Cybersecurity
White House Requests More Than $17.4 Billion for Federal Cyber Efforts
Under the president’s 2020 budget proposal, the Pentagon’s cyber coffers would grow while funds for some civilian agencies dry up.
Digital Government
DOD Needs To Decide Exactly What the CMO’s Authorities Are
The chief management officer was designed to be a powerful position to reform the Defense Department but has yet to get its footing.
Digital Government
Agencies Can Do Better by Collecting Data with Purpose
There’s a difference between having data and having useful data, federal officials said.
Cybersecurity
What DOD Plans To Do With $9.6 Billion in Cyber Funding
Defense Department cyber leaders explained the 2020 budget request and offered insight into how U.S. Cyber Command is using its new acquisition authority.
Cybersecurity
Top Navy Admiral Warns of Cyberattacks Against Brass
CNO says that’s why the service stopped publishing promotion lists in October.
Artificial Intelligence
CYBERCOM Seeks Troops Who Can Unleash Artificial Intelligence
AI won’t solve the military’s shortage of cyber professionals but can act as a force multiplier to ease the strain.
Cybersecurity
China’s Cyber Prowess is Shaping How the Pentagon Buys
It's imperative for security to coincide with modernization, a Defense Department acquisition official said.
Digital Government
Here’s What We Know About the Pentagon’s 2020 Budget Request
Money to extend border barriers and lavish use of the war fund are already drawing bipartisan fire.
Emerging Tech
DARPA Wants Tools to Reimagine Underground Worlds in 3D
The agency is looking for commercial tech to map subterranean environments.
Cybersecurity
Trump’s 2020 Budget Requests About $11 Billion For Cyber Defense and Operations
The president’s budget proposal asks for more than $9.6 billion for Defense Department cyber operations and just over $1 billion for civilian cybersecurity efforts.
Emerging Tech
The Army Will Need Traditional Vendors’ Help Putting Startup Tech to Use
The Army is all in on innovative startups, but it will likely rely on tried and true contractors to get the tech over the finish line, Lt. Gen. Eric Wesley told SXSW.
Ideas
Don’t Call It an ‘Arms Race’: U.S.-China AI Competition Is Not Winner-Takes-All
The most common framing of the two countries’ artificial-intelligence development is dangerous.
Modernization
Want to Work with Air Force’s Kessel Run? Better Move Fast.
The experimental lab is looking for partners to supply “the best software developers in the world.”
Artificial Intelligence
Inside the Pentagon's Big Plans to Develop Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence
The defense research agency has a list of research areas and a nimble contracting process to help achieve its vision.
Cybersecurity
Researcher: The West Isn’t Ready for the Coming Wave of Chinese Misinformation
Beijing’s social-media operations are larger and more effective than many realize.
Ideas
What the Pentagon's Partnership with Homeland Security Means for Other Agencies' Cybersecurity
By working together, our government can provide a unified front in the face of an evolving threat landscape.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon’s Cyber Mission Force Needs Better Training Plan
A government watchdog found flaws in the Defense Department’s transition from building its Cyber Mission Force to maintaining it.
Policy
Background Investigations Tech Team Reassigned from DISA to Defense Security Service
By mid-summer, the National Background Investigations Service technical team will be under a new office as part of major shifts in the security clearance process.
Cybersecurity
NSA-Cyber Command Chief Recommends No Split Until 2020: Sources
That’s another delay for a separation planned several Defense Secretaries ago.
Emerging Tech