forces, AI

The White House's 2020 budget request increases funds for military cyber forces and defense cyber workforce with carve outs for artificial intelligence investments.

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Army plans industry day for IoT and 'smart bases'

The Army wants to incorporate tech solutions usually seen in smart cities at its military installations.

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DARPA has big plans for the CHASE program

Dr. Jennifer Roberts, program manager for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s information innovation office, talks about what cyber capabilities are in the works.

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GSA launches Netcents-2 replacement

A new five-year blanket purchase agreement will replace Air Force's expiring IT hardware and software commodity contract.

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Army to create cloud program office

The Army is gaining momentum in its overhaul of legacy systems, starting with new cloud and enterprise-as-a-service pilots and a new data strategy.

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DOD's accelerated cyber hiring hits snags

Lack of hiring personnel and the complex security clearance process is slowing down implementation as the Cyber Excepted Service expands.

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Army turns to category management in new IT approach

Deputy CIO declares 'no new money' for IT in new approach and is turning to category management can help.

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Conflict-of-interest charge threatens to derail JEDI

The Defense Department is reconsidering whether conflict-of-interest charges had an impact on the integrity of the contract.

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GAO questions Pentagon's software spending data

The Department of Defense's estimated $828 million spend weapons systems software sustainment in fiscal year 2018 may be a little off.

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DARPA trying to make autonomous systems more trustworthy

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency wants autonomous systems that can evaluate how well they're doing a specific task and explain that to their human partners.

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DOD acknowledges possible conflict of interest on JEDI procurement

The issue involves an individual who worked for both AWS and that Defense Digital Service.

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DISA works to make JRSS faster, more reliable

After a scathing internal evaluation, the Defense Information Systems Agency said it is working to resolve latency and reliability issues in the Joint Regional Security Stacks program.

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Is it the end of the line for CIOs in DOD?

The Section 809 report offers an opportunity to reflect on the future of federal agency tech leaders, but reports on the impending demise of CIOs at DOD may be exaggerated.

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JEDI protest paused over conflict-of-interest questions

The allegations stem from the participation of two individuals in the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure procurement with strong ties to Amazon Web Services.