Defense Systems
Soldiers Can Use Their Phones For Work Under New Army Pilot
Unlike other Pentagon BYOD efforts, this one taps the cloud for a secure remote work experience.
Defense Systems
DISA’s Sweeping New Plan Takes Aim at Data Silos, Mistagged Info
The Pentagon’s IT agency has policy and culture ideas to encourage freer, more secure info-sharing.
Defense Systems
Oversight Of Nuclear-Weapons Contractors' Cyber Practices Has Been ‘Inconsistent’: GAO
The National Nuclear Security Administration incompletely implemented some cyber practices and didn’t have clear knowledge about what its subcontractors were doing, the watchdog agency reported.
Science & Tech
Autonomous Systems Took Center Stage At AFA
The idea of teaming uncrewed systems with manned aircraft was a focal point in panels at annual conference, and on the showroom floor.
Defense Systems
NATO Readies Strategy To Steer Use Of Autonomy
The document, expected later this year, will include moral and ethical guidelines on how to best use autonomous technologies.
Defense Systems
After 5 Full-Throttle Years, Kessel Run Is Settling In for the Long Haul
The new leader of the Air Force “software factory” wants data and architecture standards that stand the tests of time.
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The Air Force Has A Plan To #Fixourcomputers and More
After airman complaints go viral, USAF CIO promises to make the service’s IT more generally reliable and capable.
Defense Systems
Space Chief Nominee Worried About Launchpad ‘Traffic Jams’
The Space Force will “need to look at other opportunities” as launch cadence grows, Lt. Gen. Chance Saltzman told lawmakers.
Threats
US Trails China in Key Tech Areas, New Report Warns
Ex-Google, DOD leaders paint dire picture unless U.S. organizes to win technology races.
Defense Systems
Sharing Secrets Has Been ‘Effective’ Against Russia, But the Tactic Has Limits, CIA Chief Says
It’s just one of the new areas for a spy agency grappling with tech-driven changes.
Defense Systems
Army Updates Cyber Training After Some Graduates Weren’t Ready for Their Jobs
New classes and updated curriculum reflect evolving threats and lessons from the Ukraine war.
Science & Tech
The Army Wants Smarter Sensors To Ease Soldiers’ ‘Cognitive Burden’
New intelligence and electronic-warfare tools aim to help commanders get data faster.
Threats
The Hardest Thing About Missile Defense in Guam? Finding the Right Site
There are candidate locations, but nothing is final, said Missile Defense Agency Director Vice Adm. Jon Hill.
Defense Systems
The US Army Is Hunting For More Soldier-Connected Tech
A recent solicitation calls for soldier-centered networking and information technology that will link existing and prototype technologies together.
Defense Systems
The Pentagon’s Plan to Buy Weapons Software Faster
The DOD’s dedicated software acquisition pathway is nearly two years old, and is already being used by a few dozen programs.
Defense Systems
Cyber Ambassador Pick Wants to Bring 'Coherence' to Tech Diplomacy Efforts
Nathaniel Fick, the former Marine and head of Center for a New American Security, also wants more deterrence efforts in cyberspace.
Defense Systems
Coast Guard Wants Better Internet on Its Ships, and More Recruits
Commandant Fagan ties increased connectivity to operational needs and improving Coasties’ quality of life.
Defense Systems
Faster Attacks Have Cyber Command Looking to Add All-Too-Scarce Experts
“I think the only way that I'm going to be able to do that in the near term is to grow the workforce myself,” command official says.
Defense Systems
A Navy Cyber Effort Is Fixing Thousands of Holes—and Building Tech Talent
A 10th Fleet operation gives tech-curious reservists some training and a real-world mission.
Defense Systems