The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) has awarded $424 million in contracts to develop the final 20 satellites for its constellation of low-Earth orbit satellites. […]
The Pentagon’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) announced today that its inaugural chief technology officer (CTO) Bill Streilein is transitioning back to academia. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD), in collaboration with the Department of Energy’s (DoE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), announced that it plans to launch a new supercomputing system dedicated to biological defense at DoE’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in California. […]
The U.S. Navy and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) are making waves in maritime technology with their latest venture into small unmanned surface vehicles (sUSVs), partnering with a mix of mid-size, non-traditional, and venture-backed companies to fast-track these advanced vessels from concept to capability. […]
In a strategic effort to boost operational efficiency and drive technological progress, the Department of the Air Force is highlighting the key role of embedded technologists through its Project Arc initiative. […]
The U.S. Coast Guard is working with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to develop regulations for autonomous vessels as they emerge domestically and abroad – which a recent GAO report says may change maritime environments. […]
The Defense Logistics Agency’s (DLA) Office of Small Business Programs plans to launch a mentorship program for small vendors to help expand their capabilities and build a more resilient industrial base. […]
SpaceX launched two satellites into the Arctic region on Aug. 11, ensuring the “Great White North” receives a much-needed connectivity boost. […]
As the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) marks its fifth year, Director David Cattler today highlighted the importance of advancing the agency’s initiatives beyond the foundational business processes established during its early years. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) launched a new system on Monday aimed at improving communication between service members and their privatized landlords in military housing. […]
The semifinal competition of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) AI Cybersecurity Challenge (AIxCC) took place at this year’s DEF CON. […]
Michael Horowitz, the Department of Defense’s (DoD) first-ever deputy assistant secretary of defense for force development and emerging capabilities, announced his resignation via a post on the platform X on Friday. […]
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded BAE systems a $48 million contract to further develop an analytics system used by military intelligence analysts. The contract announced on Aug. 6 will “mature components” and add new features to Insight, an intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) system currently used by AFRL. Insight uses advanced data […]
The Pentagon announced Wednesday that it has executed on $969 million in task orders on its Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) cloud services contract vehicle and currently has 75 packages in the process for award. […]
One year after Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks first announced the Department of Defense’s Replicator initiative at the NDIA Emerging Technologies for Defense Conference, Hicks returned to the conference on Wednesday to say the initiative is “on track” to meet its initial goal. […]
Jeff Marshall, who took over in May as acting director of the Defense Information Systems Agency’s (DISA) J9 Hosting and Compute Center (HaCC), explained this week how his organization is rethinking its approach to providing services through more of a hybrid cloud lens, and how it’s also gearing up for some retooling of its Stratus private cloud offering. […]
The U.S. Air Force said it is looking for a cloud-based system to manage high security flights for top officials after identifying “significant cybersecurity vulnerabilities” in their current system. […]
The National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC), which operates within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), unveiled an updated National Counterintelligence Strategy last week. […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is welcoming Peiter “Mudge” Zatko back to the agency as its new chief information officer (CIO) as of June, a DARPA spokesperson confirmed to MeriTalk. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) may rely on public infrastructure for 5G networks in the future, according to Thomas Rondeau, the principal director for FutureG in the DoD. […]
As the Department of Defense (DoD) starts to plan what’s next for the Joint Warfighter Cloud Capability (JWCC) contract, a top Pentagon official confirmed today that the department is preparing to release a multi-cloud strategy publicly in the coming months. […]
The chief information officer (CIO) within the Pentagon’s Chief Digital and AI Office (CDAO) said today that the Defense Department’s (DoD) Global Information Dominance Experiment (GIDE) series is working towards demonstrating “the ultimate example” of Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control (CJADC2) by the end of 2025. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) announced today it has appointed William (Bill) Dunlap as the permanent deputy chief information officer (CIO) for information enterprise (IE). […]
Maj. Gen. Ryan Janovic took over command of the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence (CCoE) on August 2, succeeding Maj. Gen. Paul Stanton who is set to become the new director of the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). […]
Lt. Gen. Thomas Hensley officially took command of the Air Force’s information warfare command on Thursday during a ceremony at the Joint Base in San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. […]
The Army Corps of Engineers is looking to automation capabilities to extract valuable insights from satellite imagery data, particularly as the agency grapples with an overwhelming influx of information, a senior Corps official said today. […]
A senior U.S. Air Force official said this week that getting timely appropriations from Congress is vital to ongoing efforts to create a modernized and cohesive Air Force and Space Force that can effectively address evolving global challenges and strengthen national security. […]
American intelligence officials said this week that among major foreign adversaries Russia is doing the most to exert its influence on the upcoming U.S. general elections and is doing a better job at hiding those activities. […]
The Department of Defense’s (DoD) Office of the Inspector General (IG) has set its sights on the department’s high-stakes Replicator initiative as the subject of its next review. […]
The Department of the Air Force (DAF) announced today it has selected Lara Schmidt to serve as vice chair of its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB), which provides independent advice to DAF leadership on science and technology matters. […]