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Army upgrades cyber training venue
A task force from the Army cyber protection teams face off against industrial control systems in a week-long cyber training exercise.
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How DOD should plan for AI
A new report urges researchers to focus less on automated combat and more on defensive machine learning.
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DARPA wants 'Cyber-Hunting at Scale'
BAE Systems is developing a cybersecurity tool with AI capabilities as a cornerstone to more quickly thwart emerging threats.
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Are there new rules for cyberwar?
Reports that the Trump administration has rescinded an Obama-era directive guiding the use of offensive cyber operations has cybersecurity experts pondering what, if anything, has replaced it.
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Marines get into the bug-bounty game
At the Las Vegas event, ethical hackers identified and reported 75 unique vulnerabilities and were awarded over $80,000 for their efforts.
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Army Research Lab teams up with Uber
The Army Research Lab, the University of Texas at Austin and NASA are working with Uber on its flying taxi service.
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Teaching robots to 'follow the leader'
Army Research Laboratory scientists are teaching robots to learn how to navigate environmental features following examples provided by humans.
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GAO: Barriers to commercial satellite launch 'surmountable' for DOD
Centralizing data related to the Defense Department's work with commercial satellites could be one of the first tasks for a “Space Force.”
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Navy sticks with SAIC for C4ISR system contract
Science Applications International Corp. wins a recompeted $861.1 million Navy "C4ISR" system production and delivery contract.
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DOD sketches plan for proposed Space Force
Vice President Mike Pence announced the Defense Department’s plan to create the military’s sixth branch.
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DIUx now simply DIU
The Defense Innovation Unit Experimental is no longer experimental, Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan announced.
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DOD sharply restricts use of geolocation devices and services
The Defense Department now prohibits personnel from using geolocation devices, applications or services in any area where military operations are being conducted.
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Wholesale shift of NBIB to DOD looks likely
National Background Investigations Bureau Director Charles Phalen discusses the Trump administration's plan to move the organization under the Defense Department.
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Fogarty has big ambitions for ARCYBER
Lt. Gen. Stephen Fogarty, Army Cyber Command's new leader, says the mission is really "information dominance operations."
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Coast Guard takes the long view on cloud
U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz has his eyes on JEDI, but says his service is years away from true cloud adoption.
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Air Force outlines five-year, $25M SIGINT research project
The Air Force is seeking proposals across a wide range of sub-disciplines.
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Army to roll out new comms capabilities by year's end
After a yearlong assessment, Army tech leaders outline plans to modernize their networks, including a re-tooled risk management framework.
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Air Force Materiel Command head announces retirement
Air Force Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, will retire in September.
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Navy pushes forward on unmanned underwater vehicles program
The Navy chooses 23 companies for a $794.5 million contract to support the research-and-development of a "family of systems."
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