Modernization
Air Force has biggest cloud contract in 2016
The Air Force, Justice Department, Agriculture Department and DHS led the way on cloud contracting in fiscal 2016, according to a Deltek analysis.
Cybersecurity
Air Force cybersecurity campaign takes off
Air Force CIO Lt. Gen. William Bender announced a yearlong cybersecurity awareness push and the creation of a chief information security office.
Cybersecurity
Senate confirms new head of Strategic Command
The Senate has confirmed Air Force Gen. John Hyten as the new commander of U.S. Strategic Command, which oversees Cyber Command.
Cybersecurity
Air Force scrambles to harden weapons systems
The Air Force is one year into a new program designed to identify cyberthreats to weapons systems and come up with measures to harden systems and increase resiliency to cyberattacks.
Modernization
Air Force moving to Windows 10 within two years
The Air Force announced it is accelerating its Windows 10 upgrade, with an eye to finishing within two years.
Cybersecurity
Beyond the lab: Government innovation in unlikely places
Dedicated innovation shops are in vogue, but a culture of user-centered thinking can be put to work in any corner of government.
Digital Government
Air Force wants to leap ahead in quantum computing
Quantum computing could be a competitive advantage for the U.S. military, and the Air Force Research Lab wants to keep pace.
Digital Government
Air Force looks for 'software-defined' spectrum
The Air Force wants to use advances in software and hardware to make its radio communications more adaptable to various mission environments -- without sacrificing security.
Digital Government
Air Force wants to link iPads with SIPRNET
Air Force CTO Frank Konieczny sees a future for iPads on the Defense Department’s classified network.
Cybersecurity
New Air Force cyber doctrine stresses resilience
The directive from Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James instructs cyber operatives to fight through digital onslaughts from adversaries.
Cybersecurity
NSA cyber exercise hones skills at military academies
Fifteen years since its inception, the Cyber Defense Exercise has added new dimensions, including the hacking of drone communications.
Digital Government
Air Force looks for data help from DIUX
Representatives of the Pentagon's Silicon Valley office will soon reach out to tech firms that specialize in data visualization.
Cybersecurity
Air Force Space Command claims cyber testing milestone
The Cyberspace Vulnerability Assessment/Hunter weapon system, which detects threats and assesses compliance, is now fully operational.
Digital Government
Air Force wants resilient software
A broad agency announcement from the Air Force Research Laboratory's Information Directorate seeks R&D for software that can operate in contested information environments.
Cybersecurity
Air Force closes in on new directive for IT governance
Lisa Disbrow, President Obama's choice for the post of Undersecretary of the Air Force, updated a Senate panel on the Air Force's IT plans at her nomination hearing.
Cybersecurity
Air Force Space Command not spending on cyber defense of weapons systems
The Air Force Space Command did not spend a penny on cybersecurity for weapons systems in the last fiscal year. Air Force CIO Lt. Gen. William Bender is trying to change that.
Acquisition
McCain blasts Air Force acquisition of GPS
Arizona Republican John McCain blasted an Air Force program to acquire a next generation operating control system that is central to the service’s GPS modernization plans.
Acquisition
Big money for agile, FCC's big move, NSF funding for ecodata and Interior's new look
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Air Force plans insider threats program
The USAF wants to procure a program that integrates data from around the service and external data like criminal and credit reports to identify anomalous behavior.
Modernization
E-invoice mandate, Flash malware spike and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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