Congress

Defense budget fight coming, Ernst says

The defense top-line budget will be a point of contention between the Republican-led Senate and Democrat-led House as they resolve their differences with the 2020 defense authorization bill, a leading lawmaker said on Tuesday.

AI & Analytics

USAF seeks safe space for AI development

The Air Force's Cognitive Engine software platform will package code-based tools to be better accepted by Defense Department systems. 05/01/2019 Read More
Cloud

DISA's MilCloud 2.0 migration is moving forward

Caroline Bean, DISA's MilCloud deputy program manager and lead engineer, explained where the migration stands and what to expect this year. 04/30/2019 Read More
Cybersecurity

Defense industrial base cyber program adds a key partner

The voluntary public-private information-sharing program facilitates better situational awareness about IT security threats to unclassified contractor networks and information systems. 04/29/2019 Read More
Cybersecurity

New ways to detect network attacks sooner

Compressing the network traffic sent to central analysis servers may allow analysts to detect intrusions earlier in the transmission process. 04/25/2019 Read More
Unmanned Systems

Can AI and autonomous systems detect hostile intent?

DARPA wants supervised autonomous systems to detect and positively identify hostile agents before troops come in contact with them. 04/24/2019 Read More
AI & Analytics

JAIC has tight timeline for first solutions

Defense Department CIO Dana Deasy said the Joint AI Center plans new capabilities for fiscal year 2020. 04/24/2019 Read More
Cloud

Army pushes enterprise IT toward the cloud

The Enterprise IT as a Service pilot will assess whether private-sector IT infrastructure investments, operations and best practices will work for the Army and support the investments the service has made in its network. 04/23/2019 Read More
People

Defense Digital Service announces new director

Brett Goldstein has replaced founding director Chris Lynch. 04/23/2019 Read More
IT Infrastructure

How the Navy is using FirstNet

The high-speed wireless network can make it easier for the Navy to work with the local public-safety community. 04/22/2019 Read More
Budget

Is defense acquisition at an 'inflection point?'

A new report suggests that decisions made today could "transform the defense acquisition system and the supporting defense industrial base for the next 10 to 20 years." 04/19/2019 Read More
Unmanned Systems

DARPA takes autopilot to a new level

The Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System features a customizable, drop-in kit that would allow advanced automation to be easily added to existing aircraft. 04/19/2019 Read More
Cybersecurity

Stricter supply chain enforcement is coming

The Defense Department wants to make contractors' cyber maturity a more important consideration before contracts are awarded. 04/16/2019 Read More