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How automated tagging helps mission teams securely share information

Data-centric security safeguards information regardless of where it’s located or who it’s shared with, the author says.

20 hours ago

This is what it’s like to maintain the US nuclear arsenal

The jobs are exacting and often require a deft touch. That’s because many of the maintenance tasks must be performed by hand.

8 days ago

Leidos wins $7.9 billion US Army information technology contract

The Department of Defense received three bids for the Common Hardware Systems 6th Generation contract, records show.

U.S. airmen assess the defensive system readiness of an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Misawa Air Base, Japan, on Aug. 8, 2023.

Spectrum Warfare Wing’s Koslov eyes fast retooling for ‘wicked threats’

“If you think about trying to get data to fighters, to bombers, to weapons, to countermeasures, to all the things that we do, that’s a good number.”

14 days ago

Babcock, Palantir bank on data crunching to boost UK force readiness

The British defense contractor is smitten with the possibilities of Palantir's Foundry data analytics system.

2 weeks ago

PowerPoint creator, unwitting pioneer of military lethality, dies

Dennis Austin had no way of knowing that his creation would be hijacked by head-exploding graphics-loving DoD personnel.

2 weeks ago

China, Russia will use cyber to sow chaos if war starts, Pentagon says

The strategy describes China as a “broad and pervasive” cyber espionage threat and Russia as a malign online influence.

2 weeks ago

Soldiers assigned to the "Can Do Battalion" test and provide feedback on network equipment during the U.S. Army’s three-week pilot at Fort Stewart, Georgia, in February 2022.

Opinion

What’s the US Army’s greatest weapon? Data.

The vision behind Joint All-Domain Command and Control is to keep pace with the volume and complexity of data in modern warfare.

2 weeks ago

Here are metrics used to measure US Air Force networking success

Key to benchmarking the Air Force’s future communication abilities is the Shadow Operations Center-Nellis, or ShOC-N, in Nevada.

2 weeks ago

Opinion

What new federal cybersecurity policy means for government contractors

The most controversial section calls for holding software companies liable for producing insecure code.

2 weeks ago

John Sherman, the Pentagon chief information officer, speaks May 3, 2023, at the TechNet Cyber conference in Baltimore, Maryland.

Pentagon to review zero-trust blueprints across military services

“We’ve got to flip the script here, given what we face here in 2023 and beyond,” Pentagon CIO John Sherman said at a cybersecurity conference.

3 weeks ago

‘Data fabric’ can help militaries achieve supremacy on the battlefield

The paper is the result of dozens of surveys conducted over several months with key current and former high-ranking military officials around the globe.

3 weeks ago

Opinion

Navigating a multi-cloud environment under the JWCC mandate

The cancellation of the JEDI contract marked the end of single-source vendor contracts and the beginning of a multi-cloud era.

3 weeks ago

Opinion

Cloud computing’s balancing act: Are we in a mushroom cloud moment?

In many ways, the computing cloud is the cyber version of the Trinity mushroom cloud.

4 weeks ago

U.S. soldiers assigned to 7th Special Forces group and British Rangers assigned to 4th Rangers board a CH-47 Chinook during Project Convergence 22 at Fort Irwin, California.

Why ‘JADC2′ needs yet another ‘C,’ according to Pentagon officials

“We really wanted to send out the signal that we operate and fight with our allies and partners all the time,” said Margie Palmieri, the deputy CDAO.

4 weeks ago

Fifth-generation wireless technologies are expected to to improve intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems, as well as empower new methods of command and control.

Lockheed eyes 5G trials following delivery of test bed to Marine Corps

The delivery to Camp Pendleton in California marks a step forward for the Open Systems Interoperable and Reconfigurable Infrastructure Solution, or OSIRIS.

4 weeks ago

An UH-60 Blackhawk flies multiple passes at different altitudes over the runway during a series of 5G avionics tests March 2, 2022, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.

NATO to test 5G capabilities in Latvia with virtual reality, drones

The technology is on the rise in military applications, promising faster data transfer and better security than the 4G standard.

4 weeks ago

Texas Guardsmen spied on migrants via WhatsApp, mishandled secret docs

An investigation by Military Times and The Texas Tribune charts the rise and fall of a military intelligence directorate gone rogue on the border.

4 weeks ago

Pentagon unveils ‘Replicator’ drone program to compete with China

The program will seek to scale unmanned, attritable systems to offset China's bulk capacity, Hicks said.

4 weeks ago

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Data-centric security safeguards information regardless of where it’s located or who it’s shared with, the author says.

The jobs are exacting and often require a deft touch. That’s because many of the maintenance tasks must be performed by hand.

The Department of Defense received three bids for the Common Hardware Systems 6th Generation contract, records show.

“If you think about trying to get data to fighters, to bombers, to weapons, to countermeasures, to all the things that we do, that’s a good number.”

The British defense contractor is smitten with the possibilities of Palantir's Foundry data analytics system.

Dennis Austin had no way of knowing that his creation would be hijacked by head-exploding graphics-loving DoD personnel.

The strategy describes China as a “broad and pervasive” cyber espionage threat and Russia as a malign online influence.

The vision behind Joint All-Domain Command and Control is to keep pace with the volume and complexity of data in modern warfare.

Key to benchmarking the Air Force’s future communication abilities is the Shadow Operations Center-Nellis, or ShOC-N, in Nevada.

The most controversial section calls for holding software companies liable for producing insecure code.

“We’ve got to flip the script here, given what we face here in 2023 and beyond,” Pentagon CIO John Sherman said at a cybersecurity conference.

The paper is the result of dozens of surveys conducted over several months with key current and former high-ranking military officials around the globe.

The cancellation of the JEDI contract marked the end of single-source vendor contracts and the beginning of a multi-cloud era.

In many ways, the computing cloud is the cyber version of the Trinity mushroom cloud.

“We really wanted to send out the signal that we operate and fight with our allies and partners all the time,” said Margie Palmieri, the deputy CDAO.

The delivery to Camp Pendleton in California marks a step forward for the Open Systems Interoperable and Reconfigurable Infrastructure Solution, or OSIRIS.

The technology is on the rise in military applications, promising faster data transfer and better security than the 4G standard.

An investigation by Military Times and The Texas Tribune charts the rise and fall of a military intelligence directorate gone rogue on the border.

The program will seek to scale unmanned, attritable systems to offset China's bulk capacity, Hicks said.