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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.
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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.
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Air Force ready to take bids for $5.3B cyber tech vehicle
Unrestricted and small business pools are a feature in this procurement.
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The Pentagon’s watchdog is taking a closer look at DOD's records management and device use after missing Jan. 6 texts
The acting inspector general shared information about the review in response to a letter from a top senator expressing concerns about handling of messages related to the Capitol insurrection.
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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.
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The U.S. military is buying electric jet-ski robots
Tests will see whether battery-powered personal watercraft can help with search-and-rescue
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U.S. soldiers offer a virtual help desk for Ukraine fighters
U.S. maintenance specialists communicate via encrypted chatrooms to help Ukrainians modify and repair weapons.
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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.
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Defense firms sound inflation alarm as Congress mulls 2023 budget
One trade association says Pentagon would lose $110 billion in buying power.
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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.
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U.S. trails China in key tech areas, new report warns
Ex-Google, DOD leaders paint dire picture unless U.S. organizes to win technology races.
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DOD's game plan for inflation relief
A new memo from the Pentagon's pricing chief gives contracting officers a framework on how to help companies deal with the higher costs of everything.
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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.
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Nvidia, AMD caught in the middle of U.S.-China tech battle
The federal government added a new license requirement barring selling artificial intelligence chips to China and Russia to address potential national security concerns.
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The Army wants smarter sensors to ease soldiers’ ‘cognitive burden’
New intelligence and electronic-warfare tools aim to help commanders get data faster.
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CACI-led team wins $5.7B Air Force enterprise IT pact
Wave number one of the branch's "Enterprise IT as a Service" effort seeks to push more basic IT functions out to industry.
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China could overtake U.S. in space without ‘urgent action,’ warns new Pentagon report
America needs a long-term goal in space to be able to compete with Beijing, Pentagon industrial-base group writes.
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SAIC lands $319M Kessel Run program to improve Air Force C2 systems
Falconer Air Operations Center Weapon System Sustainment contract lets SAIC leverage its cloud and command-and-control expertise and expand its footprint with the Air Force.
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What's appropriate on social media? DOD spells it out in new guidance
The Department of Defense released its first departmentwide policy for official accounts and the personnel running them.
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