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Report: AI strategy essential for future defense
A national strategy for artificial intelligence will boost the nation's competitiveness, support defense capabilities and spur AI adoption, according to a recent report from the Center for Data Innovation.
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Supply chain risk in the spotlight
The National Risk Management Center at the Department of Homeland Security plans to have lists of national critical functions and supply chain priorities in place by January.
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Windows 10 migration hits the home stretch
The Defense Department is sending the message that it doesn't want to pay for expensive out-of-support operating system solutions.
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Air Force to try again on JRSS migrations
The Air Force hit pause on standing up and migrating to the Joint Regional Security Stacks after suffering connectivity problems but will reboot in 2019.
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DOD sets tight timeline for DEOS
The Defense Department's $8 billion office enterprise cloud solution is on a tight timeline amid skepticism about whether customers will go for the plan.
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DOD struggles with Risk Management Framework adoption
As DOD shifts away from compliance, the old methods are becoming barriers to new risk management policies.
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Navy picks six for $3B Microsoft software supply pact
The Navy chooses six companies for a $3.2 billion blanket purchase agreement to distribute Microsoft brand name software licenses and subscriptions across multiple agencies.
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DARPA looks to machine learning for RF defense program
BAE Systems will research machine learning algorithms for a DARPA program to better identify and decipher radio frequency signals.
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Defending against quantum-based threats
The Army wants to make sure American warfighters aren't behind the curve if and when quantum technology is operationalized.
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DARPA's Angler program wants better underwater robots
The Angler program proposes an underwater robotic system that autonomously surveys the sea floor and can physically manipulate manmade objects.
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IBM amends its JEDI protest
The move came days after the Government Accountability Office dismissed a similar protest from Oracle against the Pentagon's $10 billion, 10-year cloud buy.
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Can Kessel Run scale?
Everyone wants a piece of the Air Force's agile software development program. Here's how the program could scale to the other services.
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Army awards ground intel support contract
CACI International books a $413 million contract to support one of the Army’s main ground intelligence platforms.
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DARPA looks to 'less-explored' blockchain uses
The defense research agency wants insights on incentives and centralized aspects of permissionless distributed consensus protocols.
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Making derived mobile credentials work
The National Institute of Standards and Technology recently issued a practice guide showing two ways federal employees using mobile devices could be authenticated to access secure information systems and applications.
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DOD teams with DHS for critical infrastructure protection
Officials from both agencies told Congress at a joint committee hearing on cyber incident cooperation that the partnership has been fruitful, but budget constraints could require legislation.
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Financial audit spotlights DOD IT woes
Longstanding deficiencies in the Defense Department's tech portfolio emerged as a leading cause for the failure of the organization’s first completed audit report.
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$769M JCETII task order goes to Allion
Alion Science and Technology books a $769 million task order to integrate systems and subsystems for the U.S. military’s ISR and cyber platforms.
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Key JEDI protest denied
A bid to freeze the Pentagon's $10 billion, 10-year cloud deal stalled as the Government Accountability Office denied a protest that claimed the procurement was stacked in favor of a particular vendor and flawed on other competitive grounds.
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