Modernization
OCIO gets a seat at the table on DOD's cloud team
Pentagon acquisition chief Ellen Lord has been replaced as the chair of the group overseeing the massive cloud initiative known as the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure.
People
DOD's shrinking civilian workforce
Education, training and small agencies are hit hardest by efforts at DOD to reduce overhead.
People
White House names acquisition leaders at DOD, Air Force
The Trump administration announced picks for assistant secretary of defense for acquisition and acquisition head at the Air Force.
Cybersecurity
Air Force shells out $26K in daylong bug bounty event
During a live-hacking event in New York City earlier this month, 25 security researchers uncovered nearly 60 unknown vulnerabilities.
Cybersecurity
Lessons learned from training Army combat units in cyber ops
The Cyber Electromagnetic Activities pilot initiative focused on equipping tactical commanders and brigades with cyber and information operation techniques.
People
Essye Miller named acting DOD CIO
Miller currently serves as the DOD's deputy CIO for cybersecurity but will step into the CIO role as John Zangardi heads to DHS.
Acquisition
DOD looks to DIUX for the future of acquisition
In the midst of a reorg and modernization efforts, the Defense Department wants to lean on its experimental arm to cure procurement woes.
People
Army modernization command looks to avoid red tape
The Futures and Modernization Command, which is set to stand up in 2018, will have to resist the ways of old if it wants to be successful.
Modernization
One cloud to rule them all at DOD?
Acquisitions chief Ellen Lord hints that DOD is closing in on a solicitation for a single cloud to dramatically advance data interoperability at the Pentagon.
Cybersecurity
Army looks to tap civilian talent for cyber force
U.S. Army Cyber Command is launching a pilot program to pluck developers, data scientists and engineers from the workforce to face off against U.S. adversaries.
People
Trump taps former NASA administrator to head DOD tech research
If confirmed, Michael Griffin would be the Pentagon's first under secretary for research and engineering and effectively serve as CTO.
Cybersecurity
The quest for seamless, secure identity and access management
With hackers increasingly targeting users, federal agencies are turning to identity management to better protect their systems.
Digital Government
Pentagon boosts emerging tech spend
The Department of Defense spent $7.4 billion in fiscal year 2017 on cloud computing, big data and artificial intelligence technologies, according to a recent Govini report.
People
Norton tipped as next DISA chief
Defense Secretary James Mattis announced that current vice director Adm. Nancy Norton will succeed outgoing DISA head Lt. Gen Alan Lynn.
Cybersecurity
Government dollars for IoT: Large and unbalanced
Civilian agencies should take a lesson from the Defense Department -- and all of government should look to smaller, emerging tech companies as well as traditional contractors.
Modernization
Armed services plan for an increasingly mobile future
The Air Force, Marine Corps and Army are looking to bring logistics tracking and wireless learning capabilities to mobile devices for troops.
Modernization
Mobile apps demand collides with security concerns
The Defense Department has an aggressive mobile strategy, but can it keep up with demand and security patches?
Cybersecurity
Will new breach reporting rules make defense firms more secure?
A coming 72-hour breach disclosure mandate from the Department of Defense could inadvertently provide a new attack vector for hackers to harass defense contractors.
Cybersecurity
USAF official: Why elevating CyberCom isn't enough
Making cyber a combatant command is sign of the Pentagon's priorities, but it will take collaborative leadership to facilitate cyber readiness, says an Air Force cyber leader.
Modernization
Security firm reveals another NSA leak
The data, including a virtual hard drive containing classified Army documents, was for a time unsecured and available for anyone to download.
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