Pentagon
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PentagonNew Pentagon Document Details Push To Expand Use Of Irregular Warfare Tools
The Pentagon on Friday released a document detailing the department’s push to expand its use of irregular warfare (IW) operations beyond just special operations forces, including an emphasis in artificial […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDoD CIO: Pentagon Has No Plans To Own And Operate Its Own 5G Network
The Pentagon is not considering owning and operating its own 5G network, the department’s chief information officer said Wednesday, clarifying that a recent Request for Information is intended to gather […]
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CyberPentagon Finding Interim Cloud Options For Near-Term Efforts While JEDI Is Delayed, DoD CIO Says
The Pentagon is working with the services and combatant commands to find interim cloud solutions for near-term programs while work on its Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure tactical cloud remains paused […]
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CyberPentagon Publishes Interim Rule For New CMMC Cyber Security Contracting Standards
The Pentagon on Tuesday published the interim rule for its new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) contracting standards, opening up a 60-day period for comments before it goes into effect […]
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PentagonPentagon Aims To Solve Data Management Challenges By 2030, Hyten Says
The Pentagon is aiming to tackle its challenge of managing and best exploiting the massive amount of data it collects by 2030, alongside a new push to issue joint data […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyJAIC Holds Virtual Forum with Allied Nations on Artificial Intelligence Principles
The Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) held a virtual discussion on Sept. 15-16 with allied nations on ethical principles for the use of AI. The debut Partnership for Defense […]
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CyberPentagon Announces Nominations For Next DISA, JAIC Directors
The Pentagon has announced nominees to serve as the next leaders of the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and the Joint Artificial Intelligence (JAIC). Air Force Maj. Gen. Rob Skinner […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
Joint Warfighting Concept To Be Delivered to Esper by End of Year
The Joint Staff is preparing to deliver a new, Joint Warfighting Concept (JWC) to Defense Secretary Mark Esper by the end of the year–a concept that will heavily rely on […]
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Unmanned SystemsStrong U.S. Industrial Base for Small UAS Needed to Counter China, Lord Says
Pentagon acquisition chief Ellen Lord highlighted the Defense Innovation Unit’s (DIU) Blue sUAS (small unmanned aerial systems) project as a stepping stone toward a stronger U.S. drone industrial base, which […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAgile Condor Pod to Go Through Classified Testing Over Next Year
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Agile Condor wide area surveillance pod is to undergo classified testing over the next year after a recent flight on the General Atomics […]