Air Force Plans A ’21st Century IT Store’

Air Force Plans A ’21st Century IT Store’
Air Force Plans A ’21st Century IT Store’

“It should be more like an Apple Store experience,” said Lauren Knausenberger, Deputy CIO for the Air Force.

Startups Need Free Data To Work With Army: Venture Capitalists

Startups Need Free Data To Work With Army: Venture Capitalists
Startups Need Free Data To Work With Army: Venture Capitalists

Because open-source software lacks the same kind of cyber certification that comes with more sensitive information, it is fertile ground for start-ups looking to work on military data, provided each service makes an open-source library available.

‘Zero Trust’ Cybersecurity Plan This Year From DISA & NSA

‘Zero Trust’ Cybersecurity Plan This Year From DISA & NSA
‘Zero Trust’ Cybersecurity Plan This Year From DISA & NSA

Due out this fall, the Zero Trust Reference Architecture is about upgrading cybersecurity in existing systems, without buying all-new tech. The Army is enthusiastic – mostly.

Joint AI Center Turns To Air Force cloudONE As JEDI Stalls

Joint AI Center Turns To Air Force cloudONE As JEDI Stalls
Joint AI Center Turns To Air Force cloudONE As JEDI Stalls

The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center needs three things: new acquisition authorities, more staff, and the cloud. With JEDI delayed ‘potentially many more months,’ director Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan said, he’s turning to an Air Force alternative.

US Military Needs Better Data On Itself To Exploit AI

US Military Needs Better Data On Itself To Exploit AI
US Military Needs Better Data On Itself To Exploit AI

“If you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles.” Guess which half of Sun Tzu’s ancient maxim is the Pentagon’s problem?

Intel Community Grapples With Key Open Source Intel

Intel Community Grapples With Key Open Source Intel
Intel Community Grapples With Key Open Source Intel

“In our defeat-ISIS activities, we’ve had a struggle and presently continue to struggle with the challenge of open source and publicly available information, and how we leverage that to make it truly useful for the warfighter,” Jospeh Votel, former head of both Special Operations Command and Central Command.

Net Assessment Comes To DNI; Roper Says F-35’s ALIS Makes Progress

Net Assessment Comes To DNI; Roper Says F-35’s ALIS Makes Progress
Net Assessment Comes To DNI; Roper Says F-35’s ALIS Makes Progress

NATIONAL HARBOR: A key capability the Defense Department has relied on since the late Andy Marshall invented it — Net Assessment — is coming to the Intelligence Community. But wait, you say. Doesn’t the National Intelligence Council do long range strategic analysis? Well, not nearly as far out as Net Assessment does, which is 20…

The Next Battlefield: Robots & AI In Cislunar Space

The Next Battlefield: Robots & AI In Cislunar Space
The Next Battlefield: Robots & AI In Cislunar Space

Air Force Space Command deputy Maj. Gen. John Shaw says the US probably won’t be using piloted Tie Fighters in future space wars. But…

Fail Fast, Not Twice: DoD’s Push For Agile Software Development

Fail Fast, Not Twice: DoD’s Push For Agile Software Development
Fail Fast, Not Twice: DoD’s Push For Agile Software Development

A Pentagon task force is reviewing over a hundred tools and services to speed up software acquisition.

End Of Passwords: DISA Tests Walkabout Identity System

DISA has identified 46 factors that could be used to help it get rid of passwords on your mobile device, including gait, the way you swipe, and how you hold your phone or tablet.

Army Networks: Big News In March

Army Networks: Big News In March
Army Networks: Big News In March

The existing, expensive network can’t do what the Army needs. So is the solution outsourcing to the private sector?

Bad Cybersecurity? No Access To DoD Networks

Bad Cybersecurity? No Access To DoD Networks
Bad Cybersecurity? No Access To DoD Networks

“We’re going to turn that off unless you secured that properly. Whoa! That’s a very different mindset,” Col. Straub told me. “The availability of the network versus the defense of the network, that’s something we’re trying to get commanders to think about.”

Trump, Clinton Do Not Get PDB; DNI Stresses Intel Community Not Political

Trump, Clinton Do Not Get PDB; DNI Stresses Intel Community Not Political
Trump, Clinton Do Not Get PDB; DNI Stresses Intel Community Not Political

WASHINGTON: In the face of a lot of what he called “catastrophizing” about the “very volatile time for the country” known as the presidential transition, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper offers a simple message: “It’ll be OK.” Of course, that reassurance came after Clapper outlined the dark precautions that are taken on Inauguration Day, including the designation of…

Bye Bye QDR; Hello Stand-Alone Cyber Command: HASC Markup

Bye Bye QDR; Hello Stand-Alone Cyber Command: HASC Markup
Bye Bye QDR; Hello Stand-Alone Cyber Command: HASC Markup

CAPITOL HILL: The Quadrennial Defense Review is dead. Long live a unified combatant command known as Cyber Command. Ok, it doesn’t quite ring like Long Live The Queen, but you get the idea. House Armed Service Committee staffers briefed reporters on some of the more important bits of the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act. Top…