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
Army cyber protection teams upgrade training with a 'real' city
A task force from the Army cyber protection teams face off against industrial control systems in a week-long cyber training exercise.
Digital Government
FCC chairman: truth about site failure should have come out sooner
Ajit Pai told lawmakers that he couldn't alert the public to an event incorrectly designated as a cyberattack without jeopardizing a federal investigation.
Digital Government
When government websites fail
The FCC’s site went down last year not because of a DDoS attack, but because it couldn’t handle the traffic spike. So who’s responsible for making sure that doesn’t happen?
Modernization
GAO urges DOD to share data about commercial satellite programs
Centralizing data related to the Defense Department's work with commercial satellites could be one of the first tasks for a “Space Force.”
Digital Government
DOD releases 4-part plan for Space Force
Vice President Mike Pence announced the Defense Department’s plan to create the military’s sixth branch.
Digital Government
DIUx gets rebranded
The Defense Innovation Unit Experimental is no longer experimental, Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan announced.
People
NBIB move to DOD looks increasingly likely
National Background Investigations Bureau Director Charles Phalen discusses the Trump administration's plan to move the organization under the Defense Department.
Cybersecurity
DOD cracks down on geolocation devices and services
The Defense Department now prohibits personnel from using geolocation devices, applications or services in any area where military operations are being conducted.
Cybersecurity
Army Cyber Command looks to expand its scope
Lt. Gen. Stephen Fogarty, ARCYBER's new leader, says the mission is really "information dominance operations."
Modernization
As the Coast Guard wrestles with aging IT, cloud is a long-term conversation
U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz has his eyes on JEDI, but says his service is years away from true cloud adoption.
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