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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.

7 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.

7 days ago

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

Electronic Warfare

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.”

Opinion

Pentagon must close technology gap, get AI right to win on battlefield

A former deputy chief of staff to then-Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says U.S. squad leaders deserve the best technology.

5 weeks ago

U.S. Army Chief Information Officer Leonel Garciga takes a pause during an Aug. 16, 2023, speech at the AFCEA TechNet Augusta conference in Georgia.

New Army CIO wants to trade bureaucracy for speedier modernization

Leonel Garciga, a Navy veteran, succeeds Raj Iyer, who after nearly three years as Army chief information officer returned to private industry.

6 weeks ago

A person tries out a tablet computer next to a cloud computing and technology symbol at a trade fair in Hanover, Germany.

Orders flooding in on Pentagon’s $9 billion cloud contract

The Pentagon in late 2022 tapped Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle for its potential $9 billion Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability, or JWCC.

6 weeks ago

A guest takes a selfie with her smartphone during the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in Madrid on April 8, 2021.

Thousands using personal cell phones, tablets for official Army work

If "you want to reach me on the weekend," Lt. Gen. John Morrison said at TechNet Augusta, "call me on my personal device."

6 weeks ago

Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division move through smoke toward an objective during rehearsals for a live-fire exercise on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in 2015.

US Army testing communications gear for different fighting styles

The Army is investing in the division as it prepares for potential conflict in the Indo-Pacific, against China, or in Europe, against Russia.

6 weeks ago

A U.S. Army soldier performs a radio check during exercise Hamel 15, a sub-mission of Talisman Sabre, in Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia on July 11, 2015.

To nail logistics, US Army works on info-sharing at Talisman Sabre

The Talisman Sabre exercise was led this year by Australia. It featured more than 30,000 troops from more than a dozen countries.

6 weeks ago

Opinion

The time is now to go all in on modernizing weapon systems

Just as kinetic capabilities are crucial to success on the ground, so too is data crucial to operational success in cyberspace.

7 weeks ago

The American and Chinese flags wave at Genting Snow Park ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 2, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China.

Opinion

Why the China cyber threat demands an airtight public-private response

CISA’s Shields Up program was launched in 2022 to foster information sharing about cybersecurity threats, products, and other resources.

7 weeks ago

A C-130 Hercules flies over Yokota Air Base, Japan, during a routine sortie Sept. 12, 2017.

US Air Force moves closer to awarding Cloud One Next contract

Cloud One Next, or C1N, will emphasize zero-trust cybersecurity and identity, credential and access management, an Air Force official said.

8 weeks ago

Pentagon CIO pushes defense agencies to tap $9 billion cloud contract

The Pentagon in December 2022 selected Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle for its Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability, or JWCC.

8 weeks ago