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Can you really fix DOD acquisitions in a week?
Section 809 Panel Chair David Drabkin and Commissioner N. Ross Thompson III explained how their latest report on streamlining acquisition could help the DOD with workforce woes.
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Deadline extended for Government Innovation Award nominations
You now have until July 18 to help us find DOD's top disruptors.
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The misguided campaign to undermine OTAs and innovation
The potential benefits of Other Transaction Authority are being threatened by legacy IT incumbents looking out for their bottom line.
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DOD CIO to oversee JEDI effort
In a June 22 memo, Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan ordered DOD’s massive commercial cloud acquisition fall under new CIO Dana Deasy.
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Pushing for better biometric algorithms
To help vendors improve their facial recognition technology, the Department of Homeland Security held a competition to find the best facial recognition technology.
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Army leverages machine learning to predict component failure
The Army will be using cloud-based machine learning software predict when Bradley Fighting Vehicles need maintenance.
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Firms trade protests over Afghanistan support contract
NCI Inc. and IAP Worldwide have swapped places in a battle for a pair of U.S. Army contracts to support the Afghanistan's military and national police.
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Air Force awards $6.8M in contracts for cloud modernization
Octo Consulting and TDMK Digital LLC will help the Air Force’s Targeting and Geospatial-Intelligence Program Management Office build cloud-native applications and rework legacy applications for hosting in a cloud.
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NGA picks 7 to support digital elevation library
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency chooses seven companies to maintain digital representations of the Earth's terrain that have been generated, modified or assessed by the Office of Geomatics.
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How vendors can help DOD expand its AI initiatives
Industry can play a key role helping the Pentagon leverage artificial intelligence to modernize operations.
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DOD, GSA, NASA move to raise purchasing ceiling for cyber emergencies
According to a proposed rule, agencies could spend more money for work directly related to supporting a contingency operation.
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GMU contracting center hires DOD vet Jerry McGinn
Jerry McGinn, a former top Pentagon official and longtime defense-sector veteran, has been named executive director of George Mason University's government contracting initiative.
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Vendors keep up pressure on JEDI strategy
Several companies are coordinating their options to pressure DOD to back away from its single-award strategy for its massive JEDI cloud computing initiative.
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DISA looks into CAC options
The Defense Information Systems Agency is testing mobile phones with new chipsets that use a person's physical behaviors for identification.
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Increased defense spending brightens Booz's prospects
As Defense agencies focus on improving services and boosting internal controls after security breaches, Booz Allen Hamilton sees its backlog and revenue growing.
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DOD CIO takes control of cloud initiatives
Defense Department CIO Dana Deasy's strategy aims to gradually consolidate networks, data centers and cloud efforts, allowing for better infrastructure security and reliability, while saving money.
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DOD's cloud strategy illustrates need for outside innovation
The Defense Department is now looking to the likes of Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Google and others for advances in cloud technology.
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DISA modernizing clearance process with continuous monitoring
By continuously vetting cleared personnel, the Defense Information Systems Agency hopes to virtually eliminate the reinvestigation process and reduce the backlog.
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AF sees aircraft maintenance via augmented reality
To make aircraft maintenance more efficient, the Air Force Research Laboratory is considering projecting scaled visualizations of the task onto the machinery being serviced.
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