Defense
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DIA officials and the Pentagon's AI chief see a path forward for the Defense Department to become a machine learning talent incubator.
December 14, 2022 -
U.S. armed forces operate at sea, on land, and in the air. The one place they all operate in: cyberspace. Now the Navy has issued what it called a cyberspace superiority vision. It has three principles: secure, survive, and strike.
December 13, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast: The Defense Department Inspector General issues a critical report on the behavior of the former director of the White House Military Office. A 17th Sergeant Major of the Army has been selected. And DCSA awards two contracts worth more than $2 billion each.
December 13, 2022 -
After years of slow computers, the Air Force takes steps to solve the problem.
December 09, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast: The National Defense Authorization Act will give direct financial help to servicemembers in need. The Department of Homeland security gets some suggestions on how to improve customer service. And another bill is on the way to vanquish government jargon.
December 09, 2022 -
The Pentagon expects to get the ordering process for new JWCC services off the ground quickly now that awards have been issued to four companies, but each task order could take longer to process than DoD originally anticipated.
December 09, 2022 -
Many of DoD’s plans and programs will have to wait if the budget goes to a year-long continuing resolution.
December 08, 2022 -
Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Google and Oracle won spots on DoD’s Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) vehicle.
December 07, 2022 -
DoD opens a new office that partners with venture capital to bring new technology into production.
December 07, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast: House and Senate Armed Services Committee leaders have reached an agreement on the National Defense Authorization Act. U.S. scientists turn into diplomats (of sorts) on foreign soil. And the Social Security Administration unveils its new website.
December 07, 2022 -
The COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the U.S. military would be rescinded under the annual defense bill heading for a vote this week in Congress. If the measure passes, it will end a policy that helped ensure the vast majority of troops were vaccinated but also raised concerns that it harmed recruitment and retention.
December 06, 2022 -
If SPACECOM wants to get ahead of traditional DoD timelines, it will need help from commercial partners.
December 02, 2022 -
Can robots teach themselves new tricks? In theory they can, according to researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory. In a new white paper, they lay out how robots, like people, can learn by using a curriculum and a learning agenda.
November 30, 2022 -
Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks says DoD is building up a “first of its kind” prevention workforce that will address a range of "stress and harm behaviors," and will eventually reach an end strength of 2,000 personnel.
November 29, 2022 -
The Coast Guard is prioritizing data readiness as it begins updating its network infrastructure. One big challenge it faces is how to provide connectivity to its fleet in remote operating areas.
November 29, 2022
