Cybersecurity
Security clearance reform: more questions than answers
Many of the proposed solutions rely on the use of IT – automation, continuous evaluation and shared data banks between agencies.
Cybersecurity
GSA, DOD team up to bolster cyber protections
Acquisition reform did not get any attention during the State of the Union address, but that doesn't mean reform efforts are off the agenda.
Modernization
Walter Reed brings crisis communications system online
The Navy Yard shooting in D.C. and the Fort Hood attack in Texas have increased the focus on workplace security at government installations.
Acquisition
Supply-chain rules could blindside vendors
Some contractors could be excluded from working with the Pentagon without knowing they have been excluded, an industry group says.
Modernization
DISA piloting DOD cloud security model
DOD agencies are testing framework with controlled unclassified information.
Cybersecurity
Gates: NSA ‘primary weapon in this conflict’
The former Pentagon chief decried Obama administration leaks and privacy advocates who downplay the need for security.
People
Army looks to virtual training, shared intell amid budget cuts
The Army is planning to combine multiple training programs into a single environment to cut overhead costs.
People
DARPA in 2014: Director Arati Prabhakar looks ahead
The specific technologies change, but the research agency's director asserts that the "mission has been unchanged in 55 years."
Cybersecurity
Cyber Command, network defenses bolstered in spending bill
Spending on cybersecurity will be dramatically higher in 2014 -- and so will reporting requirements for the agencies getting the money.
Digital Government
Defense Health Agency focusing on IT for savings, efficiencies
Beyond migrating to a new electronic health records system, the agency is consolidating IT infrastructure, moving to DOD enterprise email and boosting R&D.
People
Former DOD official to lead industrial base review
One of Brett Lambert’s duties at the Pentagon was to lead efforts to improve communication between the department and the defense industrial base.
People
Elizabeth McGrath joins Deloitte
McGrath capped a 25-year Pentagon career when she retired in November after a stint as DoD’s first deputy chief management officer.
People
Changing of the guard at Army IT commands
The new commander of the Army Network Enterprise Technology Command is a 2012 Fed 100 honoree, Brig. Gen. John B. Morrison, Jr.
Modernization
DOD's cautious path to the cloud
The Pentagon wants controls that go beyond FedRAMP, but critics claim DISA officials are dragging their feet.
Digital Government
Commercial aerospace up, defense down
“Government customers of global defense companies continue to be challenged with affordability and competing domestic priorities,” says a new report from Deloitte.
People
Randy Forbes: Leading the fight for more military funding
Virginia Republican Randy Forbes argues that the Pentagon has absorbed far more than its share of budget cuts. But will his congressional colleagues listen?
Digital Government
Pentagon policy bill targets restoration, next-gen threats
Congress is requiring the appointment of a high-level cyber adviser to oversee offense, defense, resources, personnel, acquisition and technology.
Acquisition
Beyond better buying power: DOD acquisition reform needs a boost
A key finding of a new study: Competition can prod incumbents to perform well and incentivize others to come in and produce better solutions.
Cybersecurity
No split between NSA and Cyber Command
Despite task force recommendations, the White House makes clear that Alexander's successor will play both roles.
People