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    • Connected Warrior
      Soldiers from the Old Guard test the second iteration of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) capability set during an exercise at Fort Belvoir, VA in Fall 2019. Photo by Courtney Bacon

      Augmented reality goggles and the future of defense acquisition

      The Army’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System has been in the works for years, but the potentially multibillion deal could mark a paradigm shift in how the Defense Department buys and leverages technology.

    • Connected Warrior
      Soldier dons the Integrated Visual Augmentation System Capability Set 3 hardware while mounted on a Stryker in Joint Base Lewis-McCord, WA. (Photo Credit: Courtney Bacon)

      Army's augmented reality goggles get $22B contract

      The Army will be fielding more than 120,000 custom, ruggedized versions of Microsoft’s HoloLens headsets that use augmented reality to project situational awareness information directly onto a soldier’s visor. 04/06/2021 Read More

    • Cyber
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      Mandatory review of DOD's compliance on CMMC is delayed

      The Defense Department was supposed to submit a review to Congress by March 1 assessing whether components complied with the guidelines of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program. That deadline has been pushed to June. 04/06/2021 Read More

    • IT Infrastructure
      military ID card (Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Scott Warner)

      Army eyes CAC-less physical security

      The Pandemic Entry and Automated Control Environment aims to use the biometric and password metadata on CAC cards and related databases to secure access to sensitive areas. 04/06/2021 Read More

    • Cyber
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      First set of CMMC certification orgs emerge

      The Defense Department's unified cybersecurity program is making gains with its first tranche of certifying bodies, but assessments for defense contractors are a ways off. 04/06/2021 Read More

    • Cyber
      CISA chief Chris Krebs disusses the future of the agency at Auburn University Aug. 22 2019

      Former CISA chief cautions on push for national cyber director

      The former CISA chief expressed confidence in Deputy National Security Advisor Anne Neuberger to help the White House confront the multiple cybersecurity incidents it is facing. 04/06/2021 Read More

    • Connected Warrior
      Lauren Knausenberger, Chief Information Officer for the Department of the Air Force,  at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Feb. 22, 2021.  (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

      Air Force seeks 'ubiquitous connectivity' from telework to bases

      Lauren Knausenberger, the Air Force's CIO, said since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the service had increased focus on telework and improving base connectivity. 03/31/2021 Read More

    • Cyber
      voting security

      NIST issues draft election security framework

      The National Institute of Standards and Technology has published a draft framework that takes NIST's pre-existing cybersecurity best practices and applies them to the voting equipment and information systems supporting elections. 03/31/2021 Read More

    • Connected Warrior
      U.S. Air Force Airmen monitor computers in support of the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) Onramp 2, Sept 2, 2020 at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Hernandez)

      JADC2 needs to be Pentagon's 'big bet,' Flournoy says

      Michèle Flournoy, former undersecretary of defense for policy, said Joint All Domain Command and Control "needs to be one of the big bets that the Pentagon places" if it wants to be prepared for the future of warfare. 03/31/2021 Read More

    • IT Infrastructure
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      DOD ramps up mobile security

      The Defense Innovation Unit selected Zimperium’s mobile endpoint protection platform to help shore up security of devices accessing DOD’s unclassified applications and data. 03/31/2021 Read More

    • Cyber
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      Impatient lawmakers press Biden for cyber director nominee

      President Joe Biden has said cybersecurity will be a top priority for his administration, but two senior positions focused on the issue remain either vacant or held by an acting official. 03/31/2021 Read More

    • Cyber
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      CMMC body hires ex-CISA deputy as first CEO

      The governing body in charge of implementing the Defense Department's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program has hired Matthew Travis, former CISA deputy director, as new CEO. 03/31/2021 Read More

    • Leadership
      DOD photo by Senior Airman Perry Aston  11th Wing Public Affairs

      What's at stake with Biden's Pentagon vacancies?

      The Biden administration has several Defense Department vacancies to fill in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and military departments. But what does that mean for personnel and the 2022 budget? 03/31/2021 Read More

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