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Security clearance backlog drops 9 percent
An interagency council credits a series of changes instituted to the security clearance process this year with the first drop unprocessed background investigations in years.
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DIU gets a new leader
Former Symantec CEO Michael Brown takes over as director of the Defense Innovation Unit.
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Shanahan talks Space Force
No. 2 Pentagon official Patrick Shanahan tries to allay Air Force worries that a Space Force would uproot its Space and Missile Command.
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Interest is growing in unmanned maritime systems
Lockheed Martin's investment in Ocean Aero is just the latest sign that the market for unmanned maritime vehicles is heating up.
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DOD previews new cyber strategy
The Defense Department's cyber strategy highlights infrastructure protection and greater reliance on commercial technology to stay competitive.
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PEO Digital debuts
The Air Force is rebranding and changing its acquisition structure to reflect new statutory authorities and its agile approach to development.
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Air Force looks to consolidate IT support contracts
The Air Force has released a draft RFP for a contract that will combine the work currently done under several contracts into a single-award vehicle.
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Air Force may launch RCO for cyber
The U.S. Air Force is considering a rapid capabilities office to streamline cybersecurity acquisition.
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Who's minding the store on DOD-VA health systems collaboration?
As the Pentagon and Veterans Affairs work in parallel to implement the Cerner health record systems, Congress is worried about a single point of accountability.
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Debate building around $10B JEDI procurement
Concerns around the Defense Department’s management of services for the pending Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure bubble up as award protests mount.
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CYBERCOM building up in-house acquisition capacity
U.S. Cyber Command's contracting office is in its "infancy" with a handful of staff and is looking to expand while showing Congress it knows what it's doing.
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Why it’s so hard to reach an international agreement on killer robots
There is fundamental disagreement over whether increasing the autonomy of weapons is always bad.
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DARPA kicks off $2B AI initiative
The “AI Next” campaign aims to transform computers from specialized tools to partners with contextual reasoning capabilities.
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DISA announces Encore III small business awards
The Defense Information Systems Agency makes 20 awards against its $17.5 billion Encore III contract for broad enterprise IT services.
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DOD makes third round of IAC MAC awards
The Defense Department makes its last awards against a potential nine-year, $28 billion technology R&D contract.
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The end of CAC? Don't hold your breath
The Defense Department's common access card will continue to be a major component of the Pentagon's evolving identity management strategy, DOD CIO Dana Deasy said.
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Army IG school seeks to simulate whistleblower investigations
To better train military inspectors general, the Army wants role-playing simulations that will enhance investigative skills in whistleblower reprisal inquiries.
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Army looks into laser-powered drones
Researchers are developing a way to generate electricity for drones by beaming a laser onto a photovoltaic cell.
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DISA pulls MilCloud migration RFI
The Defense Information Systems Agency withdrew a request for information on rapid cloud migration after just two days.
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