Defense

DHS and Pentagon Memo Details Future Cyber Cooperation

The memorandum of understanding comes after the Defense Department prepared to help the Homeland Security Department repel Election Day cyberattacks.

  • By Joseph Marks

DISA Plans to Award More Than $27.5B in IT Contracts Next Year

An analysis of contract opportunities announced at the Forecast to Industry gives an idea of how much one defense agency plans to spend on IT.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Pentagon's $10 Billion JEDI Contract Clears One Protest; Second Protest Pending

A subsequent bid protest filed by IBM remains up in the air for the Pentagon’s $10 billion cloud contract.

  • By Frank Konkel

These Companies Are Pitching AI to the U.S. Military

The Pentagon’s AI shopping list is similar to a Silicon Valley company’s: fast data organization, predictive maintenance, and mitigation for threats.

  • By Dave Gershgorn and Justin Rohrlich, Quartz

Pentagon Wants More Money for Lasers To Defend Against Missiles, Drone Swarms

Directed-energy weapons are with a factor of two or three to being militarily useful, the Pentagon’s top scientist said.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One

Pentagon Researchers Test 'Worst-Case Scenario' Attack on U.S. Power Grid

Over 100 people gathered off the tip of Long Island this month to roleplay a cyberattack that takes out the U.S. electric grid for weeks on end.

  • By Joseph Marks

The Pentagon is Spending Big on RFID Tech

The military is spending millions on RFID to track supplies, vehicles and other shipments, and recently exercised a second option on a $102 million RFID contract.

  • By Frank Konkel

Defense Experts Take Issue With Reps.’ Request for IG Investigation into JEDI

The Pentagon’s JEDI procurement continues to stir controversy.

  • By Frank Konkel

Pentagon’s Chief Management Officer Resigns

After weeks of speculation around his performance, John Gibson announced his resignation effective Nov. 30.

  • By Frank Konkel

Trump's Space Force Faces an Uncertain Fate

Congressional lawmakers, including Republicans, were skeptical of the idea long before the midterms.

  • By Marina Koren, The Atlantic

Rust Costs the Pentagon $21 Billion Per Year

The Defense Department isn't doing a good job determining how much to spend to prevent damage from nature's basic chemical reactions.

  • By Aaron Boyd

What the Midterms Mean for National Security

House Democrats are poised to boost oversight of the Pentagon — and its commander-in-chief.

  • By Katie Bo Williams, Defense One

China’s Beating the U.S. to Market on Combat Drones, By Copying U.S. Technology

America seems to have squandered a 10-year head start.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One

China Is the Top Long-Term Threat in Cyberspace

Here’s what we can do about it.

  • By Jonathan Reiber

DISA Only Wants Tailored Pitches from Vendors

A Pentagon official said DISA doesn’t want to hear about how your solution worked for industry. If you don’t have a unique pitch for DISA, don’t bother.

  • By Aaron Boyd

DISA Prepping Three Contracts to Manage All Its Mobility Services

The military’s IT office plans to award all three contracts for mobile services and content management—classified and unclassified—before the end of fiscal 2019.

  • By Aaron Boyd

U.S. Military’s Self-Flying Helicopter Program Passes Critical Test

Unmanned Black Hawks are coming. The goal is a major flight demonstration next year.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One

Pentagon's Health Record Platform Shows Progress After Initial Setbacks

The system has decreased emergency room wait times and increased the number of patients facilities are able to treat, the vendor reports.

  • By Jack Corrigan

By Spring, Government Aims to Halve 600,000 Security Clearance Backlog

The government is working to reduce its security clearance backlog.

  • By Heather Kuldell

Pentagon Doesn’t Want Real Artificial Intelligence In War, Former Official Says

No one at the Defense Department wants weapons that make their own decisions, said former Deputy Secretary Bob Work.

  • By Aaron Boyd