Emerging Tech
NavalX Innovation Office Really Wants the Navy to Be More Agile
The office is expanding to more cities and publishing iterative playbooks that are as agile as the gospel they preach.
Cybersecurity
Who Wants to Hack the Army Again?
Active U.S. military, federal civilians and individuals invited by HackerOne can participate in the service’s second bug bounty.
Ideas
Former Navy Secretary: Effective Cybersecurity Requires Persistent Presence
In nearly eight years as Secretary of the Navy, I faced a steep challenge on how to manage cyber threats at the pace of 8 million attempted intrusions a day in an organization of 900,000 people, Ray Mabus writes.
Artificial Intelligence
GSA Offers More Details on Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence
Officials will build on their work with the Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center to help other agencies adopt the tech, and the Health and Human Services Department could be next.
Cybersecurity
The Pentagon is Standing Up a Nonprofit to Assess Vendor Cybersecurity
The organization would be responsible for running the department’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification.
Cybersecurity
New Tech Aims to Tell Pilots When Their Plane Has Been Hacked
Raytheon is pitching a product to detect cyber intrusions into aircraft, drones and even missiles.
Modernization
GSA to Take Corrective Action on DEOS Cloud Contract
The General Services Administration will rework the Defense Enterprise Office Solutions contract to address a bid protest.
Emerging Tech
The Future of the Marines Is Smaller, More Robotic, More Naval
The new Commandant of the Marine Corps lays out a vision for high-tech force that will often operate like special forces.
Emerging Tech
Agencies Offer Sneak Peeks into Their 5G Plans
From fixing planes before they break to doctors performing surgery in real time from two continents, agency officials are already looking at how faster connections could change their missions.
Digital Government
The Pentagon Has Officially Taken Over the Security Clearance Process
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency is now responsible for conducting 95% of the government’s background investigations.
Emerging Tech
Air Force Wants Custom-Built Online Game Environment to Test Out New Capabilities
The branch will host a three-phase interactive challenge to identify possible solutions.
Emerging Tech
Digital Natives Have Military Officials Rethinking Health Care Training
Defense and military officials must revamp instruction to meet today’s needs and the expectations of a next-generation workforce.
Artificial Intelligence
GSA Teams With Pentagon AI Shop for Centers of Excellence Program
The partnership will focus on streamlining the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center’s internal operations and speeding up the contracting process, according to Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan.
Artificial Intelligence
Pentagon Looking for AI to Interpret ‘Strategic Activity’ Around the Globe
The commercial tools, requested by the Defense Innovation Unit, would derive insights from global news outlets, social media platforms and other publicly available resources.
Modernization
Defense Health Agency Needs Help Consolidating Military’s Health IT Systems
The agency leading the Pentagon’s electronic health records transition is working on a global IT support contract.
Emerging Tech
A New Joystick For the Brain-Controlled Vehicles Of the Future
An innovative sensor strip promises a far better way to connect human brains to machines.
Emerging Tech
US Navy’s Drone Tanker Prototype Takes First Flight
Now service officials hope they can get the MQ-25 operating faster than planned.
Cybersecurity
The NSA Is Running a Satellite Hacking Experiment
Low Earth orbit will soon be awash in small satellites, and the national security community is increasingly concerned about their security.
Modernization
Air Force Bids $95M Cloud Contract To Support Unified Cybersecurity Platform
The service plans to pick 15 vendors to support the LevelUP program with cloud-based DevOps platforms.
Emerging Tech