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Microsoft employees want company to pass on JEDI
Citing ethical concerns, a group identifying itself as "Employees of Microsoft" want the tech giant to forego bids on the Pentagon's $10 billion cloud procurement.
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DOD, VA still promising health record interoperability
Joint statement is the latest in a long line of collaborative intentions concerning election health care records.
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DHA awards contract for brain injury support
Under a $25 million contract, Octo Consulting will provide IT support to the Defense Health Agency traumatic brain injury directorate.
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The challenge of providing a common defense in cyberspace
Government leaders should examine how the private sector addresses massive vulnerabilities and inherent instability through collaboration.
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Army looks to replace WIN-T
Leaders of the Army's Network Cross-Functional Team highlighted a two-year plan to design a new integrated tactical network through experiment and rapid prototyping.
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Army deploys update to transportation platform
The enterprise-level software platform that allows users to plan and manage the inventory and transportation of unit personnel and equipment assets on a global scale.
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IBM files JEDI protest
As the deadline to submit bids on the Pentagon's $10 billion, 10-year warfighter cloud deal draws near, IBM announced a legal protest.
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Shanahan a fan of Army Futures Command
Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan implored all of DOD to "remove obstacles" from the path of Army's new modernization command, Futures Command.
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Army looks to bring in cyber pros as colonels
The Army is opening higher ranks and pay grades to cybersecurity specialists who join the Army in hopes of bolstering the cyber mission force.
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'Kessel Run' could set standard for Air Force IT
The Air Force's CTO Frank Konieczny said the service is considering a directive that every acquisition have a Kessel Run-like agile development component.
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At Navy PEO EIS, the change keeps coming
The Navy's principal deputy program executive officer explains big changes coming in 2019.
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Navy awards 'C5ISR' tech services contract
The Navy picks three small businesses for a potential five-year contract to support combat direction and so-called “C5ISR” platforms.
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Meet the Marines' new CIO
Brig. Gen. Lorna Mahlock talks about how the service is looking to gain technical advantage.
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Navy awards commercial cloud deal
The CSRA arm of General Dynamics' IT services arm wins a key contract through which the Navy aims to speed up its move to commercial cloud services.
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DOD has lost 4,000 civilian cyber workers in the past year
The Defense Department looks to targeted recruiting and bonuses to check the loss of cyber workers as it expands the Cyber Excepted Service Personnel System.
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Navy looks to blockchain to track aviation parts
The Naval Air Systems Command is working on a project using blockchain to track components through their lifecycles.
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PEO Digital shows Air Force shift on software development
Steven Wert, USAF's digital program executive officer, said the service is looking to pivot to agile development.
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Air Force SBIR/STTR pushed forward with PaaS project
With the application now running in the cloud, attention is turning to more-efficient migrations.
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Army makes ITES-3S awards
The Army finally awards its much-anticipated $12.1 billion ITES-3S contract, the branch's primary mechanism to acquire commercial IT services.
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