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The Pentagon’s Platform One goes full-on remote

Defense

Lauren Knausenberger, U.S. Air Force — Lauren Knausenberger speaks Dec. 4, 2018, at the Public Sector Innovation Summit presented by VMware and produced by FedScoop and StateScoop. (FedScoop)

Air Force wants to reserve its cyber experts for big jobs while AI plays defense

Workforce

Michael Griffin, DOD — Michael Griffin speaks during the 2018 Engineers Week celebration held at the Pentagon Library and Conference Center. (U.S. Navy / John F. Williams)

DOD’s top two tech-strategy officials to step down in July

Defense

CMMC Accreditation Body, Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification — (Images: Getty Images; Photo illustration: Danny McGarvey / Scoop News Group)

The DOD wants better cybersecurity for its contractors. The first steps haven’t been easy.

Acquisition

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DOD’s counterintelligence agency launches mobile app on insider threats

Modernization

House Armed Services Committee, HASC — The House Armed Services Committee holds a hearing on March 3, 2020. (U.S. Army / Sgt. James Harvey)

Lawmakers want Joint AI Center directly under deputy secretary of Defense

Modernization

Aerial view of the United States Pentagon, the Department of Defense headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, near Washington DC, with I-395 freeway and the Air Force Memorial and Arlington Cemetery nearby. — (Getty Images)

Defense manufacturing groups would get cybersecurity grants under new legislation

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).

For military AI to reach the battlefield, there are more than just software challenges

Emerging Tech

Jeffrey Trussler, Navy — Then-Rear Adm. Jeffrey Trussler meets with leaders from Oklahoma and members of the Cherokee Nation at the Oklahoma History Center. in May 2019. Trussler was promoted to vice admiral in March 2020. (U.S. Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Allen Michael McNair)

Navy gets new deputy CIO

Defense