Emerging Tech
Federal Government Revises Its Big Plans for Little Tech
National Science and Technology Council updated its nanotechnology strategic plan this week.
Digital Government
Pentagon Tech Chief Says He'll 'Take the Hit' for GAO Criticism of JIE
“What we’ve tried to tell GAO is, in this case, you don’t measure JIE—you have to measure the components,” Terry Halvorsen said.
Digital Government
Tech Heavyweights Talk Pentagon Into Getting a Chief Innovation Officer
It's one of several recommendations the defense secretary is implementing.
Cybersecurity
CYBERCOM Reaches Initial Operating Capability
The command is scheduled to reach full capability in 2018.
Digital Government
DOD Wants You to Hack the Pentagon Again and Again
The department is prepping a contract vehicle for bug bounty programs.
Digital Government
Video: Inside DARPA's Space Surveillance Telescope
The telescope will keep an eye on Earth's space junk.
Digital Government
US Army’s Next Drone May Fit in a Soldier’s Pocket
The service could start buying palm-sized UAVs to complement its Pumas and Ravens as soon as 2018, according to one official.
Ideas
3 Steps to Implement an Insider Threat Program
Defense contractors will need to have written insider threat program plans by the end of November.
Cybersecurity
Nextgov Ebook: Combating the Insider Threat
Learn how agencies are protecting themselves against both the careless employee and the one who went rogue.
Digital Government
Watchdog: DOD Needs Better Insight Into National Guard’s Cyber Response Capabilities
The Pentagon doesn't have full visibility into what the national guard could do, a GAO report finds.
Digital Government
To Counter Russia’s Cyber Prowess, US Army Launches Rapid-Tech Office
The battle for eastern Ukraine shows how the pace of innovation in electronic warfare is picking up.
Digital Government
Report: If DOD Doesn't Embrace Open Source, It'll 'Be Left Behind'
Currently, the department uses open source software “infrequently and on an ad hoc basis,” unlike tech companies like Google, Amazon and Facebook that wouldn’t exist without open source software.
Digital Government
DOD Science Board Recommends 'Immediate Action' to Counter Enemy AI
Pentagon scientists worry the U.S. could be on the losing side of a AI arms race.
Digital Government
Pentagon’s Contract-Spending Problem
Of $205 billion awarded in contract spending across DOD, only $101 billion was competed.
Digital Government
What's In Pentagon Newly Released IT Vision?
The document itself largely builds on existing policy initiatives, binding them together “in a new way of thinking” through 10 primary goals.
Emerging Tech
Video: How Navy’s Augmented Reality Helmet Brings Underwater Missions into Focus
A look at the Navy's Ironman helmet.
Digital Government
GAO: Army Needs More Virtual Training
The watchdog recommended the Pentagon adjust policies to allow virtual training to be used more broadly.
Cybersecurity
IG Reminds DOD of Access Control Weakness
DOD IG opted to describe, not assess, the department's cyber policies.
Digital Government
Privacy Guidebook for Eavesdropping on Americans Draws Flack
New rules reflect a shift in intelligence gathering from bugging an individual’s phone to netting communications in bulk from the global internet.
Modernization