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Navy looks to add zero-trust controls into weapon systems, platforms

The Department of the Navy is slated to release new standards for implementing zero-trust controls for operational technology in the coming weeks.

2 days ago By Mikayla Easley

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.

Dec 24, 2024 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.

Dec 20, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

US, Canada reach ‘monumental’ ICAM milestone they hope to expand across NATO

Pentagon CIO Leslie Beavers briefed DefenseScoop on a recent ICAM pilot project milestone the U.S. reached with its partner up north.

Dec 3, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

Defense Intelligence Agency headquarters (DIA photo)

DIA about to get authority to operate MARS capability on classified network

The spy agency is modernizing with it Machine-assisted Analytic Rapid-repository System, a cloud-based capability that uses AI.

Oct 8, 2024 By Jon Harper

Les Call, director of the DOD’s Zero Trust Portfolio Management Office, speaks at FedTalks 2024 on Sept. 10. (Scoop News Group photo)

DOD putting final touches on new zero trust ‘assessment standard’

Les Call, director of the DOD’s Zero Trust Portfolio Management Office, provided an update on his team’s unfolding pursuits.

Sep 10, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

Committee Chairman U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Ranking Member Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., talk as General Anthony Cotton, Commander of the U.S. Strategic Command, and General James Dickinson, Commander of the U.S. Space Command, testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee on March 09, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Senate NDAA calls for guidance to apply zero trust to ‘internet of military things’ devices

Lawmakers want the DOD CIO to issue new guidance tailoring the department's zero-trust framework to "human-wearable devices, sensors, and other smart technology" included in the so-called military…

Jul 10, 2024 By Billy Mitchell

Air Force releases strategy for zero-trust implementation

As the entire Pentagon moves to adopt zero trust by the end of fiscal 2027, the Department of the Air Force has outlined its plans to implement…

Jul 3, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

From Building 213 to the Pentagon: John Sherman reflects on his legacy in government

As he departs from his role as Pentagon CIO, John Sherman spoke with DefenseScoop about his career in government and what challenges DOD faces in the future.

Jun 28, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

Randy Resnick speaks at the 2023 Zero Trust Summit. (FedScoop photo)

DOD working on continuous assessment process for deployed zero-trust solutions

“What we need is a tool … that is constantly going after [zero trust] infrastructures, that is constantly testing against that configuration that was passed,” Randy Resnick…

Jun 25, 2024 By Mikayla Easley