Digital Government
House drills in on NBIB shift, cyber in NDAA
Priorities are shifting as Democrats roll out their first House defense bill in nearly a decade.
Modernization
Logistics upgrade could follow Army modernization efforts
Army acquisition head Bruce Jette is looking to leverage modernization efforts including AI and automation to improve logistics.
Digital Government
Air Force wants data platform on classified network this summer
The Air Force's chief data office is moving full force in trying to stand up its data platform on the classified network by the end of the summer.
People
Defense Digital hunts tech talent with new recruiting contract
The $7 million DDS pilot, which extends to April 2020, will target candidates with backgrounds in computer science, product management, and user experience design.
Cybersecurity
DISA awards $75 million sole-source deal for background check IT
Perspecta, the vendor hired to prototype a new background check system for the Department of Defense, is getting a follow-on to its initial sole-source agreement.
People
Thornberry's proposes consequences for DOD's failed reforms
A legislative proposal for the 2020 defense spending bill threatens to restrict funds to certain Defense Department offices if the organization fails to implement business reforms.
Digital Government
Army previews data strategy
Army CIO Lt. Gen. Bruce Crawford called the data strategy, expected in the next 60 days, "one of our top IT-related reform efforts."
Modernization
DEOS award expected this summer; two-year integration to follow
A winner on the $8.2 billion Defense Enterprise Office Solutions procurement is expected to be announced this summer, with integration and initial testing planned for the fall.
Cybersecurity
Air Force taps the brakes on new career categories
Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson announced delays to plans for new career categories and promotion paths, including in cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity
DOD looks to publish software blacklist
The Defense Department is working with congressional constraints on information it can share with defense industrial base regarding restricted vendors.
Acquisition
Air Force pushes fast-tracked ATOs
The Air Force plans to migrate 100 applications to the cloud this year with as many as possible opting for the fast track authority to operate process.
Cybersecurity
Shanahan: 'We get out-recruited' for cyber talent
Congress wants DOD to onboard more cyber warriors, but they're hard to keep around.
Cybersecurity
Navy mulls punishment for cyber neglect
The Navy is looking at punitive measures for careless users to get them to take basic cyber hygiene seriously.
Modernization
Army innovation lab experiments with coders on the battlefield
The Army's newly launched Army Applications Laboratory is working to expand ability for soldiers to code in the field to repair communications systems.
Acquisition
DOD looks to unify software spending for 2020
Defense Department acquisition head, Ellen Lord, hopes to simplify software buying and improve business systems following the release of the Defense Innovation Board's final software acquisition study.
Modernization
Womack renews objections to JEDI cloud
At a May 1 funding hearing, Rep. Steve Womack (R-Ark.) said he wants the Pentagon to consider multicloud options for the $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure program.
Cybersecurity
Army multi-domain task force could spell acquisition changes
A new focus on interoperability with allies and partners could alter buying practices as it matures.
Modernization
DOD's AI hub looks to push out new solutions
Defense Department CIO Dana Deasy said the Joint AI Center plans new capabilities for fiscal year 2020.
Modernization
Can battlefield drones spot threats to troops?
Army Lt. Col. Philip Root, the acting deputy director for DARPA’s Tactical Technology Office, explains how the DOD plans to operationalize autonomous systems, forever changing the human-machine relationship.
Modernization