Former Department of Defense (DoD) chief information security officer (CISO) David McKeown has been tapped as the agency’s first-ever special assistant for cybersecurity innovation, DoD’s CIO Office (CIO) said. […]
While the Pentagon continues to build its cybersecurity capabilities, not everyone within the agency’s departments is prioritizing meeting cybersecurity standards, said David McKeown, the Department of Defense’s (DoD) senior information security officer and deputy chief information officer, on Friday. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) has appointed Nora Christine Dillman as the new deputy director of the Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO), Dillman announced via a LinkedIn post on Sunday. […]
The Department of Defense’s (DoD) Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) is tightening up security around the department’s information systems with a new policy on managing access to DoD IT resources. […]
Department of Defense (DoD) Acting Chief Information Officer (CIO) Leslie Beavers said this week that she is working to reduce the barriers of entry for businesses looking to partner with the DoD by simplifying processes and revising criteria. […]
In June the Department of Defense (DoD) unveiled a wide-ranging vision to modernize the agency’s IT networks and compute infrastructure with the aim of providing better user-centric IT capabilities to warfighters around the globe. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) has appointed Leslie Beavers to take the reins as acting chief information officer (CIO), following John Sherman’s departure, according to her announcement last week on LinkedIn. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) is urging other U.S. government agencies, members of the defense industrial base (DIB), and international partners to take measures to avoid typos that could inadvertently expose sensitive military information to unintended email recipients. […]
The Defense Department (DoD) today unveiled a wide-ranging plan to modernize the agency’s IT networks and compute infrastructure with the aim of providing better user-centric IT capabilities to warfighters around the globe. […]
The Defense Department’s (DoD) Chief Information Officer (CIO) has launched the 24th annual DoD CIO Awards program with a departmentwide call for nominations to recognize individuals and teams in the DoD IT community. […]
The Department of Defense’s (DoD) Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) established a new office that seeks to bolster the partnership between the department and academia about cyber defense efforts, the Pentagon announced on Wednesday. […]
Department of Defense (DoD) Chief Information Officer John Sherman will be stepping down from his post at the end of this month, the department announced today. […]
The Department of Defense’s (DoD) Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) on June 4 released new guidance to help defense agencies implement target and advanced levels of the DoD’s Zero Trust Strategy. […]
Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks is making changes to the Pentagon’s authority to operate (ATO) process, which many industry officials have argued hinders rapid technology and software innovation. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) is giving defense agencies fresh direction on achieving continuous authorization for DevSecOps platforms. […]
Department of Defense (DoD) Chief Information Officer (CIO) John Sherman has officially launched a Customer Experience Officer (CXO) Portfolio Management Office, a DoD spokesperson confirmed to MeriTalk today. […]
Department of Defense (DoD) Chief Information Officer John Sherman said his office is taking over as the lead on the Pentagon’s 5G-related activities, effective Oct. 1. […]
House members today grilled officials from the Department of Defense (DoD) on a long-standing and vexing issue for Congress – the Pentagon’s inability to produce a clean audit opinion on its financial statements since that requirement went into effect for Federal agencies in 1990. […]
The U.S. military is continuing to play catch up when it comes to integrating vital technologies to achieve healthcare goals, a Department of Defense (DoD) official said today. […]
The Deputy CIO for Cybersecurity at the Defense Department (DoD) said on May 18 that the Pentagon is in the process of creating a Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Cybersecurity Strategy and estimated that it would be made available to the public later this year. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded BWX Technologies a $300 million contract to build the prototype for the first mobile nuclear microreactor built in the United States, titled Project Pele, the company announced June 9. […]
President Biden has nominated Milancy Harris to become Deputy Undersecretary for Security and Intelligence at the Department of Defense (DoD). […]
A Department of Defense (DoD) report on the state of competition in the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) underscores the need to bring in more small businesses, and implement sector-specific supply chain resiliency plans in order to increase competition and innovation in the DIB. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) has announced that its Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) has achieved initial operational capability in accordance with a Dec. 8, 2021 memorandum that required the establishment of CDAO, and for the office to attain initial operating capability by Feb. 1. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) has announced establishment of a Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer (CDAO), responsible for strengthening and integrating data, AI, and digital solutions across DoD. […]
The Department of Defense’s (DoD) IT shop seeks to hire new deputy directors to improve electromagnetic spectrum management, a move that reflects Pentagon leaders’ dedication to the issue. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) has appointed IT modernization expert Jason Weiss as the agency’s chief software officer (CSO). In this new role, Weiss will lead efforts to modernize legacy applications and implement modern software development practices across the DoD. […]
JFrog announced Monday that its JFrog Artifactory and JFrog Xray solutions are now accredited in the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Iron Bank and are available via Platform One, the Air Force’s software development platform. […]
The Pentagon announced that it is partnering with two Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to establish Centers of Excellence (CoEs) in Biotechnology and Materials Science. […]
After halting 42 of the prior administration’s defense-related advisory boards back in February, 16 of Department of Defense’s (DoD) advisory boards have been cleared by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to restart work, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said at a press conference September 2. […]