Modernization
Meet the Marines' new CIO
Brig. Gen. Lorna Mahlock talks about how the service is looking to gain technical advantage.
Cybersecurity
DOD struggles with loss of cyber personnel
The Defense Department looks to targeted recruiting and bonuses to check the loss of cyber workers as it expands the Cyber Excepted Service Personnel System.
Digital Government
USAF's plans for agile, DevOps, cloud
Steven Wert, USAF's digital program executive officer, said the service is looking to pivot to agile development.
People
Pentagon innovation hub lands a new leader
Former Symantec CEO Michael Brown takes over as director of the Defense Innovation Unit.
Acquisition
DOD DepSec weighs in on Space Force
No. 2 Pentagon official Patrick Shanahan tries to allay Air Force worries that a Space Force would uproot its Space and Missile Command.
Cybersecurity
DOD's new cyber strategy stresses election security, embraces commercial IT
The Defense Department's cyber strategy highlights infrastructure protection and greater reliance on commercial technology to stay competitive.
Acquisition
Air Force rolls out PEO Digital
The service is rebranding and changing its acquisition structure to reflect new statutory authorities and its agile approach to development.
Cybersecurity
Air Force mulls cyber RCO
The U.S. Air Force is considering a rapid capabilities office to streamline cybersecurity acquisition.
Modernization
Debate heats up around $10B cloud deal as protests expand
Concerns around the Defense Department’s management of services for the pending Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure bubble up as award protests mount.
Acquisition
Army Futures Command to set up DIU-like innovation lab
Army Futures Command hopes to streamline the acquisition process with its own innovation arm and a new CTO.
Acquisition
U.S. Cyber Command looks to grow its acquisition capacity
U.S. Cyber Command's contracting office is in its "infancy" with a handful of staff and is looking to expand while showing Congress it knows what it's doing.
Modernization
ICITE shifts to reference architecture
The Intelligence Community's use of a common desktop put some applications at risk, a top ODNI tech official said, and a reference architecture approach could prove more accommodating.
Cybersecurity
CAC is staying around for a while
Defense Department CIO Dana Deasy said DOD is keeping the common access card, but is open to modernizing ID management.
Cybersecurity
Online influence isn't just about elections, intel chief says
Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats highlighted foreign information operations as a key priority.
Modernization
DISA cancels cloud migration RFI
The Defense Information Systems Agency withdrew a request for information on rapid cloud migration after just two days.
Modernization
TRANSCOM quietly takes another shot at cloud
The U.S. Transportation Command is discreetly revving up for another cloud bid, following an industry day with lead cloud service providers in August.
Digital Government
DISA approves newest Samsung phones for unclassified use
DOD employees can now use government-purchased Galaxy S9 smartphones with the Defense Information Systems Agency's DOD Mobility Unclassified Capability.
Modernization
DOD updates JEDI cloud solicitation
The Defense Department submitted several changed documents to its mega cloud program proposal, including changes to requirements in security, points of presence, pricing and small business information.
Modernization
PEO structure survives Army Futures reorg, for now
The new Army Futures Command aims to meld all of the service's modernization efforts under one command, but for now the Army program executive officer structure will remain in place.
Cybersecurity