


Industry group questions legality of DoD cloud contract
The IT Alliance for Public Sector questioned whether Federal Acquisition Regulations preferring multiple-award contracts conflicted with the Department of Defense's intent to award its cloud contract to a single provider.

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Pentagon updates its JEDI cloud solicitation
The Pentagon has answered 1,030 questions about its sweeping, multibillion-dollar Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud contract, and wants more.

Technology alone may not curb insider threats
While various technological solutions have been employed to monitor insider threats, the intelligence community's top counterintelligence officer believes the most important aspect is understanding personality traits of potential insider threats.

DoD CIO Halvorsen announces retirement
Reflecting on his IT efforts as DoD CIO, Terry Halvorsen announced he will step down in February.

DoD unveils open data project
The Pentagon, in partnership with Data.world, unveiled a new open data project on a new resource called Data.mil, providing information on aerial bombings from World War I through the Vietnam War.

DoD entrenches bug bounty program
The Defense Department announced a new contract to help various components and service branches launch bug bounty challenges.

DoD unveils new IT ‘way forward’
DoD officials are focusing heavily on commercial capabilities, cybersecurity and updates to how the Pentagon manages IT.

DISA shifts cloud focus to security, integration
DISA will oversee the secure connections between commercial cloud service providers and DoD cloud consumers and the DoD network.

DoD IG faults cloud acquisition
In the first of a series of reports, auditor notes problems in three sample contracts.

Govini foresees lower DoD cloud spending
The Navy accounted for 80 percent of DoD's cloud dollars in 2014.
