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Cyber Force? Senator pushes to create service branch under the Army
Ideas for a cyber service have been floated before. Some experts argue now is the right time.
Army, Anduril enter into new $20B enterprise agreement
Much like with Palantir, the Army is entering into this pact with the idea of establishing pre-negotiated prices so it can buy goods and services on an as-needed basis.
The Army is taking counter-drone experimentation from Europe to INDOPACOM
A joint exercise with Poland and Romania, plus a counter-drone competition, took place this month.
One-stop shopping for counter-drone gear is aim of joint task force
The Army-led effort is also working on policy for buying and deploying C-UAS systems stateside.
Pentagon stands up new task force to coordinate anti-drone efforts
The Army will be in charge of the outfit, which will replace the Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office.
The Army’s giant data deal with Palantir is a harbinger: service CIO
The 10-year, up-to-$10 billion deal is part of a larger effort to consolidate IT contracts and save money, Leonel Garciga told reporters.
Army rescinds West Point role for ex‑CISA director after pressure from Laura Loomer
Jen Easterly was one of the top cybersecurity officials that served in the Biden administration and is a West Point alumna.
The Army has rolled out a generative AI workspace to improve daily operations
And because those tools guzzle cloud compute, the service is also looking at ways to cut costs and maintain efficiency.
Groundswell's legal fight for $1B Army ERP contract moves to records access
Groundswell wants a former SAP executive to look at competition documents, but the winner Accenture Federal Services is pushing back.
Army aims to move its pay system to the cloud by 2027
Oracle will soon host the service’s HR systems, under the Pentagon’s biggest cloud contracting vehicle.
Groundswell claims the Army wanted Accenture to win the $1B EBS-C competition
The company's lawsuit alleges the evaluation process was changed midstream to favor Accenture for the contract to consolidate several Army business and logistics systems.
The Army’s dream of vastly simplified networking is starting to come true
Field commanders want even less gear to tend, but two divisions are showing how things are improving.
Army puts new unit loaded with cutting-edge tech to the test
The reconnaissance unit is the poster child for Army plans to field more drones, electronic warfare, and communications equipment across the force.
Army unveils draft for $10B software development competition
The Army has doubled the maximum number of awardees from its prior intent and shed some more light on how the downselect could work.
Wartime need for drones would outstrip US production. There’s a way to fix that
The U.S. military needs to “mainstream” new operating concepts and get going with big orders, experts say.
ServiceNow parts with president and public sector head after internal probe
The software vendor indicated it violated company policy in the hiring of former Army CIO Raj Iyer on the heels of a large contract award.
Army plans multiple AI industry partnerships
Leadership from the military branch is interested in incorporating third party-generated algorithms for its operations, and is asking industry players for help.
Army lifts curtains on planned $1B software development contract
The Army calls out specific modern practices it wants to incorporate and asks industry about others that could work here too.
Navy looks to Army for more data analytics capability
The sea service is also planning to release a new information strategy in July.
The Army is trying to identify all the obstacles to adopting AI in 100 days
Launched in March, the effort is looking at poisoned datasets, adversarial attacks, Trojans, and more.
