Digital Government
DOD funding hangs in the balance
The Pentagon has made it clear to Congress that a continuing resolution would be devastating to ongoing operations and acquisition, but can Congress find a way to fully fund the 2017 DOD budget?
Acquisition
'Full speed' at DIUx, says chief
The 2017 Defense authorization bill put temporary funding restrictions on DIUx, but the innovation organization says it is forging ahead and now has 25 contracts in place worth $48 million.
Acquisition
JIDO goes agile, but can DOD?
The Joint Improvised-threat Defeat Organization has spent the last five years implementing an agile DevOps framework, but scaling that across the DOD is another challenge altogether.
Cybersecurity
Terry Halvorsen joins Samsung
The former DOD CIO is taking a senior role with the Korean electronics manufacturer.
Modernization
IG: DISA needs a 3-year ATO for collaboration tool
The Pentagon's inspector general said DISA has complied with software management procedures for the lifecycle management of Defense Collaboration Services, but needs to mitigate risk levels to obtain a full 3-year authority-to-operate.
Digital Government
House panel nudges Trump over IGs
The chairman and ranking member of a key oversight committee want the Trump administration to find candidates for 11 open inspector general posts.
Modernization
Why the Vista sunset is not a big deal
With Vista no longer supported by Microsoft, Windows 7 is the next major operating system scheduled for obsolescence.
Cybersecurity
Student cyber teams do battle
Student cyber teams from the military academies are doing battle with an NSA-led red cell trying to disable their networks in the NSA's annual Cyber Defense Exercise.
Cybersecurity
Fate of Trump cyber order still unclear
President Trump's long-awaited cyber executive order continues to be a source of intrigue as government and industry officials speculate what it will cover and when it will finally land.
People
Trump announces new pick for Army secretary
More than two months after his first candidate withdrew from consideration, President Trump has nominated a former Army physician for the post.
Modernization
What DOD's next CIO will have to deal with
It could be months before the Defense Department has a new CIO, and he or she will face a host of organizational and operational challenges from Day One
Cybersecurity
Chiefs: DOD cyber will suffer under a continuing resolution
In the DOD, cyber, modernization, training, recruiting and readiness will all take a hit if Congress passes another continuing resolution rather than a full budget, say the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Acquisition
What's the future of defense innovation under Trump?
The president has called for rebuilding the U.S. military, but given budget constraints, innovation and modernization could take a backseat to readiness and force size.
Cybersecurity
General: Cyber Command needs new platform before NSA split
U.S. Cyber Command should be elevated to a full combatant command as soon as possible, the head of Strategic Command told Congress, but it cannot be separated from the NSA until it has its own cyber platform.
Modernization
DLA goes virtual
The Defense Logistics Agency is in the midst of an ambitious campaign to eliminate its IT infrastructure and transition to using exclusively shared, hosted and virtual services.
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