This year Breaking Defense heard straight from some top network and tech officials in the Pentagon about their ambitious plans.
By Jaspreet GillAndrew Shearer, Australia’s Director-General of National Intelligence, also discussed how analysts will use AI, and the “lively debate” about whether Japan could join the Five Eyes.
By Tim MartinThe investment by Australia and the United States into funding the new Google internet cables means the Pacific islands can avoid becoming integral parts of China’s global data collection.
By Colin ClarkDrone-guided artillery strikes have made Ukraine “the graveyard of command posts,” two Army generals have warned. But, Lt. Gen. Milford Beagle and Brig. Gen. Jason Slider told Breaking Defense, better tactics and affordable tech can save lives.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.“I love the cloud, but I don’t have access to the cloud all the time while I’m afloat,” said Rear Admiral Stephen Donald of 10th Fleet. “So I need industry to figure out how to give me a virtual cloud.”
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.Brig. Gen. Patrick Ellis, I Corps chief of staff, said his team was able to send mission command information from a Stryker, in mid-air transit aboard a C-17 headed to Guam, back to Joint Base Lewis-McChord using the airplane’s antenna.
By Andrew EversdenSunset deadline could be tight, according to a former DISA official, as “May 2022 is tomorrow in terms of DoD IT.”
By Andrew EversdenGoogle’s addition is somewhat surprising since, in recent years, the company has pulled away from DoD work due to internal pressure on executives from its workforce. The apparent omission of IBM is also notable.
By Brad D. WilliamsThe GAO decision sustained a protest from Microsoft, saying the agency’s evaluation was partly “unreasonable.”
By Andrew Eversden“The Army in the past has always executed traditional IT in a very decentralized way — we let every command do their own thing,” Army CIO Raj Iyer said. “Now, if you look at the requirements for multi-domain operations, that model doesn’t work anymore.”
By Theresa Hitchens“Joint always seems fun until we get into decisions about who governs this,” joked Army CIO Raj Iyer.
By Brad D. WilliamsActing DoD CIO John Sherman said Microsoft and AWS will likely be invited to bid on JWCC, and DoD will also look at the capabilities of other US-based cloud service providers, such as Google, IBM, and Oracle.
By Brad D. WilliamsRep. Langevin criticized the 2022 budget overview for its brevity, opacity, and appearance as “nearly a carbon copy” of the 2021 document. “If DoD were a high school student, I would have called [the 2022 budget overview] plagiarism.”
By Brad D. Williams“The more we wait, the more vulnerable we are,” a leader told the survey takers.
By Brad D. Williams