Cybersecurity
Defense, Justice Call for FCC Rulemaking to Secure Internet Routing, Opposing NTIA
The departments cited comments from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and said a regulatory approach would have a greater impact “industry-wide” than dealing with entities case-by-case.
Emerging Tech
Protests hit CACI's $5.7B Air Force win
Every other company that bid on the enterprise IT services contract wants at least a second chance at it.
Digital Government
US Trails China in Key Tech Areas, New Report Warns
Ex-Google, DOD leaders paint dire picture unless U.S. organizes to win technology races.
Emerging Tech
Ligado’s 5G Network Will Interfere With Some DOD Satellite Services, Report Finds
The study determined that Ligado’s terrestrial wireless network will not cause ‘significant harmful interference’ for most GPS receivers, but will potentially impact Iridium satellites used by the Defense Department.
Modernization
DOD Needs to Modernize its Software Architecture for Next-Gen Warfare, Report Says
A paper published by the Center for Strategic and International Studies calls for the U.S. military to modernize legacy warfighting systems in order to prepare for future conflicts.
Cybersecurity
Army Updates Cyber Training After Some Graduates Weren’t Ready for Their Jobs
New classes and updated curriculum reflect evolving threats and lessons from the Ukraine war.
Emerging Tech
Microsoft Challenges Intelligence Agency's $1B Task Order to Amazon
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency went down the sole-source route, which of course led to a protest.
Modernization
SAIC Snags $160M Contract to Support Navy Networks
The Virginia-based company will provide an assortment of IT services to the U.S. Navy.
Emerging Tech
China Could Overtake US in Space Without ‘Urgent Action,’ Warns New Pentagon Report
America needs a long-term goal in space to be able to compete with Beijing, Pentagon industrial-base group writes.
Emerging Tech
SAIC Lands $319M Kessel Run Program to Improve Air Force C2 Systems
Falconer Air Operations Center Weapon System Sustainment contract lets SAIC leverage its cloud and command-and-control expertise and expand its footprint with the Air Force.
Cybersecurity
An Experiment Showed that the Military Must Change Its Cybersecurity Approach
The Defense Department’s current “checklist” approach can’t keep its networks safe.
Policy
DOD Officials ‘Must Address’ Fake Accounts Under New Social Media Guidance
The Department of Defense released its first departmentwide policy for official accounts and the personnel running them.
Ideas
You Don’t Have to Be a Spy to Violate the Espionage Act
Two law professors outline how the Act has been used in the past, and what it could mean for former president Trump.
Ideas
War in Ukraine Highlights the Growing Strategic Importance of Private Satellite Companies—Especially in Times of Conflict
Privately owned satellites are playing an increasingly important role on the global stage.
Emerging Tech
CENTCOM Launches Competition For Innovation from Troops
The ‘Shark Tank’-like competition will pull solutions from active-duty personnel for possible use in the field.
Ideas
Faced with a Rise of Extremism within Its Ranks, the Military Has Clamped down on Racist Speech, Including Retweets and Likes
For civilians, free speech is protected by the First Amendment. Not so in the U.S. military, where the rise of political extremism has become a problem.
Emerging Tech
The U.S. Army Is Hunting For More Soldier-Connected Tech
A recent solicitation calls for soldier-centered networking and information technology that will link existing and prototype technologies together.
Digital Government
The Pentagon’s Plan to Speed Up Software Buying for Weapons Systems
The DOD’s dedicated software acquisition pathway is nearly two years old, and is already being used by a few dozen programs.
Digital Government
DOD Failing to Track Progress on Military Alternatives to GPS, GAO Says
A new report says military leaders don’t have enough information to make crucial decisions about ongoing efforts to develop alternatives to the Global Positioning System.
Emerging Tech