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Air Force announces partnership to push emerging tech
The Air Force Academy inked a five-year cooperative research and development agreement with telecom giant AT&T to keep better pace with the speed of commercial advancement.
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Congress looks to clamp down on DOD cloud plans
The House defense appropriations bill includes new reporting requirements on the JEDI project and the Defense Enterprise Office Solutions cloud efforts.
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Army aims for robot vehicles on the battlefield by 2028
It's not Skynet yet, but Army Secretary Mark Esper says robotics will change the fundamentals of warfare and that getting there first provides a distinct advantage.
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DISA pushing hard on MilCloud migration
Facing an accelerated schedule, the Defense Information Systems Agency is staffing up and adding training to help DOD agencies migrate to MilCloud 2.0.
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Navy seeks bids for next SeaPort version
The Navy reveals the final solicitation for the next iteration of its $21 billion SeaPort contracting vehicle for professional services.
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RFP for JEDI cloud contract slips past May deadline
Officials are still working on the final solicitation for the massive cloud initiative.
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DLA looks to dramatically reduce application footprint
The Defense Logistics Agency Director Lt. Gen. Darrell Williams is concerned about supply chain vulnerabilities and thinks reducing the number of applications on DLA's network will reduce risk.
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GAO: TRANSCOM cloud award should be cancelled
The Government Accountability Office recommended that the Pentagon terminate its $950 million award to Amazon cloud reseller REAN made under an "other transaction authority."
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Army awards $841M contract extension for computing system support
Leonardo DRS has received a potential $841.5 million contract to continue its hardware supply and engineering services for an Army computing platform used to manage networked-battle command information in a common environment.
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Army awards $93M unmanned target contract
Four firms get spots on a contract to help the Army research and develop unmanned aerial target systems.
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Army focused on risk management framework
The service's acting cyber director discusses how the service is adapting the Defense Department’s RMF guidance to fit its operational needs.
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DOD CIO: Military needs more than one cloud
Dana Deasy told Congress at a FITARA hearing that when it comes to cloud, "there is no such thing as one solution."
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NDAA clears House with fourth-estate cuts intact
The $717 billion 2019 National Defense Authorization Act sailed through the House.
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DOD tightens rules on personal mobile devices
Under a new policy, Defense employees and contractors are restricted from bringing their personal mobile devices into secure areas designated for processing, handling and discussion of classified information.
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Army awards $95M data collection contract
Vencore wins contract to collect data on certain models of Army aviation equipment and ground systems.
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Deasy discusses DOD cloud considerations
Newly sworn-in CIO Dana Deasy discussed the need for a "world class" cloud environment to open up the Department of Defense to new capabilities.
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Digging into DISA's DEOS contract
DISA leaders said the Defense Department's multibillion dollar business solutions contract will be "a constantly evolving service."
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Army hits speed bumps in JRSS migration
Latency and other performance quality issues with applications in the joint regional security stacks have caused DISA and the Army to rework the migration timeline.
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Navy awards $88M R&D contract
Booz Allen Hamilton wins an $88.3 million contract to help research and develop technologies across multiple domains.
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