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The Federal 100: Profiles of 2018's Defense winners
Learn more about the women and men being honored for their outstanding contributions to federal IT.
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Army saves millions with improved task management tool
U.S. Forces Korea has cut costs and seen tasks completed faster, with fewer missed deadlines.
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STRATCOM leader pushes back on Space Force idea
Following President Trump's comments, U.S. Strategic Commander Gen. John Hyten said he loved the idea of a Space Corps, but America doesn't need one yet.
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Military looks to boost pay for cyber talent
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) said $37,000 may be sufficient for Hill staffers answering the phone, but is much too low for military cyber specialists.
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Navy awards contract for unmanned tech prototype
Alion Science and Technology receives a $73 million contract to help the Navy develop prototype technologies for use on unmanned platforms.
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Why DOD needs more than OTAs to fix acquisition
The Air Force materiel commander says organizational culture matters more than novel procurement authorities when it comes to reforming cumbersome processes.
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DOD tests drone 'hive' for rapid resupply
The Hive Final Mile project uses a mobile application for placing orders to drones that are launched from their "hive" to deliver supplies to troops in the field.
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Protest against U.S. Transcom cloud contract withdrawn
A proposed sole-source task order with Amazon Web Services prompted the protest. It's still unclear how "the issues involved were resolved to Microsoft’s satisfaction."
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Army announces long-awaited DCGS contract
After years of protests and legal wrangling, Palantir is finally part of the Army's battlefield intel analytics system.
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DOD secures IT support for Joint Navigation Warfare Center
LinQuest wins a, $99.2 million contract to support a Defense Department-run center used for navigation warfare functions.
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Service heads demur on DOD's cloud plan
At a D.C. defense policy event, the secretaries of the Army, Navy and Air Force skirted the issue of the Pentagon's centralized cloud procurement strategy.
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Air Force awards $961M drone support contract
AECOM’s URS Federal arm wins a $961 million contract to help the Air Force operate and maintain unmanned aircraft.
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What to make of DOD's latest cloud moves
Speculation is still swirling about the implications of the draft solicitation for JEDI -- and about why a separate agreement for cloud-migration services was scaled back so dramatically.
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Congress grills NBIB over clearance backlog
Senators expressed deep frustration about the government's lack of progress reducing the backlog of 700,000 pending security clearance requests, with some threatening to overhaul the process completely.
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Defense Digital Service to build provisioning system for JEDI
The Defense Digital Service is building a tool to automate the complex back-end business processes that accompany commercial cloud services.
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Air Force plans to convert IT staff into cyber force
The Air Force hopes to solve the cyber worker shortage by redefining traditional IT jobs, starting at seven bases.
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DOD outlines vision JEDI cloud contract
The timeline for a department-wide commercial cloud solution is aggressive, but Pentagon officials say deeper in-house expertise and better internal cooperation can get them to an award this year.
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Preparing for the internet of battlefield things
The Army Research Lab is exploring technology that enhances collaboration between autonomous agents and human warriors on the battlefield.
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Senators demand answers on Russian cyber interference
Lawmakers on the Senate Armed Services Committee continue to press the administration for a cyber warfare doctrine and action on Russian election interference.
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