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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Logan Schell, a joint tactical air controller assigned to 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, monitors aircraft camera footage during a digitally aided close air support event as part of Bold Quest ‘24 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 31, 2024. Bold Quest ‘24 is a joint staff sponsored, multinational venue designed to enhance and develop interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Maurion Moore)

DOD to demonstrate zero trust, data-centric security capabilities with allies during live exercise

The upcoming multinational demonstration will help inform the Pentagon's work to enable international integration for CJADC2.

2 days ago By Mikayla Easley

Dave McKeown delivers a keynote at DefenseScoop’s DefenseTalks conference. (DefenseScoop)

DOD taps McKeown to serve as new special assistant for cybersecurity innovation

As part of the new role, McKeown will stand up and helm the DOD CIO's new Cybersecurity Center of Excellence.

6 days ago By Mikayla Easley

Thunderstorm clouds roll over the U.S. Capitol on July 25, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Senators introduce bill to ‘limit Big Tech monopolies’ in DOD cloud and AI procurement

Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., introduced new legislation known as the Protecting AI and Cloud Competition in Defense Act.

Dec 5, 2024 By Jon Harper

Military Sealift Command’s expeditionary fast transport USNS Newport (T-EPF 12) pulls into Baltimore’s Inner Harbor to support Maryland Fleet Week and Flyover Baltimore, Sept. 7, 2022. (U.S. Navy photo by Bill Mesta/released)

Industry solicited for expeditionary medical C4IT capability that can operate on Navy ships

The Defense Department is looking for vendors to develop prototypes of a mobile command, control, communications, computers IT solution.

Nov 5, 2024 By Jon Harper

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 aviation ordnance technicians load compatible software for a U. S. Air Force Guided Bomb Unit 38 to be employed on a U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet proof of concept mission at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, March 14, 2022. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Christopher Parr)

DOD looking to release enterprise-wide guidance on software modernization

“Hopefully in a helpful way, we’re trying to bound that with the right level of department-wide guidance and instruction that we’ll have out here fairly shortly from…

Oct 28, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

DOD braces for time, scale needed to modernize defenses against quantum hacking

“We’ve got to think ahead as to what the adversary might be working on and develop algorithms that are there in time to meet the adversary’s ability…

Oct 24, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

U. S. Air Force Capt. Kristina Linden, 355th Mental Health Clinic Social Worker, works on a task during Military Health System Genesis training at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, April 7, 2021. (U. S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Blake Gonzales)

DOD gearing up for EHR cloud migration with Leidos expected to score big contract extension

The Pentagon plans to move MHS GENESIS to the cloud and award Leidos a large sole source contract to continue work as an integrator on the program.

Oct 23, 2024 By Jon Harper

Photo illustration of U.S. Army cyber soldier in operations center. (U.S. Army photo by Tài Doick)

Army set to release new guidance to improve cATO processes through new pilot efforts

The Army's chief information office plans to release a memo in two weeks that establishes pilot CI/CD pipelines for two programs.

Oct 16, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

The DISA and JFHQ-DODIN Headquarters Building at Fort Meade, Maryland. (Photo by Kevin Headtke)

Stanton takes over at DISA, JFHQ-DODIN

He succeeds Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner, who is retiring after a 40-year career.

Oct 4, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

Under the direction of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), two F-15s assigned to the Massachusetts Air National Guard and two CF-18 assigned to the Royal Canadian Air Force fly in formation behind a KC-135 assigned to the Pennsylvania Air National Guard during air-defense Operation NOBLE DEFENDER, Oct. 27, 2022. (U.S. Air National Guard Photos by Tech. Sgt. Bryan Hoover)

Air Force deploys cloud-based C2 capability to all NORAD air defense sectors

The Air Force is now looking to scale the CBC2 capability from a tactical level up to an operational level.

Sep 18, 2024 By Mikayla Easley