Maryland gets cyber assist from National Guard during pandemic
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan called in the National Guard to help the state not just with its pandemic response but also with cybersecurity assessments.
JEDI delay slows DOD’s AI push
The lack of an enterprisewide cloud computing platform has slowed the Pentagon’s AI momentum.
Hardening smartphones for secure facilities
The Defense Information Systems Agency is testing whether the SafeCase, which blocks a phone’s cameras, sensors and microphones, will make the personal devices secure enough to bring into areas where classified information is processed.
Marines' future: Fewer tanks, more resilient IT
The Marine Corps wants future-proof information technologies that can survive and perform tasks like data analytics uninterrupted in remote, contested environments.
Agencies stress workflow, cyber basics in telework blitz
As government employees move to remote work, agencies’ network infrastructure and security defenses are feeling the pressure.
Pentagon outlines AI ethics principles
The guidance calls for AI use and adoption that is responsible, equitable, traceable, reliable and governable.
Army plans AR headset rollout
The Integrated Visual Augmentation System can run augmented reality training, assess soldiers’ biometrics and performance and connect to a warfighter’s weapon sensor.
JEDI delay pushes back classified cloud provisioning
When a federal court hit the brakes on the Defense Department's Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud program, it also slowed the testing and rollout of a new system that automates user authentication and security auditing for classified provisioning.
Army automates job matching
Automation and deeper data on candidate qualifications is helping the Army better match an officer's talents and interests with a unit's staffing requirements.
Army takes training for a spin in tactical cloud
The Army is leveraging its experimental tactical cloud for virtual training, a solution that eliminates the hassles of in-person education and has the potential to save money.
DOD issues cyber standards for contractors
On Jan 31, the Pentagon released the official version 1.0 Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, requiring any company doing business with the Department of Defense meet "at least a basic level of cybersecurity standards."
WMD management complicated by data challenges
A common data architecture will help the military make sense of the massive amounts of data collected via disparate systems.
DOD makes plans to support emerging tech on base
The Pentagon wants to take advantage of emerging technologies, but lawmakers raised concerns that the military's base and depot infrastructure may be challenged to support that innovation.
FedRAMP may satisfy some security requirements for DOD contractors, security chief says
To ease the transition to its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program for defense contractors, the Pentagon is considering granting reciprocity to vendors with the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program.
DISA edges toward mobile authentication
The Defense Information Systems Agency hopes to have a viable mobile authentication alternative to the common access card in the next year.
DISA pushing apps to MilCloud 2.0
The Defense Information Systems Agency has moved nearly 30 of its own unclassified applications to MilCloud 2.0 and plans to begin migrations to the classified version later this year.
JEDI delays slow DOD modernization
Delays to the Pentagon's Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud program could slow the Defense Department's work with artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies and damage military readiness.
Esper recuses himself from JEDI decisions
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper will not be making decisions on the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract because his son works at one of the original bidders.
Army plans cloud management office
The Army is setting up a "provisional" enterprise cloud management office to oversee its cloud initiatives and assist in migrations and training, the Army's CIO said.
Information-age Army depends on cloud, data investments
The Army wants to spend $700 million on cloud and data by 2025, but a lack of funding or a potential delay in the JEDI cloud contract is a concern.
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