Modernization

Cyber forces, AI get a budget boost in 2020

The White House's 2020 budget request increases funds for military cyber forces and defense cyber workforce with carve outs for artificial intelligence investments.

Cybersecurity

DARPA takes on cyber defense with hackathons

Dr. Jennifer Roberts, program manager for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s information innovation office, talks about what cyber capabilities are in the works.

Cybersecurity

GAO: Cyber Mission Force teams need more training

The Government Accountability Office found that, despite ongoing efforts, Cyber Mission Force teams need more training and Cyber Command needs to improve plans to supply it.

Modernization

Army plans new cloud program office

The Army is gaining momentum in its overhaul of legacy systems, starting with new cloud and enterprise-as-a-service pilots and a new data strategy.

Modernization

Army points to system modernization focus for 2020

Army Under Secretary Ryan McCarthy said getting rid of and modernizing legacy systems is a key focus for 2020.

Cybersecurity

Why the cyber fast track is stalled at DOD

The Pentagon is having trouble hiring via the Cyber Excepted Service, thanks to too few personnel and a backlogged and complicated security clearance process.

Modernization

Army eyes enterprise-as-a-service model

The Army is expected to announce its implementation plans for moving to enterprise-as-a-service model in March.

Modernization

DISA looks to fix JRSS bugs

After a scathing internal evaluation, the Defense Information Systems Agency said it is working to resolve latency and reliability issues in the Joint Regional Security Stacks program.

Cybersecurity

Cyber Command looks to expand

U.S. Cyber Commander Gen. Paul Nakasone said that with the current state of threats, he expects the cyber mission force to expand beyond 133 teams.

Modernization

DOD releases AI strategy

On the heels of the White House executive order on artificial intelligence, the Defense Department released its plan for securing AI capabilities to support the warfighter.

People

Defense Digital Service looks to retool tech recruitment

In the race for tech talent, the Defense Digital Service is seeking a contractor to help lure workers from industry, state, local and federal agencies.

Cybersecurity

DARPA to test secure warfighter mobile devices in June

DOD's research arm is getting ready to test mobile devices that permit information-sharing across multiple security levels from a single platform.

Modernization

DOD's cloud strategy puts JEDI at the top

The Defense Department's long-awaited cloud strategy document places JEDI atop the cloud hierarchy as the organization's first line of computing.

Cybersecurity

Cyber red teams find DOD systems tougher to crack

A Pentagon watchdog noted improvements in cyber capabilities but worried that adversaries are improving their attacks faster than defenders are shoring up their systems.

Modernization

Citing cyber risk, Pentagon watchdog wants to pause JRSS

A new report from the Defense Department's operational test and evaluation director says the Joint Regional Security Stacks program is undermanned and should be halted until security issues are resolved.

Digital Government

DISA pilot promises multi-factor biometric authentication

A device now being tested in DOD can continually use voice, facial recognition, location and walking gait to identify a user.

People

Air Force's Kessel Run expands its ranks

In its first civilian-focused hiring event, the Air Force’s software factory Kessel Run looks to bring on about 30 new personnel.

Modernization

DISA looks to pilot AI platform, DevSecOps model by summer

Terry Carpenter, DISA's program executive officer for the National Background Investigation Service, talks about what to expect from a system in transition.

Cybersecurity

Air Force looks to data standards in 2019

Air Force Undersecretary Matthew Donovan pushes tech innovation and massive IT changes for the coming year.

Modernization

Defense CDO: Why market share matters in cloud

There are only three general purpose clouds, DOD data chief Michael Conlin says.