The Navy and the Marine Corps have shifted their approach to personnel training to keep up with the restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. James Geurts, assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition, recognized the need to revamp personnel training, citing the services’ inability to get maintenance or technical support as efficiently […]
Maria Roat, deputy federal chief information officer of the Office of Management and Budget, has lauded federal agencies for having the sense of urgency to accelerate information technology modernization efforts amid the pandemic to improve government service to citizens. Speaking at the Splunk Cloud Virtual Summit, Roat noted that agencies dropped their “business as usual” […]
The Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has directed all federal agencies to urgently patch a major vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows Server program. CISA Director Christopher Krebs, a two-time Wash100 awardee, said that while there have been no reported cases of the vulnerability being exploited, it could still allow remote attackers […]
The General Services Administration has appointed Bob DeLuca to fill the role of interim director of the Technology Transformation Services office starting July 19. DeLuca will replace outgoing director Anil Cheriyan, who is scheduled to formally exit the TSS in pursuit of a career in the private sector. The appointment would mark DeLuca’s return to […]
The Army has established a software factory in Austin, Texas, dedicated to developing software products critical in ensuring future war success and in cultivating a technologically advanced workforce. In a statement, Gen. Mike Murray, commanding general of the Army Futures Command, anticipates that the software factory would bring long-term cost savings and help the service […]
The Air Force Material Command will hold a digital campaign virtual industry exchange day on July 30 to gather input and feedback on the command's newly launched priority efforts. AFMC's event will brief academia and industry on the command's overall digital campaign strategy to prepare them on how the service will conduct business in the […]
The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center is prioritizing the integration of artificial intelligence components on the military’s Joint All Domain Command and Control, according to the agency’s acting director, Nand Mulchandani. Speaking at a recent news briefing, Mulchandani said JAIC is focused on identifying approaches to introduce AI components, including data, AI modeling, training and deployment, […]
Leaders of the National Defense Industrial Association and the Professional Services Council have urged the Trump administration to give contractors more time to comply with the government-wide ban against companies’ use of Chinese-made telecommunications equipment, particularly those manufactured by Huawei. In an email sent to DefenseNews, the NDIA called on the government to extend the […]
The Department of Defense has yielded at least $11B in cost reductions from sustainable long-term business reforms and not from budget cuts, according to a senior Pentagon official. Lisa Hershman, the DOD's chief management officer and a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, said she was tasked to extensively review the operations of the Pentagon's […]
Sen. Ron Johnson has added an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that would allow the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to subpoena internet service providers for information related to critical infrastructure vulnerabilities. Through the amendment, CISA would be able to compel ISPs to reveal the system owner behind IP addresses when a critical […]
