Officials hailed the deal as a major step in the military alliance's digital transformation.

Experts from both companies demonstrated the hardware and briefed a small group of reporters on the underlying technologies.

A new report examines how AI, identity-based attacks and cloud exploitation are transforming the cyber threat landscape for defense organizations.

The new members of Kirsten Davies' team at the Pentagon are expected to help advance digital modernization.

The initiative is being pursued via the Army’s Enhanced Use Lease program, following an executive order from President Donald Trump.

DOD CIO Kirsten Davies told lawmakers that JWCC Next will function as a one-stop hub for accessing cloud tools while improving financial oversight across the contract.

The tech provided under the deal could help lay the foundation for future agentic AI deployments, according to the vendor.

Under the agreement, HPE will deploy a secure private cloud environment to DISA's data centers to streamline operations and reduce costs.

The move comes after a ProPublica investigation that found a Microsoft program leveraging "digital escorts" to foreign-based tech experts could have exposed the Pentagon's networks to cybersecurity…