Modernization
Army tests network security, cyber tools in war games
Army officials said the Joint Warfighting Assessment exercise demonstrated that while the Army was able to create and share data across a multi-partner environment in a multi-partner network, the constructed virtual environment had its limitations.
Acquisition
Army modernization under scrutiny amid planned budget cuts
Lawmakers worry the Army's modernization efforts could be undermined by a flat budget proposal for fiscal 2022.
Cybersecurity
Army rolls back short-lived IoT telework policy
The Army is "restaffing" the policy, which would have required teleworkers to turn off or remove smart devices, such as Amazon Echo speakers, from their remote workspaces.
People
White House nominates top Army career civilian official to be DOD's comptroller
The White House has nominated Kathleen Miller, the administrative assistant to the Army secretary, to be the Defense Department’s deputy undersecretary of defense (comptroller).
Cybersecurity
Army wants teleworkers to switch off smart IoT devices
The Army announced it would require all military, civilian, and contractors to rid their telework environments of internet of things devices, such as smart TVs and speakers.
Modernization
Software and startups top priorities for DOD tech chief pick
Heidi Shyu, who previously served as the Army's assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, debuted her priorities to modernize the military with a strong emphasis on software during her Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing on May 25.
Digital Government
Lawmakers grow impatient with delayed Biden budget
House appropriators worry about Army modernization cuts as White House finalizes fiscal 2022 request.
Acquisition
DOD seeks clean acquisition data for better policy oversight
Shelby Oakley, the director for contracting and national security acquisition for the Government Accountability Office, said the ability to conduct data-driven oversight was the Pentagon's acquisition office's biggest challenge.
People
Biden selects former Army acquisition exec for DOD's top tech job
The White House announced it would nominate Heidi Shyu, former assistant secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, to be DOD's undersecretary for research and engineering.
Digital Government
Army kicks off first major test to thwart small drone attacks
The Army is putting its new counter small drone strategy to the test with its first demonstration at Yuma Proving Ground, focusing on how to limit damage when facing direct threats.
Acquisition
IVAS and the future of defense acquisition
The Army’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System has been in the works for years, but the potentially multibillion deal could mark a paradigm shift in how the Defense Department buys and leverages technology.
Acquisition
Will DOD keep collaborating after CVR?
Commercial Virtual Remote, spun up last year to support pandemic telework, goes away this summer. DISA is working to ensure the cloud collaboration continues.
Cybersecurity
Vague contract language hampers cybersecurity for weapons systems, GAO says
The Government Accountability Office found that missing or vague cybersecurity requirements in acquisitions contracts for weapons systems often led to DOD getting a system that didn't meet its security needs.
Acquisition
Army CIO details digital strategy, changes for IT enterprise
Army CIO plans to release new enterprise digital strategy and rein in $2 billion of bloated IT spending.
People
SASC gavel set to change hands
With Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) as the new chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Democrats will set the tone on defense policy and budgets.
People
Civilian-military concerns trail Biden's defense secretary pick
With the Senate Armed Services Committee prepping to hear the nomination of retired Army General Lloyd Austin to serve as secretary of defense, some lawmakers are concerned about preserving civilian control of the U.S. military.
People
What to expect from Joe Biden’s DOD
President-elect Joe Biden’s national security team is taking shape. FCW talked with experts to understand exactly what’s at stake for the Defense Department’s modernization efforts over the next four years.
Modernization
AI meets cyber as Army tests tactical network protection
The Army recently wrapped up 11 weeks of testing more than 30 fresh-out-the-lab technologies that could be available in 2023.
Cybersecurity
New Army IT chief mulls risk management reform
Retooling legacy cyber processes, such as the risk management framework, is a top priority for Lt. Gen. John Morrison, the Army's new Deputy Chief of Staff, G-6.
Modernization
Spectrum on the battlefield
Managing electromagnetic spectrum will become increasingly important as the Army pushes for large-scale operations across domains.
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