DISA unveils new cloud environment to speed delivery of services to forces
The new cloud environment consists of three on ramps: classic, private and commercial.
Army shakeup will supercharge simulation, training and network ops: STRI chief
The reorganization of the Army’s acquisition offices aims to lessen the number of people in charge of requirements and combine offices who already shared some of the same capabilities and missions.
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Not just selling into the kingdom, but building partnership with Saudi Arabia’s defense industry
Partnerships with outside industry are a cornerstone of the kingdom’s ambitious growth strategy.
‘A light bulb moment’: US, Canada achieve ‘vital’ federated ICAM connection through joint pilot
"It is key to unlocking the modern capability that we all crave within our Department of Defenses and our alliances," acting Pentagon CIO Leslie Beavers said.
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Secure cloud networking: The key to multi-domain operations
Counter-UAS, ISR sensors, autonomous platforms all depend on truly secure cloud computing.
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Why cloud modernization is critical to multi-domain operations
JADC2 is a forcing function, driving digital transformation of network infrastructure.
JWCC 1 year in: Military branches test the waters as DoD envisions cloud service 2.0
The service branches aren't mandated to use the up-to $9 billion services, but the Army and Navy are getting into the game with some secret-level and wargaming-related programs, according to service documents provided to Breaking Defense.
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How the “Doomsday Plane” contract highlights the rise of mid-tier primes
Midsized companies can offer flexibility and agility while keeping intellectual property in the hands of the government.
One year in, Pentagon looks ahead to Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability ‘2.0’
Sherman said that there is no timeframe for when the department will release a request for information for JWCC 2.0 or when the effort will roll out next year, but added that DoD was “firmly committed to multi-cloud, multi-vendor, and this is what we’re going to be doing going forward.”
GDIT drastically upping investments in DoD emerging tech areas like AI, zero trust
GDIT President Amy Gilliland spoke to Breaking Defense about how the tech company is redirecting its investments to meet the technological demands of the day, including incorporating lessons from Ukraine.
NSA red team will attack JWCC providers to test zero trust security
Set to start this spring, the test is not a requirement for the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability contract, but an “independent” experiment by the Pentagon CIO’s Zero Trust office, said director Randy Resnick.
Pivoting to multi-vendor approach, Army eyes data platform awards in late 2023
Army Under Secretary Gabe Camarillo told reporters the service plans to award contracts for the Vantage re-compete towards the end of this year.
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Undersea superiority: ASELSAN’s integrated approach to naval defense
As global navies adapt to evolving underwater threats, ASELSAN’s integrated sonar, countermeasure, and sonobuoy solutions offer a scalable, future-ready approach.
Pentagon awards Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Oracle $9B cloud contract
JWCC is a multi-vendor, multi-cloud follow up to the infamous single-source Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract, which was worth up to $10 billion and canceled in 2021.
DoD releases zero-trust strategy to thwart hackers who ‘often’ breach network ‘perimeter’
“Naysayers will argue that the strategy is five years or more too late, and although they might be correct, the bigger takeaway is that the DoD has found religion on cybersecurity and they are addressing it architecturally, aiming for a lasting and measurable effect,” Eric Noonan, CEO of CyberSheath and former BAE Systems CISO, told Breaking Defense.
Time to ‘block and tackle’: Draft strategy outlines Air Force’s future digital environment through 2028
“We’re no longer at a point where we have to necessarily grab new technology to solve our problems,” Air Force Chief Information Officer Lauren Knausenberger said.
Army official teases updated cloud plan, expected later this year
"What you’re going to see is a greater level of detail and maturity for not just leveraging commercial cloud computing, but really how that starts to extend into our on-premise locations, how this starts to extend into our tactical locations," Paul Puckett, director of the Army's Enterprise Cloud Management Office said.