Defense
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According to the study, under normal conditions on a commercial jetliner, it would take several consecutive days onboard an aircraft for one COVID-infected passenger to infect another.
October 19, 2020 -
The purpose is to change the connotation around soldiers who do not report to duty and to actively look for them.
October 16, 2020 -
The Army is expecting to save another $10 billion through its Night Court process in 2022 by divesting from legacy systems and reinvesting that money in higher priority weapons. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy told reporters…
October 15, 2020 -
The Defense Information Systems Agency moved its cloud based internet isolation program into production after testing it out for the last year under a $199 million Other Transaction Agreement.
October 15, 2020 -
In the first of what's set to become an annual event, the Army applied AI and machine learning technologies to get its first real experience with hyper-connected warfare systems.
October 15, 2020 -
The Army is changing the way it trains, deploys and modernizes to focus on its people.
October 14, 2020 -
Billions have been spent to overhaul the Army's aging weapons plants, but officials say the system needs a fundamental rethinking to make it agile enough to keep up with military requirements.
October 14, 2020 -
The Defense Department will also begin using the Department of Veterans Affairs' Video Connect platform later this fall for telehealth visits in the military health system. The Video Connect platform is responsible for an 1000% increase in VA telehealth appointments since the pandemic began in mid-March.
October 13, 2020 -
A major reason for hitting 2020 goals, however, was less attrition and more personnel staying with the service.
October 13, 2020 -
DISA received the 2020 Verdure award from the Defense Department for demonstrating fresh approaches to balancing the development of efficient procurement methods and the utilization of small businesses under its systems engineering, technology and innovation contract.
October 13, 2020 -
The Defense Department is putting $600 million into 5G in five new military installations.
October 13, 2020 -
The use of robotics process automation, natural language processing and other emerging technologies are gaining momentum in the federal acquisition community to speed up the entire process.
October 12, 2020 -
Agencies are finding out just how closely linked zero trust is with other long-term efforts like ICAM and BYOD as COVID accelerates each.
October 12, 2020 -
The chairs of three House committees are looking into allegations that the Defense Department misspent about $1 billion in coronavirus relief funding.
October 09, 2020 -
The Defense Department finalized its first-ever data strategy focused on eight guiding principles and seven goals to bring some standardization and governance to how the services and agencies manage information.
October 09, 2020
