Digital Government
Senators Seek to Get Pentagon to Achieve a Clean Audit
A bipartisan bill would penalize the Defense Department for failing.
Digital Government
National Defense Strategy Tech Annex Would Help Emphasize Need for Innovation, Top DOD Tech Official Says
And service-level officials called for year-of execution funding to help avoid the valley of death
Cybersecurity
37 Defense Industrial Base Companies Affected by SolarWinds Intrusion
A defense official told lawmakers the department’s CMMC program likely wouldn’t have guaranteed successful prevention of the SolarWinds breach.
Artificial Intelligence
Bill to Address Chip Shortage Is Only the Beginning, Senator Says
Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, said more legislation is necessary to keep pace with adversaries.
Digital Government
Former Defense Secretary Joins Counter-Drone Startup
Mark Esper will serve on the Epirus board of directors.
Modernization
If the Pentagon Drops JEDI, Then What?
Defense Department officials say the contract’s enterprisewide capabilities are still needed, but how to fill that need may be different given the department’s changing cloud landscape.
Digital Government
DOD Lifts Mask Mandate for Fully Vaccinated Personnel
Fully vaccinated DOD personnel are no longer required to wear a mask at Defense Department facilities.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Call for Pentagon to Prioritize Cyber Investments
Rep. Jim Langevin suggested in a hearing the Defense Department has not elevated its focus on the cyber domain enough.
Cybersecurity
Army’s Cybersecurity ‘Greatly Concerns’ Wormuth After Pipeline Attack
Biden’s Army Secretary nominee told the Senate she’d fight deep troop cuts and support long-range fires and new measures against sexual crimes and extremism, if confirmed.
Cybersecurity
DISA Releases Initial Zero Trust Reference Architecture
The architecture will help the military “maintain information superiority on the digital battlefield,” according to the press release.
Artificial Intelligence
Navy Beats Army in First Amazon-Led Competition to Produce the Fastest Self-Driving Race Cars
The program offers a hands-on machine-learning experience—and bragging rights.
Emerging Tech
Lockheed, Air Force Software Factory Helps Field New Strike Planning Aid System
The contractor built new DevSecOps pipelines for Rogue Blue software factory in Nebraska.
Emerging Tech
DOD Not Prioritizing Development of GPS Alternatives, GAO Says
Despite known vulnerabilities with GPS tech, the department treats developing other position, navigation and timing technologies as an “afterthought,” officials said.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Preps to Experiment with Robotic Surgery, Augmented Reality Via 5G
A request for product proposals is in the pipeline.
Cybersecurity
Here's Why National Cyber Defense Is a ‘Wicked’ Problem
Vulnerable supply chains, sloppy security, and a talent shortage made events like the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack and the SolarWinds hack all but inevitable.
Digital Government
Pentagon Publishes Five Data Decrees
Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks also mandated assessments of certain data efforts in a May 5 memo.
Artificial Intelligence
DARPA Researchers Develop Sarcasm Detection Capability (Yeah, Right)
The artificial intelligence-enabled deep learning model achieved a “nearly perfect sarcasm detection core” on a major Twitter dataset.
Modernization
Justice Official Recommends Supreme Court Reject Oracle’s JEDI Petition
Oracle has not won at any level of court despite numerous bid protests against the Pentagon’s Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract.
Emerging Tech
Army to Equip First Unit With Augmented Reality Headsets By Fall
Top Army officials told Congress the first unit will be equipped with the Integrated Visual Augmentation System headsets by the first quarter of fiscal year 2022.
Digital Government