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. The long journey of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to the cloud is nearing its end. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, or JPL, announced this week that it has built a private cloud based on Red Hat’s OpenStack Platform. JPL’s path toward a unified cloud began in 2008, but […]

The latest release of CONS3RT features a substantial change to template data tags. Information about operating system templates is now stored as tags/metadata on the template. This enables simpler set up, easier management and greater portability. Also new in CONS3RT 5.7: System Credentials – Users will have access to the login credentials on the details […]

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 […]

The latest release of CONS3RT features a substantial change to the Recurring Scheduler. Recurring schedules are now set at launch time and can be combined with a duration in order to create powerful schedules that maximize the efficiency of resources. Also new in CONS3RT 5.6: Deployment Run Options – Users now have the option to […]

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 […]