Successful implementation of the National Defense Industrial Strategy may very well be the deciding factor in our future as a global military power.
By Christopher E. “Chris” Kubasik - Chair and CEO of L3Harris TechnologiesOperational technologies, or OT, are prevalent in critical infrastructure environments. “Without direct action to harden OT networks and control systems against vulnerabilities… owners and operators will remain at indefensible levels of risk,” NSA says.
By Brad D. WilliamsBesides digging out ineptitude with a sharp spade, the DIB guide also offers constructive suggestions, even including 16 specific software programs to use for specific purposes, from version control to bug reports.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.CRYSTAL CITY: Ash Carter created the Defense Innovation Advisory Board so the military could tap the expertise of a panel of civilian luminaries, from Google’s Eric Schmidt to pop astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. But the board is less interested in being oracular than in embracing and adopting enthusiastic young innovators. To paraphrase several participants at…
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.ARLINGTON, VA: At $2.6 million, the contract award that Lockheed Martin will announce today to upgrade something called the Distributed Common Ground System is a rounding error in the aerospace giant’s $46.5 billion annual revenue. But in an age of austerity, when mega-programs like Lockheed’s flagship Joint Strike Fighter are under ever-increasing scrutiny, small can…
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.