Digital Government
Pentagon Increases Cyber Funding Request for 2023
With more than $11 billion in cyber funding, DOD plans to add cyber teams, continue roll out of zero trust architecture, and improve cybersecurity support for the defense industrial base.
Defense
Pentagon increases cyber funding request for 2023
With more than $11 billion in cyber funding, DOD plans to add cyber teams, continue roll out of zero trust architecture, and improve cybersecurity support for the defense industrial base.
Defense
Navy CIO says the service is 'on the cusp' of CAC-less cloud access
In an effort to bring the Navy's technology into the present day, CIO Aaron Weis says the service is testing solutions that would allow personnel to connect from virtually any (approved) device without a common access card.
Defense
Cyber and future defense budgets
Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said cyber will continue to be a budget priority as it becomes "critical" on the battlefield.
Acquisition
Pentagon acquisition reforms may get more scrutiny
William LaPlante, who has been nominated to be the undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, indicated that he would review recent acquisition reforms and champion modern software practices if confirmed.
Defense
Nakasone nixes the idea of an info-ops sub command
Gen. Paul Nakasone, the commander of U.S. Cyber Command, told lawmakers he wanted to integrate more personnel trained in information operations into cyber teams.
Artificial Intelligence
The IC's 4-year Emerging Tech Investment Plan
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence's investment strategy aims to make it easier for companies to connect with program managers.
Acquisition
The IC's 4-year emerging tech investment plan
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence's investment strategy aims to make it easier for companies to connect with program managers.
Defense
Pentagon releases JADC2 implementation plan
An unclassified version of the strategy outlines five lines of effort, which includes establishing JADC2 "conformant" IT standards as part of the data enterprise.
Digital Government
Funding for DOD's Software Pilots Holds Strong in 2022
Future expansion could hinge on analysis that the strategy is working.
Defense
Funding for DOD's software pilots holds strong in 2022
Future expansion could hinge on analysis that the strategy is working.
Defense
Lawmakers worry about cyber risks in space
Senators questioned the commanders of Space Command and Strategic Command on their plans to handle an increase in space-based threats.
Defense
5G has military promise but security concerns are still being untangled
Neal Ziring, technical director for the National Security Agency, said to utilize 5G for military and national security there needs to be interoperable and secure standards and policies because they will define how capabilities work together.
Defense
For defense IT, acquisitions need to be more than 'just in time'
Contract planning and boosting small business in 2022 are top of mind for Debra Daniels, the vice procurement services executive for the Defense Information Systems Agency.
Defense
NRO official examines commercial ISR challenges
Troy Meink, the National Reconnaissance Office's principal deputy director, said one of the organization's biggest challenges is folding in commercial technology to existing systems.
Defense
'Limited' progress made on the Pentagon's plan to deliver real-time acquisition data, report says
The Government Accountability Office found that the Defense Department's efforts to move to a new more automated, web-based reporting system have been limited despite plans to adopt a new system by fiscal 2022.
Defense
Defense researchers lack consistent cybersecurity safeguards, IG finds
Without an enforceable singular cybersecurity standard, research and academic institutions that develop military technology for the Pentagon could be at increased risk.
Acquisition
NGA eyes down selection to speed acquisitions
The down selection process can give the government, and vendors, a more detailed preview into the desired solution and what can actually be delivered.
Defense
Why vendors can't wait for CMMC to raise their cyber standards
"The current geopolitical climate...should have companies thinking about how they are currently defending themselves against cyber attacks," a defense official said on Thursday.
Defense