Policy
Defense Bill Would Send Military Reinforcements to DHS’ Cyber Mission
The bill would also transfer most of DISA’s network defense responsibilities to U.S. Cyber Command.
Emerging Tech
Internet of Things Security is a Marathon Not a Sprint, says DHS Cyber Expert
Adversaries that continuously improve their attacks push agencies to proactively defend.
Modernization
JEDI Will Be Just One of Many Clouds, Says Pentagon’s No. 2
The giant and groundbreaking IT contract may cover just a fraction of the cloud-services orders to come.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Innovation Group Aims to Protect Military Bases From Rogue Drones
DIUx awarded Dedrone a contract to test the group’s drone detection technology at military bases across the country.
Artificial Intelligence
Experts Say AI Could Raise the Risks of Nuclear War
A new RAND report says ideas like mutually assured destruction and minimal deterrence strategy offer a lot less assurance in the age of intelligent software.
Digital Government
Defense Electronic Health Records Program Seeks Help Organizing Influx of Data
The Defense Health Agency wants to know if a vendor can help match all the new data it’s collecting with the old.
Emerging Tech
Drone Technology Is Now Dangerous Enough to Kill For
Advances in consumer electronics are making drones available to armed forces without the resources to hire billion-dollar defense contractors.
Digital Government
Defense Department is Pursuing Another Multibillion-Dollar Cloud
This cloud is focused on collaboration and business tools.
Cybersecurity
DARPA Wants to Merge Human and Computer Cyber Defenders
The CHESS program would build on DARPA’s autonomous cybersecurity contest and traditional hacking competitions.
Artificial Intelligence
The Pentagon Is Building an AI Product Factory
Job One for the new Joint Artificial Intelligence Center will be delivering solutions for services’ specific problems.
Artificial Intelligence
Eric Schmidt Didn’t Know That Google Was Working the Pentagon’s AI Project
The former chairman of Google was kept in the dark about the company’s outreach to the Defense Department — by design, he says.
Digital Government
The Gatekeepers of the Government's Other Transaction Deals
Agencies don’t always know which companies have the bleeding-edge technology they seek. That’s where consortia come in.
Modernization
Defense Official: Cloud Adoption Would Look Very Different Without DISA
Cloud adoption throughout the Defense Department would be far more decentralized without DISA, according to the agency’s cloud chief.
Emerging Tech
U.S. Army Figures Out How To Do Facial Recognition in the Dark
New method uses machine learning to extrapolate features from thermal images.
Policy
House Armed Services Chair Wants to Cut DISA and Number of Defense CIOs
Draft legislation from Rep. Mac Thornberry would eliminate several Defense agencies, including DISA.
Modernization
Pentagon Releases Second Draft RFP For Multibillion Dollar JEDI Cloud
The final JEDI draft request for proposal includes answers to more than 1,000 questions industry posed in the first draft RFP.
Cybersecurity
Here’s Your Federal RSA Rundown
Officials from DHS, DARPA and NIST are all on the docket.
Modernization
Google is Pursuing the Pentagon’s Giant Cloud Contract Quietly, Fearing An Employee Revolt
A fierce internal debate may undermine the company’s bid for the JEDI program.
Digital Government
Pentagon Names First Head of Software Acquisition
The department will have an official guiding all software strategy, regardless of what platform it runs.
Modernization