US Air Force prioritizing cloud-based command and control
“It’s really about prioritization, right?” Brig. Gen. Luke Cropsey said. “How far can you get with the dollar you have available?”
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Sluggish deployment of emerging tech hampers US military, officials say
The Pentagon rolled out its largest-ever innovation and modernization budget earlier this year, requesting $145 billion from Congress for fiscal 2024.
House defense bill adds special Ukraine IG, Taiwan cyber cooperation
The House's FY24 National Defense Authorization Act sets up a Special Inspector General for Ukraine and requires cooperation on Taiwan cybersecurity.
Lawmakers seek clearer picture of nuclear command and control
A filter specifically for NC3 would help "aggregate and better track sustainment and modernization efforts," according to the draft language.
Electronic warfare is ‘new frontier’ for US Missile Defense Agency
EW is a fight for control of the electromagnetic spectrum, relied upon for communications, situational awareness, weapons guidance and more.
Former Army CIO joins ServiceNow as global head of public sector
Raj Iyer in January said he would leave his military job, after two and a half years, and would return to industry.
How is the US military space sector doing? Depends who you ask.
Despite a robust pipeline of activity, the military space-industrial base is facing a number of economic and industrial challenges.
Biden proposes Pentagon spending increase with industrial base focus
Biden is proposing a 3.2% increase in Defense Department spending with an eye on the Pacific and bolstering the naval industrial base.
‘Special pay’ keeps Pentagon’s cyber experts from jumping ship
Services “spent at least $160 million on cyber retention bonuses annually” from fiscal 2017 to 2021, the Government Accountability Office said.
Geospatial-intelligence agency to expand capacity amid ‘data deluge’
The added resiliency and higher bandwidth will allow the agency to share intelligence more quickly, particularly in disconnected regions.
Congress boosts Pentagon budget, Ukraine spending in omnibus
The Pentagon will receive a $69.3 billion budget increase over FY 22 on top of another $27.9 in emergency funding to support Ukraine.
Congress reveals plan to increase defense budget by 8%
The $858 billion bill allocates funds to help the Pentagon cope with inflation, procure additional weapons systems and bolster munitions production.
Kendall: Stopgap budget would delay 61 programs, hurt readiness
Without enough money to fund aircraft maintenance and aircrew flying hours, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said, readiness rates would decline.
Technical debt: The cybersecurity threat hiding in plain sight
The Biden Administration’s executive order on cybersecurity in May 2021 jump started the movement toward a zero trust architecture.
Government-private sector cooperation vital in cyberwar: Senator King
King, who sits on Senate Intelligence panel that investigated Russian interference in the 2016 election, said citizens must develop their media literacy.
Sweden boosts cyber, defense spending with NATO in mind
Stockholm's plans also include a new ministry and additional spending on cyber defense to better address hybrid threats.
Pentagon fails audit, CFO cites Ukraine as ‘teachable moment’
It's the fifth comprehensive audit failure for the Defense Department.
