Relevant links are at the bottom of this post. WASHINGTON, May 11, 2016 — The Defense Innovation Unit Experimental, or DIUx, is making a difference, and it will help to put new technologies into the hands of warfighters, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said in Mountain View, California, today. Carter announced the formation of another technology hub to […]

Relevant links are at the bottom of this post. Since its launch in 2013, the Department of Defense’s use of milCloud 1.0 — an on-premise cloud solution based on commercial technology and built, operated, and managed by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) —has grown exponentially. As DISA advances cloud capabilities for the Department of Defense (DOD), […]

Relevant links are at the bottom of this post. WASHINGTON, April 18, 2016 — Defense Department Chief Information Officer Terry Halvorsen discussed the DoD’s network modernization and data center consolidation efforts as part of the department’s cyber strategy during a recent media roundtable with defense reporters. The DoD CIO also explained how his office is empowering mobile data […]

Relevant links are at the bottom of this post. 4/13/2016 – HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. — A small research and support office here that enables warfighters to get intelligence information quicker and easier is celebrating the 11th anniversary of fielding software and plans to demonstrate the current level of innovation by participating in several upcoming events. The Distributed […]

Relevant links are at the bottom of this post. 4/6/2016 – HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. — Members from the office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition and the Air Force Research Lab visited here March 31 to address flexibility in acquisition with the workforce. The presentations specifically focused on “Other Transaction Authority,” explaining what […]

Relevant links  are at the bottom of this post. The Department of Defense, Rapid Reaction Technology (RRTO) Innovation Outreach Program will conduct a Solutions Meeting in the Washington, DC area in June/July 2016. The Solutions Meeting provides selected innovative companies an opportunity to make short technical presentations to government representatives about their technologies and capabilities. There […]

Relevant links are at the bottom of this post. FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. – The Department of Defense (DOD) Chief Information Office, through the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), released an update to the Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide (CC SRG) Friday, March 25, to provide guidance and policy to commercial and DOD cloud service […]

Relevant links are at the bottom of this post. 3/16/2016 – WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio  — Agility and innovation are cornerstones of a new Air Force Materiel Command strategic plan that will deliver war-winning capabilities. Those capabilities will propel the Air Force as a key element of the future national defense strategy known as the Third Offset. The […]

Relevant links are at the bottom of this post. This story will be updated.  A new White House open source software policy requires federal agencies to make sure custom-developed source code can be shared and reused across the government. The new policy, set to be released today, applies both to code written by the government […]

Relevant links are at the bottom of this post. The National Security Agency has launched a comprehensive campaign to ensure NSA maintains its position as the world’s preeminent foreign signals intelligence and information assurance organization. The vision and framework for this initiative, known as NSA21 – meaning NSA in the 21st Century – was unveiled […]