Cybersecurity
New schedule for military EHR rollout is imminent
After missing a congressionally mandated deadline, the Defense Department is prepping a new schedule for the rollout of its electronic health record.
Modernization
Cyber Command builds critical infrastructure defense skills
Cyber Command is developing the ability to support critical infrastructure protection, said Deputy Commander Lt. Gen. James McLaughlin.
People
DOD launches new tech hub in Austin
The DOD is opening a new Defense Innovation Unit Experimental office in Austin, Texas, while Congress debates legislation that could defund DIUx.
Cybersecurity
Army: Partnerships essential to meet future cyberthreats
For the Army to meet the cyberthreats of the future, it must forge deeper partnerships with industry and academia today.
Cybersecurity
New policy on encryption appears unlikely
The director of the National Security Agency and the undersecretary of Defense for intelligence told a Senate panel that encryption issues would continue to be handled on a case-by-case basis.
Digital Government
Tech to help track parachute deployment
The Army wants an IT solution to track cargo and personnel parachute inventory.
Digital Government
DARPA wants to make drone radio controls more secure
New technology could safeguard drone communications by submerging radio control signals into everyday background noise.
Digital Government
DISA continues internal consolidation
A DISA official said the agency is already gaining efficiencies from the recent consolidation of its Implementation and Sustainment Center with its Center for Operations.
Digital Government
The future of interoperability
There's more work to do to for the VA and the Pentagon to improve health data sharing.
Modernization
DOD CIO: Industry needs to do better
The DOD CIO says that industry needs to focus on partnerships and bring better solutions to meet DOD's cyber needs.
Cybersecurity
Report: Cyber enhances military power -- and vulnerabilities
As the Defense Department increases its reliance on digital capabilities, the Center for a New American Security says the tactical gains come with increased vulnerabilities.
Modernization
U.S. and EU need secure threat sharing
The U.S. and the EU are building up their information sharing networks to address the growing threat of global terrorism, and a central challenge is keeping the shared intelligence secure.
Digital Government
Lawmakers want the latest on new background check agency
Two Democratic lawmakers have asked OPM for a progress report on the planned National Background Investigations Bureau.
Digital Government
Report: DOD must embrace open-source software
In a new report, the Center for a New American Security makes the case that DOD is failing to capitalize on the power of open-source software.
Cybersecurity
Marine cyber chief: Do not fear RMF
Ray Letteer, chief of the Marine Corps' Cybersecurity Division, advocates faster adoption of the government's Risk Management Framework.
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.
Modernization
CIO: DOD IT reform requires cultural changes
DOD CIO Terry Halvorsen said transitioning to a cloud-based Joint Information Environment is about more than technology.
Cybersecurity
IG: DOD checking the boxes on cyber policies
The Defense Department's inspector general says DOD is largely meeting the requirements of the Cybersecurity Act, though some issues remain.
Modernization
How the Pentagon can help federal buying power
The Defense Department’s plan to stand up IT for a background check bureau could be a model for civilian-DOD cooperation.
Cybersecurity
DOD deputy CIO to lead IT at OPM
David De Vries will take over IT at the Office of Personnel Management, as the human resources agency prepares to stand up a new background check bureau.
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