Defense

Thornberry puts DISA on the chopping block

House Armed Services Committee chairman's reform bill calls for a 25 percent cut in back-office spending and the elimination of seven supporting agencies.

Acquisition

How NGA plans to reinvent its acquisition efforts

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is looking to revamp its acquisition process to lean heavily on small businesses and agile spending authorities. 03/05/2018 Read More
Emerging Tech

USMC, CyberCom show interest in quantum and blockchain

The Marine Corps and U.S. Cyber Command are both exploring how quantum computing and blockchain could transform their business practices. 03/02/2018 Read More
People

Nakasone talks cyber deterrence at confirmation hearing

"Our adversaries have not seen our response in sufficient detail to change their behavior,” the Army general said when asked about previous cyber provocations. 03/02/2018 Read More
Cybersecurity

Air Force wants better software security baked in

The AOC Pathfinder project leverages agile development to ensure that the software is automatically certified. 03/02/2018 Read More
Spectrum

DOD looks to share more spectrum

The government is going to study the possibility of making a 100 megahertz swath of spectrum available for high-speed mobile broadband. 03/01/2018 Read More
Unmanned Systems

The next generation of bomb disposal robots

The Office of Naval Research wants an explosive ordnance disposal "technician" with more dexterity and increased awareness. 02/28/2018 Read More
Cybersecurity

Rogers: CyberCom can't be 'the end-all, be-all of everything'

The outgoing NSA and U.S. Cyber Command chief told lawmakers CyberCom is not sitting on its hands when it comes to potential Russian cyber interference, but it lacks the authority to do more absent additional presidential direction. 02/27/2018 Read More
IT Infrastructure

Army awards NETMOD Pacific contract

LGS Innovations takes an $81.5 million contract to help the Army build a new single data delivery network for the Asia-Pacific region. 02/27/2018 Read More
Emerging Tech

An early-warning system for WMDs

DARPA wants a real-time detection system to sniff out chemical, biological, nuclear or other potential threats. 02/27/2018 Read More
People

DIUx searching for Raj Shah replacement

After almost two years at the helm of the Pentagon's innovation shop, Raj Shah is returning to the private sector. 02/24/2018 Read More
Cloud

ARL exploring private cloud options

The Army Research Laboratory is looking for industry input on how to migrate its current data centers to a cloud environment. 02/23/2018 Read More
IT Infrastructure

DOD seeks cloud-based task management system

The Defense Human Resources Activity is developing a five-year contract for development of a cloud-based task management system. 02/23/2018 Read More