Modernization
House panel hammers Army CIO over request to reprogram 2018 funds
The Army is seeking to realign funds for network modernization, but Congress wants to know what's wrong with the systems it already paid for.
Modernization
IOC just a first step for Cyber Mission Force
The 133 Cyber Mission Force teams called for in DOD's Cyber Strategy have reached initial operating capability, but the U.S. military is still a long way from being able to dominate the cyber domain.
Modernization
USMC wrestles with responsibility of owning network
Three years since taking ownership of its computer network, the Marine Corps is still playing catch up in training its acquisition personnel.
Modernization
Can science and technology defeat Colombian drug cartels?
U.S. Southern Command is looking to DOD's science and technology communities to help in counter-narcotics operations in the jungles of South America.
People
Budget, personnel cuts forcing Air Force to refocus priorities
The Air Force must overcome a number of challenges it faces in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, including dealing with data and training.
Digital Government
DOD looks to unconventional methods in fight against IEDs
The U.S. military's counter-IED agency is focusing on intelligence and robotics in the continuing fight against a critical threat to soldiers' lives.
People
Air Force job cuts revealed
Details are beginning to emerge on which Air Force installations will be hardest hit by civilian jobs cuts related to the service's restructuring effort.
People
Military officials warn against cutting DOD's budget
Lawmakers have proposed more than $800 billion in defense cuts, but DOD leaders warned of serious consequences to technological and military readiness.
People
A mandate to innovate in intelligence analysis
Federal 100 award winner Lt. Col. Al Di Leonardo ran a start-up operation that has given intelligence analysts a faster, more reliable way to process data.
Modernization
Air Force budget would save on IT, other areas
Although the Air Force's budget is smaller for fiscal 2012, savings gained through efficiency measures will be applied to readiness and modernization, official says.
Digital Government
Mobile relay system takes air combat training to sea
New mobile technology for the Navy and Marine Corps makes the TCTS air combat training system "rangeless," allowing for advanced training over water.
Digital Government
The Army unfolds a roadmap for unmanned aircraft systems
The roadmap provides a grand vision for how all of its various unmanned aircraft technology eventually will work together, writes blogger Brian Robinson.
People
Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Sorenson envisions a global Army network
Sorenson leads an Army team that seeks to equip soldiers with access to networks wherever and whenever they need it.
Digital Government
DOD's reliance on commercial satellites hits new zenith
The military's ad hoc reliance on commercial satellites is prolonging efforts to meet warfighters' urgent demands for bandwidth.
Modernization
Sensory overload: Military is dealing with a data deluge
Sensors provide invaluable information to the warfighter, but they produce an enormous amount of data.
Digital Government
Leaner defense budget aims for realistic reform
The Defense Department's $708 billion fiscal 2011 budget request closely adheres to priorities set forth in the 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review.
Digital Government
The day the military loosened its tie
The DOD crowd does tend to be rather tight-lipped, but at AFCEA Army IT Day on Jan. 14, some normally reticent officials opened up, Amber Corrin writes.
Digital Government
Encryption of Predator video feeds will take time
It could take as long as five years before video feeds from Predator and Reaper drones are fully encrypted and U.S. forces are able to keep enemy forces from intercepting the information, reports Ellen Nakashima in the Washington Post.
Digital Government
DOD budget forecast threatens new technology deployments
Personnel and equipment costs might cut deeply into key defense acquisition programs over the next several years, reports Michael Bruno at Aviation Week.
Digital Government