Defense Systems
Army experiment highlights need for coders at the edge
After a big experiment using more than 30 different developing technologies at Yuma Proving Ground, the Army is certain it will need two things: more software workers and smaller tactical operating units.
Defense Systems
Army tests the limits of its integrated tactical network
The Army's Project Convergence exercise has put the Integrated Tactical Network to the test. But holes in its availability prove there's work to be done.
Defense Systems
Why talent, diversity are central to the Army's enterprise modernization
Ross Guckert, the new program executive officer for enterprise information services, took on a new role at a tumultuous time. FCW talked with him to understand why people are at the center of his priorities.
Policy
From Racism to Russia, Top General Says Army Must Change
Gen. McConville addressed the nation’s internal unrest, trust of the military, even QAnon, in a wide-ranging interview with Defense One.
Defense Systems
A year with the Army's cloud management office
The Army's enterprise cloud office is coming up on its first anniversary, so Defense Systems talked with its director, Paul Puckett, about what the office has been up to and how COVID has affected priorities.
Science & Tech
Adding Sensors Saves Ammo, Army Network Testers Find
In a Thursday test, Sentinel radars helped air-warfare operators down simulated missiles with fewer interceptors.
Science & Tech
Here’s the Theme Driving the US Army’s New Communications Tech
Pilot programs are seeking ways to keep battlefield data flowing despite the enemy’s best efforts.
Science & Tech
The U-2's Latest Feat: Passing Data from F-35s to Army Missiles
A recent demonstration used the old spy plane as an airborne comms relay between fighters and ground-based weaponry.
Defense Systems
Army re-orgs tech directorate
The Army has a new strategic operations directorate under the department's management office, an organization said to be a "precursor" to the upcoming CIO reorganization.
Defense Systems
Army stands up its first software factory
Army Futures Command announced it has launched its first software factory at its headquarters in Austin, Texas. The entity is expected to hit initial operating capacity in early 2021.
Defense Systems
Army tech chief: CIO split was 'right decision at the right time'
Army CIO/G6 Lt. Gen. Bruce Crawford said the move, which follows his retirement, will allow the new CIO to focus more on big data, cloud migrations.
Ideas
The US Is Out of Position in the Indo-Pacific Region
A truly joint approach is needed, and the Army has several particular roles to play.
Policy
Army Was Reviewing More Than Confederate Base Names, Officials Reveal
Among the potential friction points eyed were Army National Guard units with nicknames honoring Confederate leaders.
Business
GM Believes Army Troop Transport Deal Is Jumpstart to More Military Work
Now the company has its sights on Marine Corps, international, and more Army contracts.
Science & Tech
The Army Team That Is Trying to See, and Shape, the Future
The team’s scientists are charting how advances in various fields will unlock more advances, out to 2050.
Defense Systems
Lawmakers skeptical of seaborne drone fleet
The House defense committee is looking to add some oversight for rapid procurement of unmanned vehicles and vessels, and wants more detailed plans on how the Army will use its newly developed augmented reality headset.
Ideas
The Pentagon Must Not Falter in Its Drive To Network Its Weapons and Sensors
American military superiority depends on a complete and successful integration of all services' forces.
Defense Systems
Army splits CIO role
The Army announced June 11 that it will divvy up the CIO role to focus on policy and with a separate deputy chief of staff to lead military network communication challenges.
Policy