Modernization
Oracle wins bid to block TRANSCOM cloud award
The Government Accountability Office recommended that the Pentagon terminate its $950 million award to Amazon cloud reseller REAN made under an "other transaction authority."
Modernization
JEDI cloud solicitation misses May deadline
Officials are still working on the final solicitation for the massive cloud initiative.
Modernization
After two rounds of comments, the Pentagon's long-awaited cloud solitication hits the street
The Department of Defense is adhering to a self-imposed deadline to get its Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure acquisition out by the end of May, with an eye to a September award that could hit $10B.
Modernization
DOD CIO says there can't be one cloud to rule them all
Dana Deasy told Congress at a FITARA hearing that when it comes to cloud, "there is no such thing as one solution."
Digital Government
House passes defense spending bill with fourth-estate cuts
The $717 billion 2019 National Defense Authorization Act sailed through the House.
Cybersecurity
Army looks to retool risk management
Col. Donald Bray, the Army's acting cyber director, explained how the service is adapting the Defense Department’s risk management framework guidance to fit its operational needs.
People
CIOs push back on FITARA scores
Officials at two agencies with low Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act grades pushed back on their scores and outlined their future modernization plans before a House panel.
Modernization
Pentagon cracks down on personal mobile devices
Under a new policy, Defense employees and contractors are restricted from bringing their personal mobile devices into secure areas designated for processing, handling and discussion of classified information.
Modernization
The thinking behind DISA's $8 billion DEOS contract
DISA leaders said the Defense Department's multibillion dollar business solutions contract will be "a constantly evolving service."
Modernization
New DOD CIO talks cloud
Newly sworn-in CIO Dana Deasy discussed the need for a "world class" cloud environment to open up the Department of Defense to new capabilities.
Modernization
Army mulls pause in JRSS migration
Latency and other performance quality issues with applications in the joint regional security stacks have caused DISA and the Army to rework the migration timeline.
Digital Government
DISA plans CAC replacement prototypes for summer
The common access card is on its way out, and its prototype replacements could be in some users' hands by this summer.
Modernization
JEDI report to Congress calls out Pentagon's fractured cloud strategy
The report criticizes the proliferation of more than 500 cloud acquisition and migration efforts as being "reminiscent of DOD's current legacy information technology environment, which is not optimized for the 21st century."
Digital Government
Report: DOD's new health record system isn't suitable for use
MHS Genesis, the $3.4 billion commercial health record system being installed across the Department of Defense, was found to be operationally ineffective and unsuitable in a scathing internal oversight report.
Digital Government
Thornberry tries to hold back efforts to erode 'fourth estate' reforms in FY19 NDAA
As members of the House Armed Services Committee debated late into the night marking up the defense bill, the chairman pushed back on attempts to undo plans to examine combining or eliminating Pentagon back office functions.
People
NDAA draft would slash number of CIOs in DOD, boost cyber workforce
The House Armed Service Committee's 2019 defense spending bill also calls for more detail on the Pentagon's controversial JEDI cloud acquisition program.
Modernization
DISA to close St. Louis data center
DISA will close or limit operations at four of its data centers around the world as a result of its Computing Ecosystem optimization initiative.
Digital Government
NDAA update: AI funding, space warfare and a ban on Chinese phones
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry’s markup of the 2019 Defense bill will be debated May 9.
Cybersecurity
7 Steps for getting right with NIST 800-171
The pressure for DOD contractors to bring their systems into compliance is especially strong, but these best practices can help any organization working with federal data.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon bans sale of Chinese phones at military exchanges
The move is the latest salvo in the government's ongoing conflict with telecom companies Huawei and ZTE over concerns their devices could be used to facilitate Chinese government spying
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