Leadership

Navy to get new deputy enterprise program executive

The Navy announced a new deputy program executive officer for enterprise information systems as the organization seeks a massive cloud contract.

Defense

Shanahan talks Space Force

No. 2 Pentagon official Patrick Shanahan tries to allay Air Force worries that a Space Force would uproot its Space and Missile Command. 09/20/2018 Read More
Unmanned Systems

Interest is growing in unmanned maritime systems

Lockheed Martin's investment in Ocean Aero is just the latest sign that the market for unmanned maritime vehicles is heating up. 09/20/2018 Read More
Cybersecurity

DOD previews new cyber strategy

The Defense Department's cyber strategy highlights infrastructure protection and greater reliance on commercial technology to stay competitive. 09/19/2018 Read More
Acquisition

PEO Digital debuts

The Air Force is rebranding and changing its acquisition structure to reflect new statutory authorities and its agile approach to development. 09/18/2018 Read More
Defense IT

Air Force looks to consolidate IT support contracts

The Air Force has released a draft RFP for a contract that will combine the work currently done under several contracts into a single-award vehicle. 09/18/2018 Read More
Cybersecurity

Air Force may launch RCO for cyber

The U.S. Air Force is considering a rapid capabilities office to streamline cybersecurity acquisition. 09/17/2018 Read More
Health IT

Who's minding the store on DOD-VA health systems collaboration?

As the Pentagon and Veterans Affairs work in parallel to implement the Cerner health record systems, Congress is worried about a single point of accountability. 09/14/2018 Read More
Defense

Debate building around $10B JEDI procurement

Concerns around the Defense Department’s management of services for the pending Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure bubble up as award protests mount. 09/14/2018 Read More
Cybersecurity

CYBERCOM building up in-house acquisition capacity

U.S. Cyber Command's contracting office is in its "infancy" with a handful of staff and is looking to expand while showing Congress it knows what it's doing. 09/13/2018 Read More
Unmanned Systems

Why it’s so hard to reach an international agreement on killer robots

There is fundamental disagreement over whether increasing the autonomy of weapons is always bad. 09/12/2018 Read More
AI & Analytics

DARPA kicks off $2B AI initiative

The “AI Next” campaign aims to transform computers from specialized tools to partners with contextual reasoning capabilities. 09/11/2018 Read More