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The Pentagon's cloud plans are expanding to the inspector general's office

The watchdog office is on the hunt for cloud capabilities that support its sensitive mission.

  • By Adam Mazmanian

Marines task GDIT to bring DEOS collaboration tools to the battlefield

General Dynamics IT will work with the Marine Corps on how to use the cloud-like services when in a disconnected or limited bandwidth environment.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Pentagon wants to take the time to get major cloud awards 'right,' CIO says

John Sherman, DOD's chief information officer, told a congressional committee that while "urgency" is needed to move the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability contract along so is taking the time to "get this right."

  • By Lauren C. Williams

How the Army is battle-testing cloud computing

How the service plans to use cloud computing — from boardrooms to the battlefield

  • By Lauren C. Williams

NSA re-awards secret $10 billion contract to Amazon

Amazon Web Services beat out Microsoft for the contract after a bid protest battle.

  • By Frank Konkel

Navy CIO touts NGEN's promise

Aaron Weis, the Navy's chief information officer, said the Navy is looking at "fundamental" architecture changes to make its network more agile and secure.

  • By Lauren C. Williams

Pentagon’s effort to supply department-wide cloud capabilities is delayed, again

Officials say they essentially underestimated how long it would take to review plans from the four cloud service providers.

  • By Brandi Vincent and Lauren C. Williams

Navy CIO says the service is 'on the cusp' of CAC-less cloud access

In an effort to bring the Navy's technology into the present day, CIO Aaron Weis says the service is testing solutions that would allow personnel to connect from virtually any (approved) device without a common access card.

  • By Lauren C. Williams

Army sees results as it continues to expand its data-driven tools and cloud ecosystem

A senior official shed light on progress the branch is making in its modernization pursuits.

  • By Brandi Vincent

U.S. cloud service giants take action against Russia

The largest cloud providers in the U.S. are responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

  • By Frank Konkel

Oracle’s cloud can now host select Top Secret defense data

The company will make use of special regions to store the government’s data.

  • By Frank Konkel

The Pentagon's key innovation hub to deploy Google secure cloud offering

The solution embraces zero trust principles, officials said.

  • By Brandi Vincent

DOD's testing chief wants cloud contracts to allow for more security checks

The Defense Department's Office of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation recommended commercial cloud contracts be renegotiated to include independent cyber assessments.

  • By Lauren C. Williams

Air Force doubles down on tech to stay on top of supply chain demands

Officials recently shed light on a system that explores “what-ifs” connected to needed assets.

  • By Brandi Vincent
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DISA preps for a diverse hybrid cloud environment

The Defense Information Systems Agency is experimenting with using commercial containers in data centers to help prepare for a multi-vendor, multi-capability cloud environment.

  • By Lauren C. Williams