Policy
Pay Changes and Other Things You Missed Over the Holidays
Here’s what you need to know to catch up.
Policy
What Does a Government Shutdown Mean for the Department of Defense?
Four years ago, this staffer for the defense policy undersecretary helped the Pentagon figure out the impacts of a shutdown. Hint: it wasn’t pretty.
Modernization
Pentagon Full Steam Ahead with Major Cloud Acquisition
Despite industry criticism, the agency clarified its aggressive cloud strategy will continue as planned.
Policy
New National Security Strategy Sees Rising Russia, Retreat on ‘Democratic Peace’
Donald Trump’s first strategy talks about threats and nation-state competition but also signals a reluctance to compete philosophically or morally.
Cybersecurity
Air Force Pays Out Government’s Biggest Bug Bounty Yet
White-hat hackers and military cyber specialists teamed up for the latest Hack the Air Force program.
Digital Government
Pentagon Delays Deadline For Military Suppliers to Meet Cybersecurity Rules
The goal of the new regulations is to secure sensitive data on the computers and networks at smaller companies.
Modernization
Pentagon's Next Cloud Contract Could Be Worth Billions
The Defense Department intends to award a cloud computing contract next year that could disrupt the entire federal market.
Policy
Trump Signed NDAA. Here’s What It Means.
The Modernizing Government Technology Act—and several other tech amendments—could have an immediate impact on the government’s tech landscape.
Cybersecurity
Company That Used Russian Coders for Pentagon Project Strikes Deal
The subcontractor that hired the coders signed a non-prosecution deal to end a criminal investigation.
Emerging Tech
Drones On Leashes, Kamikaze Drones, Information Bombs Top Pentagon’s Counterterrorism Wishlist
Expect to see these technologies in a grey-zone battlefield in the not-too-distant future.
Digital Government
Defense Department Appoints Acting CIO
The department taps its chief cybersecurity officer to lead the CIO shop.
Policy
Policy Opens the Door for Smartphone Use in Classified Settings
Mobile devices will still be banned from facilities where highly classified information is shared.
Cybersecurity
GAO Asks: Exactly How Does CYBERCOM Help After Cyberattacks?
The Pentagon failed to describe how it’s training to support civil authorities when a major cyber strike comes, the watchdog agency said.
Digital Government
More Than 200 US Diplomats, Civil Servants and Servicewomen Say They’ve Been Harassed at Work
An open letter titled #metoonatsec accuses their industry of systemic discrimination and harassment.
Cybersecurity
Russia Will Build Its Own Internet Directory, Citing US Information Warfare
Moscow’s independent DNS may help it ward off cyber attacks — or mount its own.
Artificial Intelligence
A Breakthrough in Soft Robot Muscles, Funded by the Military
Future military robots may come in softer, more cuddly, and stranger forms.
Artificial Intelligence
Russia to the United Nations: Don’t Try to Stop Us From Building Killer Robots
UN efforts to limit or regulate military AI may be failing before they even begin.
Ideas
Russia Used Social Media to Weaponize American Free Will. Here’s What to Do About It.
The tech, policy and national security communities need to come together to stop disinformation campaigns.
Ideas