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Information Technology
June 2019
JUST IN: Despite Legal Challenge, JEDI Cloud Computing Contract Award Expected in August (UPDATED)
A contract decision for the Defense Department’s highly anticipated and controversial joint enterprise defense infrastructure program is expected by the end of August, said the Pentagon’s chief information officer June 25. -
Cyber
June 2019
Cybersecurity: Front and Center for Industry
By Wesley Hallman“Deliver Uncompromised,” the “Fourth Pillar of Acquisition” or “Securing the DoD Supply Chain” — no matter what turn of phrase one uses to discuss protecting the defense industrial base and the equipment and support it provides warfighters from cyber threats, this issue stands front and center for the Pentagon and for the people and companies that provide its capabilities. -
Infotech
June 2019
JUST IN: Dominance in Data Processing Key to Future of Warfare
Inexpensive surveillance satellites developed by the commercial sector have provided the Defense Department with a glut of data, but more work still needs to be done to effectively process it, said the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff June 18. -
Cybersecurity
June 2019
Manufacturing and Cybersecurity: Know the Essentials
By Chris SouzaIt’s no secret that the security climate on the internet is becoming more dangerous by the day. This is especially true for business professionals in the manufacturing space, where cyber attacks are only becoming more frequent and more costly with each passing year. -
Infotech
June 2019
Experiment to Demo ‘Cloud’ Technology in Space
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — With some 1,800 satellites in orbit and their numbers expected to increase ten-fold in the coming years, researchers are planning to demonstrate how Earth-based cloud computing and artificial intelligence can be moved into space for onboard processing. -
Infotech
June 2019
Big Money Predicted for Navy IT Contracting
By Jon HarperThe Navy’s shipbuilding and aircraft programs come with the biggest price tags and garner the most media attention, but there are major opportunities for contractors vying for the service’s information technology projects, analysts noted. -
Infotech
May 2019
Changes in IP Rights May be on the Horizon
By Bryan Byrd , Alex Hastings , Jennifer Plitsch and Carl WiersumRecent findings by the National Institute of Standards and Technology could limit the scope of U.S. government rights to intellectual property, to the benefit of contractors. -
Special Operations
May 2019
NEWS FROM SOFIC: SOCOM to Develop New AI Strategy
By Connie LeeSpecial Operations Command plans to craft a new artificial intelligence and machine learning strategy to inform its future spending, according to the organization's chief data officer. -
Infotech
May 2019
NEWS FROM SOFIC: New Software Can Sift Through Decades of Stovepiped Intelligence Data
Defense contractor Leidos revealed a new big data analytics tool that a intelligence community customer has been using for the past six months to sift through terabytes of data previously stored on different devices. -
Special Operations
May 2019
NEWS FROM SOFIC: Report: Special Operations Command Must Take Lead in Information Warfare
TAMPA, Fla. — A report released on the eve of this year’s biggest conference devoted to U.S. Special Operations Command said SOCOM needs to take the lead for the federal government when it comes to information warfare waged against peer adversaries.
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