Defense
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If the government learned anything from the pandemic, it's that an outbreak from nature has much in common with a biological attack — at least in terms of preparedness and response.
September 01, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, agencies are pulling out all the stops in the response to Hurricane Ida.
August 31, 2021 -
If federal agencies want to boost cybersecurity they’ll need to organize data beyond lakes or stores. That's why the U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission recommended a joint collaborative environment last year.
August 31, 2021 -
Members of Congress include fewer veterans than in past decades, but the ones now in office have been vocal about the situation in Afghanistan.
August 30, 2021 -
The Army is working with industry to develop a new generation of helicopters and drones that operate vertically. One recent milestone was the locking in of requirements for four lines of effort.
August 30, 2021 -
Specialized missile shows what fast, cheap modifications can buy for an increasingly costly military.
August 30, 2021 -
The House Armed Services Committee will consider a $716 billion defense bill, including changes to how the military prosecutes sexual crimes.
August 27, 2021 -
Eric Crusius, a partner with Holland & Knight, and Ed Bassett, the CISO at NeoSystems, explain why the Defense Department’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) effort already is having an impact on contractors.
August 27, 2021 -
The Coast Guard names its civilian employee of the year, and some of his work is below the waterlineEvery year, the Coast Guard recognizes a half dozen members of its civilian workforce who’ve gone above and beyond. One of this year’s winners is TJ Tangert, a Painter/Blaster at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore.
August 27, 2021 -
Danielle Metz, the DoD deputy chief information officer for information enterprise, said the revamped IT portfolio management process will integrate with the DoD budget cycle to ensure resources reflect IT portfolio management decisions.
August 25, 2021 -
Military service members must immediately begin to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says in a memo Wednesday, ordering service leaders to “impose ambitious timelines for implementation.”
August 25, 2021 -
Both agencies are taking steps to vet the security and reliability of the facial recognition tools they’re using, in order to build public trust in these tools and address concerns from Congress.
August 25, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Pentagon is determining what it should do with billions intended for the Afghan armed forces.
August 25, 2021 -
The Army's Big Data Platform solves a large portion of the siloed data problem which has plagued not only the service but nearly every corner of the federal cyber workforce.
August 24, 2021 -
The Pentagon says it will require service members to receive the COVID-19 vaccine now that the Pfizer vaccine has received full approval
August 23, 2021
