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Doctors prefer Pentagon's old health-records system to its new one
User satisfaction "increased minimally" last year for MHS Genesis, the electronic-records system installed under a 2015 contract, a GAO survey found.
Policy
Military could be directed to protect industry's satellites, Pentagon says
The Defense Department's first commercial space integration strategy says the military will take steps to “mitigate risks to commercial space actors.”
Defense Systems
The Pentagon's connect-everything effort has a minimum viable product
An initial version of CJADC2 is “low latency and extremely reliable,” Deputy Defense Secretary Hicks said.
Policy
All Pentagon contracts should secure data rights, says advisory board
The Defense Innovation Board would like Congress to "enshrine DOD data access and rights in all vendor agreements.”
Policy
A thumbs-up for State's 3-year-old cyber bureau
GAO says the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy has “helped to better position State to achieve its cyber diplomacy goals.”
Policy
Government should tell people when they're talking to a bot, House lawmakers say
A bipartisan group of House members rolled out companion legislation to an existing Senate bill.
Policy
How Space Force is raising its cyber defenses
The newest service is building in-house cyber teams but also needs to work more closely with U.S. Cyber Command, a deputy chief of space operations says.
Policy
Who is an AI worker? The Pentagon needs a better definition, GAO says
If the Defense Department wants an AI-powered future, it must improve how it thinks about its workforce, watchdog says.
Policy
The defense industrial base is 'in crisis,' expert tells Hill panel
The defense establishment is not equipped to develop, acquire and onboard emerging technologies at scale, according to a draft report from the Pentagon.
Policy
Humans must be accountable for AI in war, Air Force secretary says
"You don't enforce laws against machines; you enforce them against people," Kendall told a Reagan Forum audience.
Policy
New bill aims to speed up JADC2
The proposed legislation would assign new responsibilities to specific Pentagon officials and aim particularly to improve rollout in the Indo-Pacific.
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Info threats demand a ‘cultural shift,’ new Pentagon strategy says
“The consistent integration of informational and physical power” must become “the norm.”
Policy
Military leaders are already using AI tools to help make decisions
Even simpler digitization and automation tools are streamlining combatant commanders' operations, the deputy chief of the Pentagon’s AI office said.
Policy
'Influencers in uniform' are boosting recruiting, Pentagon says
Troops' social-media posts are "wildly popular because I think youth are looking for authenticity,” says deputy defense secretary.
Policy
China, Russia are eroding the US electronic-warfare advantage, lawmakers say
The Pentagon needs to change its passive approach to spectrum management, EW capabilities, said bipartisan chairs of the Congressional Electromagnetic Warfare Working Group.
Defense Systems
Pentagon’s reversal on new travel expense system “troubling,” key lawmaker says
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., said the Pentagon’s decision to terminate a multi-million dollar contract to replace its Defense Travel System “raises broader questions about DOD’s ability to manage its finances and information technology.”
Policy
House, Senate China Hawks Concerned White House Will Let TikTok Stay in the US
Key Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate warned that tweaked language in a new Commerce Department rule could lay the groundwork for TikTok’s proposal to store U.S. users’ data in the country.
Threats
Unmonitored Networks Put US Nuclear Arsenal at Risk: GAO
The Energy Department can't keep tabs on insider threats, in part because it doesn't know how many stand-alone classified networks it runs, GAO found.
Science & Tech
Air Force Is Working on Rules for Using ChatGPT
The service's CIO also wants to encourage exploration of the "incredibly powerful capability" of generative artificial intelligence tools.
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