Cloud

Second JEDI protest dismissed

Amazon Web Services moved to intervene in Oracle's lawsuit over the Defense Department's JEDI cloud buy, as the Government Accountability Office dismissed IBM's pre-award protest over the same procurement.

Defense IT

Army makes more RS3 awards

The Army makes a second round of awards against its $34.5 billion contract vehicle for professional support services. 10/19/2018 Read More
AI & Analytics

DARPA wants AI with common sense

The Machine Common Sense program aims to help intelligent systems understand their world, communicate with people and learn from new experiences. 10/19/2018 Read More
Defense IT

Navy issues NGEN services recompete

The much-awaited final NGEN solicitation is for global IT services and upgrade work. 10/18/2018 Read More
Innovation

Futures Command embraces venture capital approach

Army Undersecretary Ryan McCarthy says he's still looking for the right CTO to help Army Futures Command make astute tech investments. 10/16/2018 Read More
COMMENTARY

Best practices for rugged tablets in the military

Because rugged tablets can be deployed in severe settings, they are rapidly becoming an indispensable tool for tactical, strategic and operational objectives. 10/16/2018 Read More
Cybersecurity

Federal DMARC compliance spikes up

A significant number of agencies and domains may not meet an Oct. 16 deadline set by DHS, but cybersecurity firms are still praising the federal government's progress in combatting spoofing attacks. 10/16/2018 Read More
Defense

Microsoft employees want company to pass on JEDI

Citing ethical concerns, a group identifying itself as "Employees of Microsoft" want the tech giant to forego bids on the Pentagon's $10 billion cloud procurement. 10/15/2018 Read More
Health IT

DOD, VA still promising health record interoperability

Joint statement is the latest in a long line of collaborative intentions concerning election health care records. 10/14/2018 Read More
Defense IT

DHA awards contract for brain injury support

Under a $25 million contract, Octo Consulting will provide IT support to the Defense Health Agency traumatic brain injury directorate. 10/12/2018 Read More
Comment

The challenge of providing a common defense in cyberspace

Government leaders should examine how the private sector addresses massive vulnerabilities and inherent instability through collaboration. 10/12/2018 Read More
C4ISR

Army looks to replace WIN-T

Leaders of the Army's Network Cross-Functional Team highlighted a two-year plan to design a new integrated tactical network through experiment and rapid prototyping. 10/11/2018 Read More
Commentary

Army deploys update to transportation platform

The enterprise-level software platform that allows users to plan and manage the inventory and transportation of unit personnel and equipment assets on a global scale. 10/10/2018 Read More