The Pentagon’s fiber future: How DoD networks race to meet new demands
Outdated networks are colliding with the rise of AI and cloud, pushing the Pentagon to more secure low-latency transport.
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After cuts to DoD’s cyber workforce, experts see short-term readiness risks, but also opportunity
“If [adversaries] see that we're unable to respond, as we have in the past, then it's very likely that we will see an increase in malicious activity," one expert told Breaking Defense. "No question about it."
The questions that warfighters ask the most are now answered with data analytics
CDAO’s Advana data analytics platform is ingesting data from about 500 DoD business systems.
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Largest military buildup in the Pacific since World War II means network transport must keep up
The demand for space, terrestrial, and surface/subsurface data at the edge requires networks to scale with fiber optics.
CYBERCOM elevates defensive office in ‘net positive’ for cybersecurity mission: Analysts
JFHQ-DODIN will now be known as the sub-unified command Department of Defense Cyber Defense Command.
Defense cybersecurity in focus
Exclusive insights from AFCEA TechNet Baltimore including DoD strategy and key cyber updates.
DISA will see 10 percent cut to workforce, agency chief tells lawmakers
“It's giving us an opportunity to ruthlessly realign and optimize how we are addressing what is an evolving mission," head of DISA Lt. Gen. Paul Stanton said about the cuts.
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Meeting modern airpower needs with faster R&D cycles for propulsion
As aircraft shrink, threats expand, and technology accelerates, aircraft engines must iterate along with the threats.
DISA officials push for stricter data standards across COCOMs, allies for CJADC2 effort
“CJADC2 was never meant to be a silo for each theater,” Director of DISA Pacific Miyi Chung said. “It is meant to be enterprise and it is meant to be global, but because we have not delivered that enterprise solution, each theater is implementing its own flavor of CJADC2.”
DISA turns to AI, automation to bridge workforce gaps, attempts to stay on track with JWCC Next
“How do I do the same level of effort that I was applying before, but without those people in place?” Jeff Marshall, director of DISA's J9 asked. “The clear answer is automation and AI and machine [learning.]”
DISA: DoD to achieve federated ICAM connection across all military services by end of fiscal year
DISA plans to first achieve federated ICAM connection within the Army, followed by the Department of the Navy and Department of the Air Force.
From a ‘lightbulb’ moment to a ‘sense of urgency’: 5 cyber and network stories from 2024
This year Breaking Defense spoke with top cyber and network experts and officials reflecting on the ways the Pentagon is striving to make the IT space more robust.
Modern Tech in Indo-Pacific Operations
Explore how networked warfare, AI, and 3D-printed drones are reshaping US Indo-Pacific strategy.
Show me the data: DISA leaders outline do’s and don’ts on industry AI pitches
“Don’t do [AI] just to say that you have it,” said DISA CTO Steve Wallace. “We’ve seen a lot of vendors who claim to have it, and when you peel back the onion, there’s not a whole lot of depth.”
How the US Army is building its networks and cyber capabilities
In our latest eBook you'll find the updates from the US Army on two pilot programs and DISA focusing on a key priority.
Take off ‘handcuffs’ and make DoD information technology buying more ‘agile,’ DISA official says
“We still buy IT as if it was a weapon system," John Hale, chief of cloud services at DISA, said, adding that he sometimes felt he's "banged [his] head against the wall."
Skinner: DISA hitting ‘the accelerator’ on DODNET, setting lofty user goal
DISA chief Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner said the agency hopes to bring "nearly 100,000" users to DODNET within months of a planned fall push.