Pentagon refines zero trust for OT as Air Force treats its bases as frontline targets
A zero trust end state is not redundancy or recovery but an infrastructure that never goes down in the first place.
Navy’s chief information officer steps down
Jane Rathburn wrote about her exit online, but did not disclose why she made the move.
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Who’s Who in Defense: Ro Khanna, Ranking Member, HASC’s Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies and Information Systems (CITI)
Khanna is the ranking member of a subcommittee that’s focused on technologies with the potential to threaten US national security.
‘Effective immediately’: Navy CIO orders shift to containerization tech
“This is a major step toward modernizing the DON’s IT infrastructure and software deployment capabilities by increasing operational agility, resiliency [and] optimization of our investments,” a DON spokesperson told Breaking Defense.
‘Lean and mean’: Hegseth releases new memo limiting IT consulting work
“While we rely on our vital industrial base to deliver cutting-edge technology and support, we must in-source more expertise and harness the unparalleled talent of our existing experts to drive financial efficiency and operational strength,” Hegseth wrote in the memo.
Navy Secretary axes contracts for fleet maintenance software, ‘DEI,’ climate in $300M purge
John Phelan's memos come only a few weeks after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth published a memo directing the termination of $5 billion worth of contracts.
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Can Hegseth’s push to in-source IT consulting at the Pentagon actually happen?
Critics said the cost-saving instinct was valid, but parts of a new, sprawling mandate were “unrealistic.”
Hegseth slashes $5.1B in Pentagon contracts for IT consulting, ‘non-essential’ activities
A memo from the secretary of defense also directs the Pentagon's Chief Information Officer to prepare to negotiate more favorable cloud computing service deals.
DoD floats 2035 as goal for zero trust in weapons systems
Weapons systems are the last element of the Pentagon’s Zero Trust Implementation Plan to adopt zero trust architectures.
DoD keeps pushing for the next-gen of IT and cyber systems: 2024 in review
From both a top level approach and a service-level approach, this year the DoD released new IT strategies focused on supporting the evolving nature of warfare.
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Rep. Pat Fallon introducing bill to block DoD IT contracts with Chinese entities (Exclusive)
“The ‘Protecting American Innovation Act’ is vital to securing our nation’s technology and deterring foreign threats, particularly from China," Rep. Pat Fallon told Breaking Defense.
How the DoD and partners are sharing information without compromising security
In our latest eBook collection you’ll read about the need for an integrated cloud system and how the Air Force is trying to secure its own network, questions about AI in nuclear weapon systems, as well as interviews with key industry players.
As adversaries attack, Pentagon’s zero trust office shifts focus to protecting ‘operational technology’
“For OT and weapon systems, we are coming out with initial zero trust guidance. Why? Because the adversary is attacking," Randy Resnick, director of the Pentagon's Zero Trust Office, told Breaking Defense.