In ‘second win,’ SAIC nabs $889M contract for DCSA’s One IT
The company will provide a several IT modernization services to support DCSA’s One IT vision of a consolidated IT environment, company VP Vinnie DiFronzo told Breaking Defense.
Deloitte Wins $106M JAIC Contract To Build AI Toolkit
The Joint Common Foundation will put a standard set of tools in the cloud, where any Defense Department AI project can use them.
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Navigation warfare is about the battle to assure positioning, navigation, and timing
The U.S. Army’s MAPS Gen II program of record for assured PNT provides an authoritative and reliable source of truth for combat vehicles in a highly contested battlespace.
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How To Recruit Young Cyber Warriors When There Aren’t Enough
COLORADO SPRINGS: One topic dominates just about every conversation here at the AFCEA cyber symposium: where to find promising cyber warriors and how to hire them and keep them. Deloitte, which is building a substantial cyber warfare portfolio, put on a Capture the Flag game where five teams of college hackers had to find code […]
Change The Culture And Acquisition Policies At DoD
The House and Senate Armed Services committees are locked in an important battle to determine how much acquisition reform this year’s National Defense Authorization Act will embrace and what kinds of changes the Pentagon will be subject to. Sen. John McCain is pushing sweeping changes to how the Pentagon buys its weapons, including provisions that […]
Deloitte Details Bleak Outlook For Global Defense Industry
Deloitte LLP’s 2013 “Global Defense Outlook,” released today, is basically all bad news. Even the silver linings turned to lead when we talked them over this morning with the chief of the defense practice at the giant consulting firm, retired Air Force Gen. Charles Wald. As US defense spending staggers, there are some other places […]
Reading Between The Lines: DoD’s Cyber Operation Strategy
This piece first appeared in our sister publication, AOL Gov. The Department of Defense Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace has attracted its share of attention and criticism since it was released last month. For instance, critics from outside the Department believe the document is written at such a high level, it offers little of new […]
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AI is transforming pilot training and the aircraft they fly
Modeling and simulation get an AI upgrade for more realistic training and improved autonomous platforms.