Defense Systems
IG pushes DOD to update pandemic plans to support telework
Defense Department component agencies should ensure their IT and communications infrastructure can support maximum telework, according to a new report from the DOD inspector general.
Defense Systems
Biden taps DIU head for top Pentagon acquisition post
President Joe Biden nominates three for senior defense posts, including Michael Brown, the head of Defense Innovation Unit.
Defense Systems
Army's augmented reality goggles get $22B contract
The Army will be fielding more than 120,000 custom, ruggedized versions of Microsoft’s HoloLens headsets that use augmented reality to project situational awareness information directly onto a soldier’s visor.
Defense Systems
Mandatory review of DOD's compliance on CMMC is delayed
The Defense Department was supposed to submit a review to Congress by March 1 assessing whether components complied with the guidelines of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program. That deadline has been pushed to June.
Defense Systems
Army eyes CAC-less physical security
The Pandemic Entry and Automated Control Environment aims to use the biometric and password metadata on CAC cards and related databases to secure access to sensitive areas.
Defense Systems
First set of CMMC certification orgs emerge
The Defense Department's unified cybersecurity program is making gains with its first tranche of certifying bodies, but assessments for defense contractors are a ways off.
Defense Systems
Former CISA chief cautions on push for national cyber director
The former CISA chief expressed confidence in Deputy National Security Advisor Anne Neuberger to help the White House confront the multiple cybersecurity incidents it is facing.
Policy
DOD Workers Want to Keep Teleworking, Despite Early Hiccups, Survey Finds
The DoD Inspector General surveyed more than 56,000 employees about telework during the pandemic.
Threats
Putin Ups Efforts to Intimidate Ukraine and Its Allies
But experts say the mass mobilization does not suggest an imminent offensive.
Science & Tech
US Army Wants Face Recognition at Base Gates
It's seeking a camera that can do the job through a rainy windshield at night.
Threats
US Aims to Diversify Its Quantum Workforce Early On
To fill a shortage of quantum scientists, leaders in the field are working to build an inclusive community — starting in grade school.
Threats
DoD to Spend a Quarter-Billion Dollars Reorganizing Its Data for AI
JAIC leaders have called the lack of "data readiness" the biggest impediment to fielding artificial-intelligence tools.
Policy
Biden Taps Current, Former Defense Officials to Oversee Acquisition, Budget, Intel at Pentagon
A former comptroller would return to the job if the Senate approves.
Ideas
US Army’s Plan Needlessly Duplicates Air Force Strike Capabilities
The service would do better to follow the Marines’ path toward specialization.
Science & Tech
Electric Cars, Smart Refrigerators Pose Cyber Risk To US Utilities, GAO Finds
The risks aren’t well understood by researchers, in part because of local and state control of electrical utilities.
Ideas
What Is DevSecOps, Anyway?
How one company used it to accelerate improvements to an Air Force cyber defense program.
Ideas