Modernization
What a Top Secret Cloud Means for Microsoft
A commercial platform announced last year is now generally available to government customers.
Ideas
The Pentagon Needs a Strategy That Does Not Hinge on Fragile Networks
A failed wargame should make us think twice about “connect-everything” plans.
Digital Government
DOD IG Issues Guidance for Removing Sensitive Tech and Data from Afghanistan
Service members’ records were mishandled during previous contingency operations. The watchdog suggested learning from the past.
Emerging Tech
Space Force’s Innovation Hub Announces Solicitations in the Works
SpaceWERX kicks off with a virtual event to find cutting-edge space tech from companies that are new to working with the government.
Ideas
Defense Leaders Can Mitigate Telework Risks
Remote work promises to make the workforce more responsive and efficient, but it also presents significant security challenges, a former ODNI cyber chief says.
Artificial Intelligence
NSA, DOD Watchdogs Partner to Complete Joint Evaluation of Certain Federal AI Use
It comes after a previous assessment was terminated.
Digital Government
COVID-19 Vaccines Will Become Mandatory For Troops Next Month—or Sooner
Biden says he will approve Austin's recommendation to require vaccinations by mid-September, or sooner if the FDA formally approves them.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Advances Experiments with Autonomous Barges to Replenish Aircraft
The next phase of an existing agreement commits millions to demonstrate this emerging technology.
Ideas
Augmentation for Data-Driven Success
Augmentation techniques can help the Defense Department implement its data strategy goals.
Emerging Tech
US Air Force, Venture Firms Make $60 Million Bet on Hypersonic Aircraft Startup
The deal calls for Georgia-based Hermeus to accelerate development of reusable test aircraft.
Cybersecurity
NSA to National Security Employees: Avoid Working on Public Wi-Fi
The agency offered best practices for remote work using wireless technologies.
Digital Government
Wildfires Are So Dangerous Now that the National Guard Prepares for Them Like Hurricanes
For West Coast units, there’s no wildfire season anymore. ‘It’s really a fire year now,’ top general says.
Artificial Intelligence
How AI Is Revealing the Secrets of Iran’s Nascent Centrifuge Factory
Satellites can’t directly observe the underground facility, but analysis of its surroundings yields a progress report.
Emerging Tech
Navy Awards $85 Million Contract for Software and Cloud Support
SAIC will work on pushing the Joint Expeditionary Command and Control family of systems toward JADC2 integration goals.
Ideas
Military Robots Dig into New Underground Environments
Only a few organic creatures specifically designed for that environment are able to do it well.
Emerging Tech
Lawmakers Want DOD to Explore Tech's Valley of Death Problem
A House Armed Services subcommittee is calling for mandates in the upcoming National Defense Authorization Act to examine barriers to scaling innovative tech.
Podcasts
Critical Update: How the Controversial JEDI Contract Changed the Pentagon
Experts say the doomed contract helped take cloud literacy at the Defense Department to the next level.
Artificial Intelligence
SOCOM Members Got an All-Star Crash Course in AI
Over a unique six-week course, participants met virtually with tech leaders to talk about AI's future.
Emerging Tech
DOD Wants Emerging Tech But Acts like An ‘Innovation Tourist,’ Report Says
Organizational disconnects between innovation offices and procurement officials makes broad adoption of cutting-edge tech challenging, according to the Center for Security and Emerging Technology.
Cybersecurity