DoD ‘Office’ Functions Move To Cloud In Multi-Billion-Dollar Contract
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A new warfighting network, DEOS, will provide common enterprise applications at local base, post, camp, and station levels — including deployed and afloat organizations.
The Fraying Edge: Limits Of The Army’s Global Network
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The Army wants a single seamless data system from home base to the front line. That’s even harder than it sounds.
Troubled JRSS Cyber System Exposes DoD Data, Says DoD IG
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JRSS is not secure enough so DoD data is at risk. Operators don’t have the tools they need to properly monitor and troubleshoot the system and the training to run it properly.
DISA Seeks Encryption That Quantum Computers Can’t Break
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DISA will use OTA contracting to develop an encryption model that can’t be broken by quantum computers.
DoD Awards Contract To Break Its Security Clearance Logjam
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Can artificial intelligence, machine learning, and agile development help clear the massive backlog?
End Of Passwords: DISA Tests Walkabout Identity System
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DISA has identified 46 factors that could be used to help it get rid of passwords on your mobile device, including gait, the way you swipe, and how you hold your phone or tablet.
How To Wage Global Cyber War: Nakasone, Norton, & Deasy
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The military needs a globe-spanning network to counter threats that no single theater command can cope with. That takes more than just technology.
Common Cyber Standards Will Steamroller Hold-Outs: DoD Officials
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This year promises to be a year of big changes in how the Defense Department does Cyber — and leaders are warning staffers that it’s not going to be business as usual.
Pentagon Builds Mega-Database For Spectrum & Electronic Warfare
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The JSDR database won’t just keep American communications officers from mistakenly scrambling each others’ signals, either. By providing a comprehensive baseline of what friendly transmissions look like, the mega-database will make it easier for Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) and Electronic Warfare (EW) troops to hone in on enemy transmissions.
Raytheon Touts Aircraft Cyber Protection; Jordan Signs Deal
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Raytheon has developed cyber tools to warn pilots and maintainers if their systems have been compromised and to find vulnerabilities. The company announced a contract today here to provide Jordan with cybersecurity for the planes that fly the royal family,