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Air Force to install new manager to oversee next-gen command and control
The Air Force will soon install a new leader to oversee all of its complex command, control and communications initiatives and ultimately empower the military branch to better support the Pentagon’s ambitious vision for a more connected way of conducting warfare, according to Secretary Frank Kendall. Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) is the Defense […] → Read More
DOD to roll out new online marketplace to speedily buy AI-aligned tech
The Pentagon’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) is preparing to launch a new one-stop online “marketplace” to solicit, evaluate and curate technologies specifically associated with AI, machine learning, data and analytics — and also enable Defense Department components to rapidly buy those digital capabilities, according to a recently published special notice. With its […] → Read More
Spacecom leader lays out wish list for DARPA-led innovation
Space domain awareness, autonomous systems, and maneuver and logistics capabilities are at the top of U.S. Space Command’s wish list for new innovative tech from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, according to its Deputy Commander Lt. Gen. John Shaw. Speaking about the need for better domain awareness, Shaw referred to a “tyranny of volume,” […] → Read More
Mike Madsen to take helm as acting director of Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit
Mike Madsen — an Air Force veteran, decorated combat pilot and former legislative liaison — will serve as the Defense Innovation Unit’s acting director once Mike Brown officially exits on Sept. 2, FedScoop has learned. That role will mark a temporary promotion for Madsen, who currently serves as DIU’s deputy director and director of strategic […] → Read More
FAA evaluates unique laser-blocking eyewear developed by Air Force Research Lab
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — As the threat of laser strikes against pilots escalates, the Federal Aviation Administration is assessing advanced laser eye protection engineered by the Air Force Research Laboratory for more widespread commercial use. Years in-development, those tangerine-ish colored lenses on notably dainty spectacles were one of multiple mechanisms and capabilities… → Read More
CIO Sherman: DOD is committed to fully implementing zero trust by 2027
The Pentagon plans to implement a zero-trust architecture across its entire sprawling enterprise by 2027, its Chief Information Officer John Sherman confirmed on Wednesday. It won’t be an easy feat to implement these technical and cultural shifts to enable the ultramodern cybersecurity framework. But according to Sherman, that near-term work will likely prove essential to […] → Read More
Defense Intelligence Agency confronts data access challenges in complex move to the cloud
The Defense Intelligence Agency is making progress in modernizing the military and intelligence community’s top-secret IT network — the Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communication System (JWICS) — but it’s currently taking some time to determine the proper and most secure data access points for the envisioned cloud infrastructure underpinning it, the agency’s CIO said on Tuesday. […] → Read More
Hicks wants more high-level oversight of Pentagon's JADC2 efforts
A shakeup could be coming soon in the way the Pentagon manages its Joint All-Domain Command and Control efforts, FedScoop has learned. A defense official close to Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks confirmed that Hicks sees the need for “additional, high-level oversight for JADC2 coordination.” The Joint All-Domain Command and Control initiative aims to better […] → Read More
Hicks says Pentagon has different employment strategy for hypersonics than China, Russia
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Pentagon leaders are “laser-focused” on developing new capabilities like hypersonic weapons, but they also plan to employ the systems differently than competitors like China or Russia, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks told reporters Thursday. Hypersonic missiles are designed to fly faster than Mach 5 and be highly maneuverable. The weapons are […] → Read More
Transportation Command developing new dashboard for better data fusion
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. — With support and resources from the Pentagon’s nascent Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO), U.S. Transportation Command is developing a new dashboard to advance data-informed decision-making and provide a better common operating picture. Transcom is a functional combatant command responsible for the Defense Department’s integrated global mobility… → Read More
Oak Ridge National Lab officials view new innovation push as modern day 'Manhattan Project'
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — The U.S. government has perhaps its best chance in recent decades to drive technological innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) officials told leaders of the departments of Defense and Energy on Wednesday, with some likening it to the push for new capabilities during the World War II era. That Tennessee-based lab […] → Read More
Hicks' multi-state tour to focus on emerging and disruptive defense tech
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks will tour government and research facilities across four states this week, where she will be briefed on and observe advanced technology projects the Pentagon is increasingly prioritizing to prepare for future — and likely more digital — warfare. As the Pentagon’s No. 2 official, Hicks has been a driving […] → Read More
DOD trying new approach for Tradewind AI initiative
The Department of Defense is introducing a new approach for its Tradewind Initiative that it’s using to pursue new artificial intelligence capabilities, FedScoop has learned. FedScoop confirmed this week that the Pentagon’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) recently updated its tradewindai.com website, and is now trying it out as a one-stop-shop to announce […] → Read More
Pentagon's R&E enterprise confronts emerging tech manufacturability gaps
The Pentagon’s research and engineering directorate is investigating manufacturing challenges that are affecting the defense industrial base and hindering its ability to deploy capabilities aligned with the technology areas that have been deemed most critical to ensuring national security in the years ahead. Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu unveiled her 14 […] → Read More
Biden signs CHIPS and Science Act to spur US-made national security technologies
President Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act into law on Tuesday, authorizing new policies and billions in funding to advance research and development and help fortify American technology manufacturing and supply chains. Semiconductors, or chips, help power weapon systems, computers, phones, appliances, automobiles, and many other modern technologies. Though they were first invented in […] → Read More
DOD eyeing ‘transformational’ edge computing, fog computing tech
The Pentagon is exploring new collaborations with technology companies that can provide potentially game-changing edge and fog computing capabilities to support military missions. Defense Department platforms that underpin multi-domain operations rely on sensors that capture huge volumes of data about equipment and their operating environments. While edge computing solutions enable real-time… → Read More
Former Space Force tech chief highlights JADC2 hurdles, encourages experimentation
Experimentation should be prioritized and considered vital to achieving the Pentagon’s ambitious plans to enable the military’s next-generation command and control architecture, according to the Space Force’s former chief technology and innovation officer. The Defense Department’s Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) concept aims to connect and leverage all the sensors, shooters and… → Read More
NRO, Air and Space Forces jointly investigating how to improve space-based ISR
The Space Force, Air Force and National Reconnaissance Office are deepening collaboration as they explore better ways to provide critical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) information to warfighters and U.S. policymakers, NRO Director Chris Scolese confirmed on Thursday. ISR capabilities enable officials to gather intel about adversaries by tracking their behavior and… → Read More
AI task force for Navy surface fleet devising comprehensive data catalog
A Navy task force formed to operationalize artificial intelligence and machine learning across the surface fleet is steering efforts to fix data and lay the foundation for associated emerging technology applications in the near future. Effective AI depends on data that is “clean” or cohesive enough to build algorithms off of. Naval Surface Force components, […] → Read More
Naval Surface Force plan to accelerate AI adoption expected 'in the next few weeks’
Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet has reached the final phase of drafting its first-ever, overarching data and artificial intelligence strategy and implementation plan — and aims to share those resources more broadly before this summer ends, a key task force leader told FedScoop on Friday. Naval Surface Force organizations perform a variety of administrative, […] → Read More