Emerging Tech
Should Killing a Satellite Provoke War on Earth?
A Space Force official says the service is considering how to respond to attacks in orbit.
Digital Government
NDAA Inclusions Prioritize Pentagon Emerging Technology Pursuits
The legislation’s inclusions would mandate new investments across AI, quantum information science, biotechnology and more.
Emerging Tech
Defense Spending Bill Contains ‘Most Significant’ UFO Legislation Since 1960s
The legislation calls for details on reported health issues connected to UAP sightings, ‘transmedium objects,’ those that hover near military nuclear sites—and more.
Digital Government
GAO: Pentagon Needs Goals to Improve CMMC Framework
The watchdog made several recommendations in an audit of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification effort.
Digital Government
Defense Spending Could Rise, Wall Street Analysis Say
Ten months into the Biden administration, predictions of flat budgets are evaporating amid inflation and Congress delays.
Artificial Intelligence
DOD to Hire First-Ever Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer, Form New Office
The official will help supervise and integrate disparate AI efforts across the CDO, JAIC and DDS.
Policy
How China Is Digitally Challenging US Central Command
The Pentagon may have “CENTCOM fatigue,” but Beijing is pushing into the Middle East, warns the command’s communications chief.
Emerging Tech
Space Force Moves to Speedily Buy Constellation of Free-Flying Satellites
The newest military branch is “continually looking to engage with industry to find ‘go faster’ solutions,” according to a division director.
Digital Government
SecDef Warns Against Over-Hyping Recent Chinese Weapons Tests
The defense secretary also pushed for deeper ties between the Pentagon and technology firms.
Digital Government
Pentagon Moves to Prove the Feasibility of Biomanufacturing in Space
Ethics experts will support a new DARPA project that could pave the way for the Defense Department's first space-based manufacturing option.
Emerging Tech
VA Revitalizes Plan For EHR System Rollout
Officials implemented new positions to help streamline and coordinate EHR system implementations following an arduous initial deployment.
Digital Government
The NDAA Likely Won’t Become Law Until 2022. That’s ‘Not The End of the World’
The Pentagon does not need the must-pass bill to operate, experts say.
Emerging Tech
Space Force Has a Plan for Training Its Troops. Now It Must Figure Out What They Need to Learn
The newest service can’t train the same way its sisters do. It needs a new simulated environment.
Digital Government
Biden Selects Former Air Force Executive to Lead Pentagon Acquisitions
The latest nomination for DOD’s undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment comes almost a year into the role’s vacancy.
Ideas
DOD Could Save Hundreds of Millions Annually Through Better IT Asset Management
The Pentagon struggles to manage the lifecycle—including security and costs—of those assets.
Digital Government
Pentagon Outlines Role for New UFO Office
Defense leaders want to make sure they can spot and track “phenomena” trespassing over training ranges.
Emerging Tech
Air Force Lab, New Mexico Institute Get Set for ‘High-Powered Window to Space’
Once completed, a sophisticated new telescope will support national security and could provide some of the clearest resolutions of space-based objects.
Emerging Tech
Report: China May Steal Encrypted Government Data Now to Decrypt with Quantum Computers Later
A new analysis urges CISO’s to take strategic steps ahead of the advent of quantum computing.
Policy
Senators Have More Than 900 Ideas To Fix America’s Security
The proposed amendments to the NDAA include ideas on Afghanistan, China and extremism in the ranks.
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