Which Depots Can Army Modernize?
“There’s going to be winners and losers,” Gen. Ed Daly told us. “[But] this transition… is not code for ‘reducing the workforce.’”
JAIC Wants AI ‘Victory Gardens’ Across DoD
Instead of the Joint AI Center building everything in-house, the JAIC is creating technical and contracting tools to help any Defense Department organization launch its own AI projects.
Breaking Defense announces Breaking Defense Europe, a new, distinct, European edition
Breaking Defense Europe will launch May 4 with Tim Martin and Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo as co-editors.
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.
Amazon Denounces DoD JEDI ‘Do-Over’
The Pentagon’s request to reconsider narrow technical aspects of the award to Microsoft, Amazon argues, ignores a wide range of fundamental flaws.
Pentagon Will Not Split JEDI Award EXCLUSIVE
DoD didn’t rule out changing its mind about whether Amazon or Microsoft gets the cloud computing contract. What it did rule out, unambiguously, was splitting the award between them.
Lord Begins Long March To Supply Chain Cybersecurity
Undersecretary Ellen Lord took pains today to emphasize companies would have plenty of time and plenty of help to meet new security standards. Is she going too slow?
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America must adopt a Sixth Domain of warfare doctrine
The Sixth Domain is not defined by geography. It’s a new kind of conflict in which autonomy and networked systems allow thousand-dollar consumer electronics to destroy multi-million-dollar conventional weapons systems.
Choose Your Own Acquisition Adventure: Ellen Lord
The Pentagon’s top buyer, Ellen Lord, is rewriting regulations from a one-size-fits-all approach to let officials pick the best procurement pathway for their particular program.
IT For Rent: Army Piggybacks On Air Force Services Contract
The services are collaborating as never before, officials said, as they outsource non-combat networks through new "IT as a service" contracts.
Oracle vs. Pentagon: Why Judge Approved A Single Vendor For JEDI Cloud
The release of the full 60-page ruling provides new insights on how Judge Bruggink decided the case.
Say It With Space Lasers: Optical Comsats For Major War
Nine years after the Pentagon tried and failed to build laser communications satellites, can the private sector get it done?
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Answering the demand signal to move faster, field sooner, iterate continuously
As threats rapidly evolve, digital engineering, manufacturing capacity and robust supply chains are critical to meeting challenges.
Army Bets Big On Service Contracts To Fix Aging IT
The Army’s got lots of really old IT on its bases which may not hold up in a real war.
Army Networks: Big News In March
The existing, expensive network can't do what the Army needs. So is the solution outsourcing to the private sector?
SAIC-Engility Merger Doubles Intel & Space Revenue, Downplays Vehicles
Building physical things is not SAIC’s, well, thing. But physically building stuff has become less important and less profitable than integrating all the complex high-tech components and making sure they work together.
Artificial Intel, Buying Software And Old Planes: Farnborough Air Show
Will this result in more operations like the Kessel Run Experimentation Lab in Boston, where coders join airmen to build useful software? Perhaps it will mean the service will hire civilian coders or train airmen to write code.