Beavers takes reins from Sherman as acting DOD information officer
As the most senior IT advisor to the secretary of defense, Beavers is taking over from former CIO John Sherman.
Information Warfare
Quieting Discord: A new frontier in military leaks and extremism
From secret Pentagon leaks to radicalization in the military community, Discord is continuing to grapple with keeping bad actors off the popular platform.
Defense Innovation Unit project makes supercomputers more accessible
Two commercial firms demonstrated that they could provide high-performance computing tools on the cloud.
Opinion
Embrace AI to maintain global talent pool for US innovation, security
The U.S. stands at a crossroads, where the nurturing of global talent is not merely an option but a strategic imperative.
Opinion
Intelligence Community’s IT roadmap shows way to a data-centric future
To achieve data-centricity at scale, the IC must govern and manage data cohesively, at every point of the data lifecycle.
Pentagon to issue guidance on open radio access networks to support 5G
ORAN is something the DoD has been pushing aggressively to explore.
Pentagon unveils IT modernization plan to tackle talent, tech hurdles
The 'Fulcrum' strategy offers specifics on broad, sweeping goals by the U.S. military to communicate faster and more securely with warfighters and allies.
Opinion
Advancing National Defense: Lessons from the Pentagon’s Cyber Strategy
Just as the Navy focuses on sea dominance, the Air Force controls the sky and the Army establishes ground supremacy, cyberspace has become a new domain.
Opinion
The best way to counter bad artificial intelligence is using good AI
iI’s critical that policymakers avoid focusing too narrowly on catastrophic risk and inadvertently hamstring the creation of positive AI tools,.
Opinion
How to use automation and AI to give warfighters a strategic edge
Networks need to be able to quickly and automatically recover and repair themselves in the event of an issue without the need for human intervention.
US Air Force says it’s on verge of rapid electronic warfare updates
Col. Josh Koslov, commander of the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing, once called a three-hour EW update a "moonshot," but said it's now within reach.
DARPA sees automated tools helping streamline software certification
There are tools that can look at file metadata, which contains proof that the software is secure, and automatically verify its safety.
DOJ ‘deepfake’ concerns over Biden audio interview highlight AI worry
The Biden administration is seeking to convince a judge to prevent the release of the recording of the president’s interview,
‘America’s gatekeeper’ has a message for small defense contractors
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency is at the heart of protecting national security personnel and the defense industrial base.
Command senior chief convicted for unauthorized Wi-Fi on her ship
The Navy relieved then-Command Senior Chief Grisel Marrero from her post with the Manchester’s gold crew in September.
Opinion
Breaking down barriers to tackle cyber threats
In an op-ed, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito says cyber protection is not only a U.S. interagency, public-private challenge, but an allied problem set.
DIU sees new portfolio deepening ties between labs, commercial firms
The head of the new emerging tech portfolio said the goal is bring "DIU flavor" to the S&T community.
