Defense

Defense Department is Pursuing Another Multibillion-Dollar Cloud

This cloud is focused on collaboration and business tools.

  • By Frank Konkel

DARPA Wants to Merge Human and Computer Cyber Defenders

The CHESS program would build on DARPA’s autonomous cybersecurity contest and traditional hacking competitions.

  • By Joseph Marks

The Pentagon Is Building an AI Product Factory

Job One for the new Joint Artificial Intelligence Center will be delivering solutions for services’ specific problems.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One
Google Chairman Eric Schmidt Google Chairman Eric Schmidt

Eric Schmidt Didn’t Know That Google Was Working the Pentagon’s AI Project

The former chairman of Google was kept in the dark about the company’s outreach to the Defense Department — by design, he says.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One

The Gatekeepers of the Government's Other Transaction Deals

Agencies don’t always know which companies have the bleeding-edge technology they seek. That’s where consortia come in.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Defense Official: Cloud Adoption Would Look Very Different Without DISA

Cloud adoption throughout the Defense Department would be far more decentralized without DISA, according to the agency’s cloud chief.

  • By Aaron Boyd

U.S. Army Figures Out How To Do Facial Recognition in the Dark

New method uses machine learning to extrapolate features from thermal images.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One
Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, chairman of the Armed Services Committee Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, chairman of the Armed Services Committee

House Armed Services Chair Wants to Cut DISA and Number of Defense CIOs

Draft legislation from Rep. Mac Thornberry would eliminate several Defense agencies, including DISA.

  • By Frank Konkel

Pentagon Releases Second Draft RFP For Multibillion Dollar JEDI Cloud

The final JEDI draft request for proposal includes answers to more than 1,000 questions industry posed in the first draft RFP.

  • By Frank Konkel

Here’s Your Federal RSA Rundown

Officials from DHS, DARPA and NIST are all on the docket.

  • By Joseph Marks

Google is Pursuing the Pentagon’s Giant Cloud Contract Quietly, Fearing An Employee Revolt

A fierce internal debate may undermine the company’s bid for the JEDI program.

  • By Patrick Tucker
An airman prepares to image a laptop at Yokota Air Base, Japan. An airman prepares to image a laptop at Yokota Air Base, Japan.

Pentagon Names First Head of Software Acquisition

The department will have an official guiding all software strategy, regardless of what platform it runs.

  • By Marcus Weisgerber
Ellen Lord meets the “Wildcards” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 during the International Air Show in the Dubai World Center in November. Ellen Lord meets the “Wildcards” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 during the International Air Show in the Dubai World Center in November.

DOD Official Says It Won't Halt Other Cloud Contracts Because of JEDI

The Defense Department pushed back against rumors that its JEDI cloud acquisition would stifle its other cloud contracts.

  • By Frank Konkel

National Cyber Strategy Coming Soon From White House

The Pentagon will update its cyber policies based on that strategy, an official says.

  • By Joseph Marks

$1.65 Trillion Federal Health Market Will Be Boon For IT Industry

The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments' electronic health records programs will be the largest spending areas, according to analysts.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Coast Guard to Adopt Defense Department’s Electronic Health Records

The U.S. Coast Guard will go with the Defense Department’s MHS Genesis health records program, the same option currently being considered at Veterans Affairs.

  • By Aaron Boyd

This Pentagon Paper Explains Why the Trump Administration Is Reining In Tech Trade with China

The newly released paper describes how technological progress fits into China’s long-term strategic plans.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One

Pentagon Picks Former JP Morgan Executive To Be CIO

Dana Deasy brings considerable private-sector experience to the Defense Department’s efforts to transform its IT operations.

  • By Aaron Boyd
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Despite Amazon Ire, Trump Not Involved in Pentagon Cloud Contract

The Pentagon plans to continue as planned with its cloud acquisition.

  • By Frank Konkel

General Dynamics Completes CSRA Buy

General Dynamics finalized its acquisition of IT contractor CSRA for $9.7 billion.

  • By Frank Konkel