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Mattis: JEDI cloud contract is vendor-agnostic
On Capitol Hill, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis sought to quell "rumors" that the Pentagon's planned single-award cloud acquisition was designed with Amazon Web Services in mind.
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An autonomous vehicle strategy that ranges from seabed to space
With various unmanned pieces in place, Boeing pushes forward with the strategy of connecting communications and data sharing across multiple platforms.
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No protest expected on Coast Guard's heath records move
Acquisition-wise, it looks like smooth sailing for the Coast Guard's plan to join the Pentagon's nascent electronic health records system.
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Army mulls options for Robotics Innovation Center
The Fort Benning-based center would work with academia and industry on integrating robotics and autonomous systems into combat teams.
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White House reviewing new national cyber strategy
The Pentagon is looking to enhance its cyber posture review to sync with the White House cybersecurity strategy, which could land in August, a top DOD official told Congress.
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Marine Corps awards $104M contract for vehicle C4I services
ManTech International books $104.5 million in contract awards engineering and integration services on Marine Corps ground vehicles.
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Army contracts for visual info support system
PlanetRisk books a $12.5 million contract to help the Army run a global system for sharing information on incidents and threats near military facilities.
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How gamification can boost cyber training
CyberWar: 2025 increases players' knowledge and experience of the planning, preparation, execution and assessment of joint cyberspace operations.
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What about the in-house innovators?
Silicon Valley has become synonymous with innovation, but government leaders might be missing out on what’s going on in their own labs.
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Seaport-e to see changes after General Dynamics-CSRA acquisition
The Navy raised concerns about conflicts of interest because of work CSRA was doing under Seaport-e and now General Dynamics is looking for a buyer for the business.
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Dana Deasy tapped to be DOD's new CIO
The former JP Morgan CIO Dana Deasy will start in early May.
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Trump won't intervene in JEDI contract, WH says
Despite the president's repeated public venting of anger at Amazon, a spokesperson said Trump won't play a part in the Pentagon's massive cloud contract.
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Lynch sticking around at Defense Digital Service
The founding leader of the Pentagon's digital service team and a key leader of the Cloud Executive Steering Group is renewing for a third year.
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SENSR team's spectrum-sharing plan is moving forward
The multi-agency team behind an effort to create a joint radar system and free up spectrum for commercial use is seeking more feedback.
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Deputy defense secretary says DOD will get its 'arms around' cloud
The Pentagon and industry base aren't on the same wavelength when it comes to acquisition reform and readiness, says the DOD's No. 2 official.
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Needed: U.S. machine intelligence strategy
A CSIS report calls machine intelligence a strategic technology requiring a national strategy that would advance and guide future development.
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Special forces shape plans for new cyber career path
Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert B. Neller said long-term stability is key: "Once you’re, in you’re in."
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Advocacy group warns Trump about JEDI contract with tabloid ad
As many in the federal contracting industry look to push back on a planned single-vendor cloud procurement by the Pentagon, one advocacy group is looking to leverage President Trump's reported animus to Amazon to help quash the deal.
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Navy reorg eliminates CIO office
Navy Undersecretary Thomas Modly announced his new role as Navy CIO, collapsing the previous office that oversaw IT guidance for the Marine Corps and Navy.
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