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Jane Pinelis answers questions during a press briefing in the Pentagon Briefing Room. (DoD photo by Marvin Lynchard)

JAIC creates new position for ‘AI assurance’

Defense

Army Futures Command's Software Factory — Employees of the Army Futures Command’s Software Factory collaborate on March 22, 2021, in Austin, Texas. (U.S. Army Photo by Mr. Luke J. Allen)

How the Army is coding its own solution for the Tour of Duty jobs website

Defense

Army C5ISR Center enlisted advisers Sgt. Corey Burrell, right, and Sgt. 1st Class Patrick Huggins demonstrate the Soldier Wearable Power Generator at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, on Oct. 27, 2021. (Dan Lafontaine / DEVCOM C5ISR Center Public Affairs)

Army research command gets first permanent CTO

Emerging Tech

Department of Defense Chief Data Officer David Spirk speaks virtually to children at Mitchell Elementary in Tampa, Florida, to highlight topics such as the importance of data management; artificial intelligence; and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. (DoD photo / U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jack Sanders)

DOD platform made for financial data finds battlefield use

Defense

U.S. Marines assigned to the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command conduct training with the Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, June 12, 2021. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Melissa Marnell)

Marines looking for new counter-drone tech

Acquisition

Staff Sgt. Jared Hight, a crew chief with the 124th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Boise, Idaho, researches information on government computer at Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 8, 2019. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Joshua C. Allmaras)

Army opening access to temporary jobs postings for reservists

Defense

Department of Defense COVID-19 — Spc. Francisco Solís of the Puerto Rico National Guard takes the COVID-19 vials out of the refrigerator to defrost them before distribution in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Dec. 2, 2021. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Kevin Torres Figueroa)

Pentagon returns to maximum telework as Omicron cases rise

Defense

Two L-39 Jets fly in tandem during a mock dogfight performance at the Air & Space Expo, Joint Base Charleston, S.C., April 28, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christian Sullivan)

2021 in review: JADC2 has ‘irreversible momentum,’ but what does that mean?

Defense

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and U.S. Navy sailors manning the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test Complex (AAMDTC) at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) at Kauai, Hawaii, successfully conducted Flight Test Integrated-03 (FTI-03).

Army inks $1.4B contract to integrate missile defense

Defense