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DOD struggles with Risk Management Framework adoption

As DOD shifts away from compliance, the old methods are becoming barriers to new risk management policies.

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Can Kessel Run scale?

Everyone wants a piece of the Air Force's agile software development program. Here's how the program could scale to the other services.

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DOD teams with DHS for critical infrastructure protection

Officials from both agencies told Congress at a joint committee hearing on cyber incident cooperation that the partnership has been fruitful, but budget constraints could require legislation.

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Financial audit spotlights DOD IT woes

Longstanding deficiencies in the Defense Department's tech portfolio emerged as a leading cause for the failure of the organization’s first completed audit report.

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DOD details cyber teams to DHS for election duty

The Defense Department has loaned personnel to Homeland Security in effort to prevent -- or react to -- election hacking attempts.

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Contract for Cyber Command Unified Platform moves forward

The Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman a $54.6 million contract for Unified Platform, which will facilitate offensive and defensive cyber operations.

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Business ops plan stresses Navy's modernization focus

The Navy released its business operations plan for agility and accountability, highlighting cloud and network modernization.

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DOD shifts DEOS cloud acquisition to GSA's Schedule 70

Defense IT officials pivoted away from plans to bid out their $8 billion productivity and communications cloud contract through DISA.

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Navy declares EMS a full-fledged warfighting domain

The Navy announced it has elevated the electromagnetic spectrum to a battlespace domain, joining cyber, land, sea, air and space.

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Futures Command embraces venture capital approach

Army Undersecretary Ryan McCarthy says he's still looking for the right CTO to help Army Futures Command make astute tech investments.

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Army looks to replace WIN-T

Leaders of the Army's Network Cross-Functional Team highlighted a two-year plan to design a new integrated tactical network through experiment and rapid prototyping.

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Shanahan a fan of Army Futures Command

Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan implored all of DOD to "remove obstacles" from the path of Army's new modernization command, Futures Command.

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Army looks to bring in cyber pros as colonels

The Army is opening higher ranks and pay grades to cybersecurity specialists who join the Army in hopes of bolstering the cyber mission force.

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'Kessel Run' could set standard for Air Force IT

The Air Force's CTO Frank Konieczny said the service is considering a directive that every acquisition have a Kessel Run-like agile development component.

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At Navy PEO EIS, the change keeps coming

The Navy's principal deputy program executive officer explains big changes coming in 2019.

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Meet the Marines' new CIO

Brig. Gen. Lorna Mahlock talks about how the service is looking to gain technical advantage.

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DOD has lost 4,000 civilian cyber workers in the past year

The Defense Department looks to targeted recruiting and bonuses to check the loss of cyber workers as it expands the Cyber Excepted Service Personnel System.

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PEO Digital shows Air Force shift on software development

Steven Wert, USAF's digital program executive officer, said the service is looking to pivot to agile development.

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Navy to get new deputy enterprise program executive

The Navy announced a new deputy program executive officer for enterprise information systems as the organization seeks a massive cloud contract.

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DIU gets a new leader

Former Symantec CEO Michael Brown takes over as director of the Defense Innovation Unit.