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Acting DOD CIO Katie Arrington speaks at the UiPath on Tour Public Sector conference, April 29, 2025. (Photo credit: Scoop News Group)

Inside the Pentagon CIO’s push to overhaul antiquated software acquisition practices

In an exclusive interview with DefenseScoop, acting Pentagon CIO Katie Arrington outlined how her Software Fast Track initiative will help the DOD streamline acquisition of modern capabilities.

Jun 9, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

The Marine Corps established the Marine Corps Software Factory (MCSWF) pilot program to create a world-class Marine-led software development capability March 10, 2023. (Photo by Maj. Gregory Carroll)

Marine Corps developed software to control commercial radars

The Marine Corps demonstrated it could develop its own software to remote into and control commercial radars at the Army's Project Convergence experiment.

May 13, 2025 By Mark Pomerleau

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. David Whalen, assigned to the Marine Innovation Unit (MIU), Marine Forces Reserve, works on developing a “Flight Mode” software feature at the Marine Corps Software Factory (MCSWF) in Austin, Texas, 17 – 29 March, 2025. (U.S.Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Orion Stpierre)

Pentagon sets out two-year plan to scale enterprise cloud offerings, software factories

The Pentagon CIO's updated software modernization implementation plan highlights three goals to help improve the department's delivery and deployment of software capabilities.

May 8, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

Anduril’s Menace tech now preferred hardware for Palantir’s Edge software

Menace systems supported Palantir software at recent field events, such as Project Convergence Capstone 5.

May 7, 2025 By Mark Pomerleau

An aerial view of the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 15, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza)

Pentagon moves to implement ‘Anything-as-a-Service’ pilot program

The Defense Department has identified an initial set of product and service codes that the Pentagon will target for a new “Anything-as-a-Service” contracting effort.

May 6, 2025 By Jon Harper

Marine Corps could expand software factory, create new MOS

Working groups are looking at the issue, according to an official involved in the program.

May 1, 2025 By Jon Harper

An aerial view of the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 15, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. John Wright)

New Pentagon program to speed up software acquisition set to launch May 1

The new Software Fast Track (SWIFT) program will look to improve upon legacy processes the Pentagon uses when purchasing and approving new software.

Apr 29, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

Members of the 18th Space Defense Combat Squadron, a unit assigned to U.S. Space Forces – Space under the USSF Force Generation model, observe orbital data at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Oct. 4, 2024.  (Photo by David Dozoretz)

Space Force on track to deliver modernized space monitoring software in 2025

The Space Force and L3Harris expect the Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis System (ATLAS) to reach operational capability in 2025.

Apr 14, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivers recorded remarks at the Pentagon, Washington D.C., March 20, 2025. (DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Madelyn Keech)

Hegseth issues new directive to rein in Pentagon spending on IT services contracts

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth signed a memo Thursday to promote the "rationalization” of the Defense Department’s IT enterprise.

Apr 11, 2025 By Jon Harper

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth welcomes Elon Musk as a visitor to the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., March 21, 2025. (DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Madelyn Keech)

DOGE reviewing Navy software enterprise

The review of the Navy's software enterprise is being coordinated through the Pentagon’s Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Apr 8, 2025 By Jon Harper