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President Donald Trump — President Trump addresses journalists in New York on Sept. 25, 2019. (U.S. Department of State / Flickr)

White House budget proposes boost for military’s AI while keeping overall DOD budget steady

Defense

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 447th Air Expeditionary Group during a refueling mission over Syria, Dec. 1, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo / Staff Sgt. Paul Labbe)

Integrating global communications network critical for Air Force in years to come, experts say

Modernization

technology budget, IT funding, venture capital, tbm — (Getty Images)

Ex-DIU leader calls for tenfold increase in DOD’s budget for emerging technology

Acquisition

Robert Wilkie — Robert Wilkie, then the undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, speaks to a gathering of service members from each military branch about the importance of family readiness at the annual Department of Defense Family Readiness Awards, at the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes, Arlington, Virginia, March 23, 2018. (Marine Corps / Cpl. Dallas Johnson)

VA’s Wilkie: EHR modernization unimpeded after Byrne’s removal

Tech

Air Force Cybersecurity — An airman types on his computer during the Cybersecurity Foundry Course at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., March 9, 2018. Course instructors taught 100 cyberspace students various cybersecurity functions, processes, procedures and data analysis skills to further their ability to secure the Air Force Network. (Air Force / Senior Airman Mariette Adams)

Officials worry Iran will target defense contractors with cyberattacks

Defense

Air Force Cyber — Airmen with the 68th Network Warfare Squadron monitor Air Force communications to analyze disclosures of critical information and perform data loss prevention at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Oct. 25, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by J.M. Eddins Jr.)

Google wins Air Force EITaaS award for IT security

Defense

James Byrne and Lt. Gen. Darrell Williams, Commander, Defense Logistics Agency, tour USS Osborne during their visit to the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Waldrop/Released)

James Byrne out as No. 2 at VA

Tech

Members of Carnegie Mellon’s research team set up equipment for data collection event at Fort Hunter Liggett, Jan 13, for the ATR-MCAS system. (U.S. Army Photo courtesy of Artificial Intelligence Task Force).

The Army working on a battlefield AI ‘teammate’ for soldiers

Defense

Ellen Lord, Pentagon — Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Ellen M. Lord, Kevin Fahey and Katie Arrington hold a press briefing at the Pentagon on Jan. 31, 2020. (DOD photo / Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class James K. Lee)

The military’s contractor cyber standards are officially here

Defense