Digital Government
Pentagon on Track to Award $9 Billion Cloud Contract in December
The Pentagon’s Chief Information Officer said the multi-cloud, multi-vendor JWCC contract will be awarded “in about a month.”
Emerging Tech
DISA’s Plea to Industry: Bring Us Battlefield-Ready Tech
The Pentagon’s IT agency also wants help wringing more performance out of its existing gear.
Artificial Intelligence
Adoption of AI in Health Care Relies on Building Trust, DOD, VA Officials Say
Wider use of health-related artificial intelligence applications at the departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense depends on technologies being “sufficiently understandable.”
Emerging Tech
Military Leaders Praise Musk as Treasury Officials Eye Twitter Deal
Outgoing Chief of Space Operations Gen. Jay Raymond thanked the SpaceX CEO “for being here.”
Digital Government
Federal Contract Spending Decreases Again in Fiscal 2022
Defense spending dipped significantly in fiscal 2022, while civilian agencies spent slightly more on contracts compared to the previous year.
Emerging Tech
DOD Announces New Contract Awards for Its 'Internet in Space' Effort
Amazon, Microsoft and SpiderOak will help the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit develop a space-based communications network.
Digital Government
You Get a Software Factory! And You Get a Software Factory!
DISA’s Vulcan program aims to give defense agencies and field activities all the tools they need to improve their software development practices.
Digital Government
China’s Nuclear Arsenal Will Become an Existential Threat to US, Biden Administration Declares
New nuclear strategy deletes one new U.S. weapon, keeps the rest.
Emerging Tech
Lawmakers Propose to Address Space Tech in the FY 2023 NDAA
Proposed amendments to the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act spending legislation aim to address issues of space debris, technology and critical infrastructure.
Digital Government
Ashton Carter, Innovative DOD Secretary, Dies at 68
As secretary of defense during the Obama administration he pushed policies to modernize how DOD buys technology as well as opening the door to women and transgender people to serve in the military more fully.
Emerging Tech
Challenges in the Space Domain are Becoming ‘More Technologically Focused,’ Experts Say
Panelists at a PSC Defense conference noted that “space is now a contested domain” with increasing technological and competitive challenges.
Ideas
Exoskeleton Boot Steps Into the Real World Without a Tether
The exoskeleton makes use of machine learning to provide personalized thrust.
Ideas
Russia-Ukraine War Could Spike Global Food Insecurity, Emissions
A chain reaction could be calamitous for the globe.
Artificial Intelligence
Defense Department Looks to Update AI Workforce Contract
According to the request for information, the DOD sees potential improvement in how it supplements its workforce with industry experts.
Artificial Intelligence
The Army Can Predict When Some Leaders Are at Risk of Misconduct
And they’re using targeted counseling to intervene before those high-risk periods begin.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Must Harness Commercial Tech to Deter China in Taiwan Strait, Former Officials Say
The Defense Department’s national defense strategy includes investments to deter China’s global ambitions, but a lag in implementation provides opportunity for Beijing to invade Taiwan.
Emerging Tech
Army Climate Plan Relies on Technology That Doesn’t Exist Yet
The most “complex” aspect of the implementation plan is “building a force to operate in the future that still has to operate in the present,” officials said.
Digital Government
State Department Names DOD Official as New CIO
Kelly Fletcher will serve as the new chief information officer for the Department of State after her tenure at the Department of Defense.
Digital Government
Oversight of DOD Special Operations Forces Requires Better Data, Watchdog Says
Current data collected by U.S. Special Operations Command lacked both consistency and transparency, according to the Government Accountability Office.
Digital Government