Fail Fast, Not Twice: DoD’s Push For Agile Software Development

Fail Fast, Not Twice: DoD’s Push For Agile Software Development
Fail Fast, Not Twice: DoD’s Push For Agile Software Development

A Pentagon task force is reviewing over a hundred tools and services to speed up software acquisition.

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Was The Merchant Ship Hacked? McCain Collision Is First Run For Navy Cyber Investigators

Was The Merchant Ship Hacked? McCain Collision Is First Run For Navy Cyber Investigators
Was The Merchant Ship Hacked? McCain Collision Is First Run For Navy Cyber Investigators

WASHINGTON: The Navy is making cyber investigations automatic after any mishap, starting with the at-sea collision that killed 10 sailors aboard the USS McCain. They don’t expect to find any evidence of a cyber attack this time, admirals emphasize, but they’re using the McCain as a test case. If there was a cyber attack, however, it’s…

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Navy Issues New Cybersecurity Standards – With More To Come

Navy Issues New Cybersecurity Standards – With More To Come
Navy Issues New Cybersecurity Standards – With More To Come

The Navy has issued new cybersecurity standards that every unit, office, and contractor had better get to know. Governing everything from business systems to weapons systems to machinery controls, the standards will govern future information technology acquisitions and provide a benchmark for assessing where existing systems fall short. The Navy’s just getting started, too. Last…

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This Is Going To Hurt, Acquisition Brass Warn At Sea-Air-Space

This is going to hurt. That’s the grim message to defense contractors and federal workers alike from top acquisitions brass in the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard who convened at the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space conference this morning to discuss the new “era of austerity.” Pressure to cut costs coming from the highest levels, as…

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