US Navy turns to hull-climbing bots to combat maintenance backlog
video Seals are totally yesterday's news - the Navy's latest critter is a Gecko
Defense Tech Week03 Apr 2023 | 19
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Sensitive DoD emails exposed by unsecured Azure server
AWS, Google and Oracle may benefit as Microsoft blames the Pentagon and the Pentagon blames Microsoft
Security23 Feb 2023 | 19
The Pentagon is shockingly bad at managing its employee smartphones
Officials are using government-issued devices much like a teenager would – and that has security implications
Offbeat13 Feb 2023 | 19
Chinese surveillance balloon over US causes fearful gasbagging
Updated Floats over missile silos, shooting it down ruled more dangerous than whatever it's up to
Security03 Feb 2023 | 128
DARPA's quantum computing is powered by ... FOMO
Microsoft and friends happy to assuage Uncle Sam's anxiety — for a price
Science02 Feb 2023 | 6
Microsoft Office 365 Cloud has a secret lining
Hardened versions of apps and services can handle classified information for government
Off-Prem31 Jan 2023 | 20
BROADER TOPICS
Lockheed Martin demos 50kW anti-aircraft frickin' laser beam
Updated Looks like a reboot of SWIV
Science26 Jan 2023 | 108
IPv6 for Dummies: NSA pushes security manual on DoD admins
There's good advice here for any IT pro dealing with the transition
Networks25 Jan 2023 | 26
US blocks $400m Army HoloLens orders, Microsoft left with a tenth for R&D
Nausea and headaches do not a fit fighting force make, so back to the lab for version 1.2
Personal Tech12 Jan 2023 | 6
US Air Force signs $344m deal for hypersonic Mayhem aircraft
Part missile, part spy plane, all Mach 5+ and coming in 2028, maybe
Science19 Dec 2022 | 21
Pentagon shares nine billion cloudy dollars between AWS, Google, Microsoft, Oracle
Begun, the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability has. Ended, the Sequel to JEDI has
PaaS + IaaS08 Dec 2022 | 7
SpaceX chases government cash with Starshield satellites
If Starshield smells like Space-BACN, that's because it probably is
Networks06 Dec 2022 | 13
Remuneration coming for TrustCor customers impacted by CA revocation
In brief Also, a Capone henchman lands behind bars, while nearly 9/10 DoD contract firms fail security standards
Security05 Dec 2022 |
Top Senators want controls on US contractors using Chinese chips
Work to with Uncle Sam? Then source your hardware outside of the Middle Kingdom
On-Prem29 Nov 2022 | 11
Lockheed Martin's Army cyber training platform goes civilian
Army civilian employees, that is, but aerospace biz says it could be used in the private sector, too
Security29 Nov 2022 | 1
US military goes zero-trust on software
CISA updates security framework, tech industry calls it 'confusing'
Software23 Nov 2022 | 13
US Veterans Affairs hits brakes on $10b Oracle Cerner health record system
Nothing like medical orders routed into /dev/null and other problems to hold up a roll out
Databases14 Oct 2022 | 10
Pentagon is far too tight with its security bug bounties
But overpriced, useless fighter jets? That's something we can get behind
Research29 Sep 2022 | 16
The truth about that draft law banning Uncle Sam buying insecure software
There's always a get-out clause
CSO19 Aug 2022 | 43
US military fuels eVTOL research with $75m contract
The renewed agreement more than doubles the DoD's deal with Joby Aviation
Science12 Aug 2022 | 11
US Space Force deploys robot dogs at Cape Canaveral base
Patrolling quadrupeds not fitted with 7.62mm tank machine guns – yet
Offbeat09 Aug 2022 | 34
BAE scores $699 million contract to support US Army supercomputers
Systems will help with the DoD's most demanding computational challenges including AI, ML, and analytics
HPC18 Jul 2022 | 7
Defense contractor pays $9m to settle whistleblower's cybersecurity allegations
Former Aerojet Rocketdyne employee cites failure to meet minimums for NASA, Pentagon
CSO11 Jul 2022 | 10
Pentagon: We'll pay you if you can find a way to hack us
DoD puts money behind bug bounty program after reward-free pilot
Research05 Jul 2022 | 18
China is trolling rare-earth miners online and the Pentagon isn't happy
Beijing-linked Dragonbridge flames biz building Texas plant for Uncle Sam
Bootnotes28 Jun 2022 | 41
DARPA wants to refuel drones in flight – wirelessly
Boffin agency seeks help to shoot 100kW through the air with lasers, but contributors don't have long to deliver
Edge + IoT14 Jun 2022 | 24
Pentagon opens up about its database of 400 smudges that may or may not be UFOs
'We're open to all hypotheses, we're open to any conclusions' says official
Bootnotes17 May 2022 | 28
AI helps scientists design novel plastic-eating enzyme
In brief Plus: Pentagon hires first chief digital and artificial intelligence officer, and more
AI + ML02 May 2022 | 20
$10b National Security Agency contract re-awarded to AWS
Microsoft won, Amazon complained. Amazon won, Microsoft complained. Amazon won... again
PaaS + IaaS28 Apr 2022 | 10
Departing Space Force chief architect likens Pentagon's tech acquisition to a BSoD
US military must 'ride the wave of commercial innovation ... or risk drowning under its own weight'
On-Prem19 Apr 2022 | 58
US military wants $29.8m for IT to boost AI intel analysis
Data from embedded sensors, from in the sea to in space, could be used with ML to detect next-gen weapons
AI + ML13 Apr 2022 | 6
US Army to build largest 3D-printed structures in the Americas
Do we have enough toner for barracks in Fort Bliss base in Texas?
Bootnotes09 Apr 2022 | 66
Pentagon again delays JWCC cloud mega-deal
Multi-cloud deal 'is going to take us a little bit longer than we thought,' says CIO
Off-Prem30 Mar 2022 | 5
DARPA to build life-saving AI models that think like medics
Project is a M*A*S*H-up of machine learning and battlefield decision-making
AI + ML30 Mar 2022 | 6
How can we recruit for the future if it takes an hour to send an email, asks Air Force AI bigwig in plea for better IT
Billions spent on weapons and boondoggles while service members battle away on cheapo PCs
Software28 Jan 2022 | 76
US DoD staffer with top-secret clearance stole identities from work systems to apply for loans
In brief Plus: Apple patches exploited-in-the-wild bug, White House zero-trust order, and more
Security27 Jan 2022 | 20
RAF shoots down 'terrorist drone' over US-owned special ops base in Syria
£200k Anglo-French heat-seeking missile does its thing
Security17 Dec 2021 | 112
Pentagon wants to drive digital and AI onto the battlefield
Re-orgs bureaucracy to deliver 'stronger alignment and synchronization'
AI + ML10 Dec 2021 | 7
Biting the hand that feeds IT
