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Infotech

May 2022

JUST IN: Marine Corps to Study Information Warfare in Ukraine

By Meredith Roaten
As military operations continue in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Marine Corps officials say the conflict could be a useful case study for its modernization process.
Infotech

May 2022

Army Software Factory Touts Early Successes

By Stew Magnuson
AUSTIN, Texas — As a defense technology reporter, I have gone on my fair share of factory tours.
Infotech

March 2022

DoD Tackling Software Development Challenges

By Yasmin Tadjdeh
The Pentagon is overhauling its acquisition of critical software as it increasingly relies on new systems for automation and decision making, officials say.
Infotech

March 2022

Software Supply Chain Security Turns to Risk Mitigation

By Chris Hughes
2021 was a wild year for cybersecurity, memorable for a slew of data breaches, including cloud provider outages, ransomware attacks and software supply chain compromises.
Infotech

March 2022

Commentary: New Fund Could Help Services Achieve JADC2 Goals

By Heath Taylor
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks last summer announced plans to create the Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve fund.
Infotech

March 2022

BAE to Expand Access to Radiation-Hardened Microelectronics

By Mikayla Easley
The Army has contracted BAE Systems to help the service expand access to high-tech microelectronics in the United States.
Infotech

February 2022

U.S. Still Playing Catch Up in Information Operations

By Stew Magnuson
It has been more than 20 years since 9/11, when the United States acknowledged that it had allowed its once formidable information warfare and strategic messaging capabilities to lapse into a state of decline.
Manufacturing

February 2022

JUST IN: Army Aims to Break China's Grip on Critical Materials

By Meredith Roaten
The Army is ramping up its efforts to counter the U.S. reliance on Chinese supply lines, a senior service official said Feb. 1.
Infotech

January 2022

SAIC Emphasizing Digital Engineering for JADC2

By Mikayla Easley
As the Pentagon moves forward with its effort to connect the military’s sensors, shooters and command elements into a single network, industry partners want to lead the way with digital engineering.
Infotech

January 2022

JUST IN: Pentagon Research Priorities to Include Microelectronics, 'Next-G'

By Meredith Roaten
The Pentagon research and engineer office will focus on 14 technology priorities that will be revealed next week, said Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu on Jan. 13.