Digital Government
AWS Touts Modular Data Center for Defense Department
The cloud giant’s latest offering is specifically for Defense Department customers through its new $9 billion cloud contract.
Emerging Tech
Decrying Starlink's 'Weaponization,' SpaceX Cuts Support for Ukrainian Military
But Wednesday's explanation by the Elon Musk-founded company is at odds with its continuing work for the U.S. military.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon to Release New Cyber Workforce Strategy 'Any Day Now'
To address its workforce challenges, the Pentagon is undertaking new initiatives that will minimize education and certification requirements in favor of cyber knowledge and performance.
Digital Government
Tougher Cybersecurity Rules May Be More than a Year Away—But Don’t Wait to Get Ready
Contractors should prepare for independent checks on their data systems, and maybe more reporting requirements as well.
Cybersecurity
DOD's Open Cyber Recommendations Date Back to 2012
The Defense Department's Office of Inspector General points out longstanding unmet requests in a report rounding up recent cybersecurity oversight.
Cybersecurity
To Protect Satellites, Secure Your Networks, Chief of Space Ops Says
Cyber attacks can undermine space-based capabilities, Gen. Chance Saltzman said.
Digital Government
New Institute Will Study How the Defense Department Manages Itself
To “compete on a global stage,” DOD must get a handle on its management practices, Deputy Defense Secretary says.
Digital Government
DOD Needs to Expand Guidance on ‘Information Environment’ Training, Watchdog Says
The Pentagon’s education and training initiatives to help DOD leaders respond to threats in the contested information environment need to offer clear guidance on what topics to cover, according to a review by the Government Accountability Office.
Artificial Intelligence
Defense Kicks Off First Series of Global Information Dominance Experiments Program
The program brings together multiple experts within the Defense Department to develop and implement advanced AI and data analytics in warfighting operations.
Emerging Tech
NOAA Seeks Input on Future Space Situational Awareness Safety Services
The agency’s Office of Space Commerce seeks comment on its planned basic services and who should provide them as it looks to monitor satellites and orbital debris.
Digital Government
Chinese Spy Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison
The foreign national intended to obtain U.S. citizenship and a security clearance in order to get a federal government cybersecurity position.
Digital Government
When May a Robot Kill? New DOD Policy Tries to Clarify
An updated policy tweaks wording in a bid to dispel confusion.
Digital Government
Microsoft Office 365 Now Available to Customers at Secret Classification
Microsoft’s productivity suite is now available at a more secure classification level.
Emerging Tech
Is This New Microwave Weapon the Answer to Iranian Drones?
Army awards $66 million contract to develop an EMP device that fries the electronics of incoming drones.
Emerging Tech
DOD Plan Would Make Space Command Global Operator of Satellite Networks
The Pentagon is seeking to modernize its satellite communications capabilities by, in part, outlining some of the responsibilities of its agencies and commands.
Digital Government
Space Development Agency Satellite Network Gets Name Change
Its mission will not change, however.
Emerging Tech
Is China About To Destroy Encryption As We Know It? Maybe
A new research paper claims to offer a quantum-powered code-breaker of spectacular power. “If it's true, it's pretty disastrous,” says one expert.
Cybersecurity
Monitoring and Funding Concerns Could Undermine DOD’s Secure Unclassified Network, IG Says
A report from DOD’s Office of Inspector General said that a lack of secure funding for the system places mission-critical activities “at risk of termination due to non-compliance with cybersecurity requirements.”
Digital Government
DARPA Wants a Plan to Stave Off Unknown Food Crises
Under the new Foundational Security for Food Systems project, researchers will look at identifying large-scale crop diseases before a catastrophic crop failure—even for pathogens of unknown origins.
Emerging Tech
DHS Awards $1.1M to Federal Labs in Contracts Seeking ‘Groundbreaking’ Tech
The funding stems from the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology directorate.
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