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Booz Allen acquisition of defense firm EverWatch would harm NSA, US says
“Both the acquisition agreement and the underlying transaction violate federal antitrust law,” said Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter.
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Cyber
NATO forging cyber response force amid growing Russian, Chinese threats
The U.S. will “offer robust national capabilities” to support the initiative, which is using lessons learned from the Russia-Ukraine war to tailor its methods.
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Marine Corps unveils information guidance as US rivals spew propaganda
“Information is key to gaining advantage in all domains, whether during kinetic actions on the battlefield or during day-to-day operations in competition,” said Gen. David Berger, the Marine Corps commandant.
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Space Force mulls new acquisition approach for next phase of medium, heavy launches
The Space Force hasn’t finalized its plans for Phase 3 of its National Security Space Launch program, but its new acquisition executive said this week it is considering the possibility of including more launch vehicle classes as part of the contract.
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National Guardsmen may soon use personal electronics in deployments
“Bring Your Own Approved Device” initiative would allow guardsmen to use personal mobile equipment to perform the same functions in the field that they would otherwise carry out at a desktop in their offices.
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US Army awards $72 million for new phase in next-gen ground system effort
The Army awarded Palantir Technologies and Raytheon Technologies $36 million each to turn their TITAN designs into prototypes, and the service plans to choose a single provider at the end of the 14-month phase.
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The multi-cloud multiverse: How the Pentagon can achieve AI success
Many government agencies are overcoming these challenges using technologies such as data virtualization to implement a logical data fabric approach capable of ensuring trusted data access and sharing.
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Kennedy confirmed as Air Force cyber boss
Air Force Maj. Gen. Kevin Kennedy was approved by voice vote on June 23 to lead the 16th Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) and receive his third star.
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South Korea develops robot for autonomous tunnel exploration
The robot can explore underground tunnels without topographic information, detecting risks and generating a 3D map of the exploration area, a government agency says.
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US Air Force mints program to hone command and control
“In order to fight as joint and coalition forces,” Lt. Col. Steve Wyatt said, “we need to understand each other’s capabilities and limitations, and how each entity operates and communicates.”
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US must prepare for proliferation of cyber warfare
To build cyber resilience in this heightened threat environment, agencies must work closely with both international counterparts and industry to align on a proactive, global approach to all cyber threats –– not just state-sponsored attacks.
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US Air Force seeks tech sweet spot for Advanced Battle Management System
“Those who have followed this ABMS journey, they’ve probably seen that it’s evolved over time as we learn more,” said Gen. CQ Brown, U.S. Air Force chief of staff.
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Parsons’ chief executive talks acquisitions, Ukraine and the defense budget
Carey Smith took over as chief executive of Parsons in April 2021. Since then, the contractor has kept up a busy pace of acquisitions, most recently picking up Xator, which specializes in cybersecurity, counter-drone technology, biometrics and more.
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Battlefield robots getting ‘common sense’ training before deployment
Although legged robots have existed for several years, in order to be deployed, they would need to adapt in real-time to unseen scenarios such as changing terrains, changing payloads and wear and tear.
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How the cloud saved Ukraine’s data from Russian attacks
Russian operatives conducted physical and virtual “wiper attacks” on computer networks in Ukraine - attempting to delete all stored government information. Yet the data survived.
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Viasat to test 5G networking for Marine Corps operations
The U.S. Marine Corps plans to conduct expeditionary advanced base operations in the near future, both for offensive and defensive reasons. But command and control remains a big barrier.
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Pentagon should consider ‘National Hypersonic Initiative’ to speed development, lawmakers say
The House Armed Services Committee wants DoD to explore options for creating a National Hypersonic Initiative that would guide collaboration among the services and agencies involved in development and testing activities and help accelerate production and fielding of hypersonic systems.
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Five questions for Army’s Robert Collins as he moves to Pentagon acquisitions office
"I’ve been doing this for 30 years," the general said, "and any time the coach puts you back in for a couple more plays on the playing field, I'll tell you, that gives you a lot of energy."
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Lockheed Martin blends AI decision aide, virtual Aegis combat system in drill near Guam
A pair of Lockheed Martin tools recommended offensive and defensive firing solutions to joint force commanders at Valiant Shield 2022, and a second system digitally sent the targeting data to shooters on the ground.
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US Army reaches for the sky to solve communication needs
Look, up in the sky! It's a bird. It's a plane. It's aerial tier networking.
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House lawmakers eye 70% funding boost for Pentagon’s commercial innovation hub
The recommended budget growth follows calls from committee members for greater DoD investment in commercial technology.
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Russia hasn't launched brazen cyberattacks yet—but it might
"We have to keep our shields up," said Neal Higgins, the deputy national cyber director for national cybersecurity. "We can’t let our guard down."
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Senators seek boosts for JADC2, cyber mission, hypersonics in defense bill
The Senate Armed Services Committee on June 16 published its summary of the annual defense bill, tackling everything from future network development to supply chain challenges, electronic warfare integration to hypersonic weapons development.
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US Air Force’s ‘flying car’ coming to an exercise near you
The Air Force is gearing up for Agility Prime's first procurements in 2023, and is getting ready to start fielding the innovative eVTOL aircraft.
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How war in Ukraine is informing future US Air Force networks
“If I were to summarize a lesson learned, it would be we can’t have enough coalition connectivity fast enough.”
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Space Development Agency plans for ‘enduring’ satellite experimentation testbed
The initial solicitation will be for 10 satellites, the agency expects the program to provide an “enduring” test and experimentation capability.
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