Cybersecurity
Air Force Space Command not spending on cyber defense of weapons systems
The Air Force Space Command did not spend a penny on cybersecurity for weapons systems in the last fiscal year. Air Force CIO Lt. Gen. William Bender is trying to change that.
Acquisition
McCain blasts Air Force acquisition of GPS
Arizona Republican John McCain blasted an Air Force program to acquire a next generation operating control system that is central to the service’s GPS modernization plans.
Acquisition
Big money for agile, FCC's big move, NSF funding for ecodata and Interior's new look
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Air Force plans insider threats program
The USAF wants to procure a program that integrates data from around the service and external data like criminal and credit reports to identify anomalous behavior.
Modernization
E-invoice mandate, Flash malware spike and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
NSF grants, an EIS workshop and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Acquisition
Is NetCents-2 finally cleared for takeoff?
After more than a year of protests and re-competes, the Air Force's big IT acquisition vehicle is close to being fully open for business.
Cybersecurity
Data breach costs, open data growth, SpaceX certified and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
Air Force makes more NETCENTS-2 awards
Twenty firms named to $7.9 billion network operations and infrastructure solutions contract.
Modernization
Navy cloud and Air Force space launch
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
DOD Lab Day has a cyber undercurrent
At the Pentagon's first-ever Laboratory Day, researchers from Air Force, Army and Navy labs won $45 million to develop quantum computing.
People
Air Force CIO describes requirements nightmare
Air Operations Centers form the cornerstone of the Air Force's command and control, but the service's top IT officer says an upgrade in AOC architecture has been anything but smooth.
People
Air Force setting up Silicon Valley office
The USAF will be joining the Department of Defense in Silicon Valley.
Acquisition
OASIS looks to move beyond Air Force orders
The USAF is still the biggest user of the contracting vehicle, but officials predict that will change in the next year or two.
Acquisition
Backseat drivers plague procurement
Acquisition officers get too much advice from people who can't move the process forward, says Army Assistant Secretary Heidi Shyu.
Cybersecurity
At Joint Base San Antonio, Air Force lags on JRSS
Lt. Col. Timothy Kneeland, commander of Joint Base San Antonio’s 502nd Communications Squadron, says the base’s Air Force component is running behind on a key DOD IT modernization project.
Cybersecurity
Analyzing the F-35, fighting algal blooms and strategic planning at DHS
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Air Force launches enterprise cyber strategy
Task Force Cyber Aware will take a year to diagnose the service's risks and vulnerabilities.
People
Air Force shifts IT exec
Bill Marion, CTO at Air Force Space Command, was named CIO for the service’s personnel directorate.
Digital Government