Modernization
DISA Returns to Knight Point for $902M Comms Contract
The contract includes procurement and management of communications infrastructure technologies but does not extend to legacy systems.
Ideas
Government Steps Up to One New Technology, Risks Another Over Inaction
As the Defense Department beefs up its cyber threat hunting capabilities, it's taken a slower approach toward modernizing GPS.
Modernization
Defense Department (Re)Launches Open Source Software Portal
The Code.mil open source initiative got a makeover and a new website: Code.mil.
Modernization
Pentagon Announces Industry Day For Major Cloud Acquisition
The Defense Department will host an industry day for its Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud acquisition on March 7.
Cybersecurity
Could the Military Start Drafting Hackers in Their 40s?
A commission on the draft is studying cutting age and gender exclusions for people with cyber skills.
Cybersecurity
International Hackers Find 106 Bugs in U.S. Air Force Websites
One bug discovered during Hack the Air Force 2.0 earned $12,500—the largest federal bounty paid out so far.
Emerging Tech
The U.S. Air Force Is Giving Its Anti-Drone Efforts a Silicon Valley Twist
A new kind of investor-innovation partnership may help speed emerging technology to the front lines.
Policy
Pentagon Requesting $66M For Laser Drones to Shoot Down North Korean Missiles
The Missile Defense Agency is rushing to put more solutions in the field and trying to put past failures behind them.
Artificial Intelligence
The U.S. Air Force’s Next AI Project is About to Kick Into High Gear
Dubbed Data to Decision, it aims to fuse just about every potential source of information.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon Warns CEOs: Protect Your Data or Lose Our Contracts
Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan says cybersecurity should be a top priority for its contractors.
Emerging Tech
The Marines Are Giving Quadcopters to Every Squad
The Corps says new robots, tech, and video games will keep Marines on the tactical edge.
Modernization
DOD Awards $950 Million Cloud Contract to REAN Cloud
The Defense Department makes another cloud move.
Cybersecurity
How Long Did the US Government Know about Spectre and Meltdown?
The largest CPU bug in history caught the Defense Department by surprise. Or not.
Modernization
Protest Filed on $7 Million DOD Cloud Support Contract
The bid protest could slow down the Pentagon’s cloud acquisition effort.
Modernization
DOD Issued a $7 Million Cloud Support Contract To a Company With One Employee
The Defense Department awarded a sole-source contract to Eagle Harbor Solutions, an Alaska-based small business with a single employee, to consult in its major cloud acquisition.
Cybersecurity
No, the U.S. Won’t Respond to A Cyberattack with Nukes
Defense leaders won’t completely rule out the possibility. But it’s a very, very, very remote possibility.
Emerging Tech
Deadline Approaching for DARPA’s $850M Support Contract
The research agency lowered the minimum order value ahead of the proposal deadline.
Emerging Tech
The U.S. Government Just Gave Someone a $120 Million Robotic Arm to Use For a Year
There are plans to help others with limb loss soon.
Cybersecurity
The Military's Losing War Against Data Leakage
The Defense Department can’t stop the rising river of of digital metadata — or prevent enemies from dipping into it.
Artificial Intelligence