IT/Networks

US sent ‘hunt-forward’ team to Albania in wake of Iranian cyberattacks

Iran targeted Albanian networks in July and September, forcing offline key government services including the Total Information Management System.

4 days ago

Sgt. Jarred Mertz conducts a radio check with a tactical operations center during Exercise Saber Junction 2019 in Hohenfels Training Area, Germany.

US Army consolidates network modernization efforts into single office

The shift in responsibility coincides with the U.S. Army’s pursuit of a unified network, linking in-the-field with back-at-home.

10 days ago

AI & ML

Modern ‘shock and awe’ would be defined by aging jets, new tactics

“We need to be able to use a scalpel and not a meat ax,” said Harlan Ullman, the defense consultant credited with coining "shock and awe."

Activists, Pentagon spar over sharing evidence of Russian war crimes

The Pentagon is reportedly blocking the sharing of evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine, and human rights groups are not happy.

12 days ago

Tactical Air Control Party specialists at the 13th Air Support Operations Squadron conduct reconnaissance training, Aug. 03, 2021, at Fort Carson Army Base. The training provided instruction and preparation for Joint All-Domain Command and Control operations.

Pentagon’s historic R&D request has billions for advanced networks, AI

The $145 billion request includes $1.4 billion for Joint All-Domain Command and Control and $687 million for the Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve.

14 days ago

Personnel pose for photos in the cyber operations center at Lasswell Hall aboard Fort Meade, Maryland, Feb. 5, 2020.

Pentagon seeks 21% boost in cyberspace spending

The fiscal 2024 budget blueprint arrives days after the Biden administration shared its latest national cybersecurity strategy.

14 days ago

U.S Army Chief Information Officer Raj Iyer speaks to the audience at the Cyber Security Summit in July 2022.

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.

2 weeks ago

U.S. Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, commander of U.S. Cyber Command and director of the National Security Agency, signs the Joint Task Force-Space Defense’s board during his visit to the organization at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, in July 2022.

What TikTok withholds is as concerning as what it posts, Nakasone says

Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri told Gen. Paul Nakasone he thinks TikTok is “a Chinese AI weapon aimed" directly at the U.S.

3 weeks ago

Gen. Paul Nakasone, commander of U.S. Cyber Command and director of the National Security Agency, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on March 07, 2023.

Russia remains a ‘very capable’ cyber adversary, Nakasone says

“By no means is this done, in terms of the Russia-Ukraine situation,” Gen. Paul Nakasone told the Senate Armed Services Committee.

3 weeks ago

Surface force lays out tech development timeline for industry

The surface fleet is clear on what capabilities it will develop in the next three five-year budgeting periods, even as future force plans are under review.

3 weeks ago

First lateral entrants could join the Marine Corps within months

Marine officials underscored that lateral entry will not be a way for people to bypass Officer Candidates School or boot camp.

3 weeks ago

Army weighs changes to Futures Command modernization teams

Army Futures Command could be on the brink of creating new cross-functional teams to continue to modernize the force beyond 2030.

3 weeks ago

Airman 1st Class Christopher Crocker provides security from a turret of a Humvee during an exercise at a launch facility, March 19, 2021, near Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana.

US nuclear bases to get security networking upgrade from Persistent

The contract, involving the Persistent Systems Infrastructure-based Regional Operation Network, or IRON, is valued at $75.5 million.

3 weeks ago

Issues with the Army’s Europe-based equipment trigger readiness alarms

The report shows a lack of maintenance while troops surged into Eastern Europe at the start of Russia's invasion.

3 weeks ago

U.S. Department of Defense Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer Craig Martell speaks at the Defense Intelligence Agency’s DoDIIS Worldwide Conference, Dec. 13, 2022, at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center in Texas.

The opposite of Silicon Valley: How Feds expect to use AI/ML

The government is buying AI technology experimentally with the focus on research-based deals as opposed to hardware or software contracts.

4 weeks ago

Ukrainian soldiers launch a drone at Russian positions near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022.

Pentagon again denies helping Ukraine attack targets inside Russia

Moscow is accusing Ukraine of launching attacks inside Russia with U.S. help

4 weeks ago

Here are all the countries that have bans on TikTok

TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese company Bytedance, has long maintained that it does not share data with the Chinese government.

4 weeks ago

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and President Joe Biden listen as Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi speaks during a virtual meeting at the White House in April 2022.

Biden vows to wield ‘all instruments’ in fighting cyberthreats

The strategy calls out China, Russia, Iran, North Korea and others for “reckless disregard for the rule of law and human rights in cyberspace."

4 weeks ago

Lauren Knausenberger, chief information officer at the Department of the Air Force, listens to a question Feb. 28, 2023, at an event hosted by Billington Cybersecurity.

ChatGPT can make short work of Pentagon tasks, Air Force CIO says

OpenAI's ChatGPT surpassed 1 million registered users within a week of its launch in late 2022.

4 weeks ago

Col. Candice Frost, commander of the Joint Intelligence Operations Center at U.S. Cyber Command, gestures as she speaks Feb. 28, 2023, at an event hosted by Billington Cybersecurity.

US Cyber Command developing own intelligence hub

The center was previously teased by CYBERCOM’s director of intelligence, Brig. Gen. Matteo Martemucci.

4 weeks ago

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Iran targeted Albanian networks in July and September, forcing offline key government services including the Total Information Management System.

The shift in responsibility coincides with the U.S. Army’s pursuit of a unified network, linking in-the-field with back-at-home.

“We need to be able to use a scalpel and not a meat ax,” said Harlan Ullman, the defense consultant credited with coining "shock and awe."

The Pentagon is reportedly blocking the sharing of evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine, and human rights groups are not happy.

The $145 billion request includes $1.4 billion for Joint All-Domain Command and Control and $687 million for the Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve.

The fiscal 2024 budget blueprint arrives days after the Biden administration shared its latest national cybersecurity strategy.

Raj Iyer in January said he would leave his military job, after two and a half years, and would return to industry.

Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri told Gen. Paul Nakasone he thinks TikTok is “a Chinese AI weapon aimed" directly at the U.S.

“By no means is this done, in terms of the Russia-Ukraine situation,” Gen. Paul Nakasone told the Senate Armed Services Committee.

The surface fleet is clear on what capabilities it will develop in the next three five-year budgeting periods, even as future force plans are under review.

Marine officials underscored that lateral entry will not be a way for people to bypass Officer Candidates School or boot camp.

Army Futures Command could be on the brink of creating new cross-functional teams to continue to modernize the force beyond 2030.

The contract, involving the Persistent Systems Infrastructure-based Regional Operation Network, or IRON, is valued at $75.5 million.

The report shows a lack of maintenance while troops surged into Eastern Europe at the start of Russia's invasion.

The government is buying AI technology experimentally with the focus on research-based deals as opposed to hardware or software contracts.

Moscow is accusing Ukraine of launching attacks inside Russia with U.S. help

TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese company Bytedance, has long maintained that it does not share data with the Chinese government.

The strategy calls out China, Russia, Iran, North Korea and others for “reckless disregard for the rule of law and human rights in cyberspace."

OpenAI's ChatGPT surpassed 1 million registered users within a week of its launch in late 2022.

The center was previously teased by CYBERCOM’s director of intelligence, Brig. Gen. Matteo Martemucci.