Mark Pomerleau
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Washington, DC, United States
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DIA director sees room for improvement in cyber intelligence and support
The Department of Defense’s main intelligence arm is working to improve how it provides cyber intel to combatant commands around the world. “We think that there’s room for discussion about what’s the future of cyber intelligence really is in partnership with Cyber Command, NSA and others across the community to really define where we need […] → Read More
Army wants to develop EW payloads launched from the air and potentially the ground
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — The Army is looking at the potential for air- or even ground-launched electronic warfare platforms as part of a new modernized architecture to stay ahead of adversaries. So-called Air Launched Effects (ALE) are essentially small drones or payloads released in midair by larger aircraft, either manned or unmanned. These smaller […] → Read More
Army moving out on new short range and long-range electronic warfare platforms
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — The next year will be critical for the Army as it looks to both field and develop two electronic warfare capabilities in tandem that will provide critical jamming and sensing tools. The first such capability, the Terrestrial Layer System-Brigade Combat Team (TLS-BCT), is undergoing an important operational assessment that will […] → Read More
Air Force assessing information warfare lessons from Ukraine-Russia conflict
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is providing an important case study for how information warfare can play out in the modern era, according to a top U.S. Air Force general. “As we’re in competition leading up to this crisis, the ability of our enterprise to support our senior leaders and the [intelligence community] and the […] → Read More
Army to create new offensive cyber and space program office
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — The Army will create a new offensive cyber and space program office in 2023, spinning it off from its electronic warfare portfolio, according to officials. The new colonel-led, or O-6 level, program office will be under Program Executive Office Intelligence Electronic Warfare and Sensors and will be aptly called Program […] → Read More
Army leaders reviewing network portfolio, looking to place 'big bets' on new tech
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — The Army’s undersecretary and vice chief of staff are undertaking a portfolio review while tasking the service’s network modernization team with developing “big bets” for future technology. The review is aimed at evaluating requirements. “The vice and I are leading a capability portfolio review of the entire Army network. That’s […] → Read More
Army working through intelligence and electronic warfare management on integrated platform
The Army is still working on an approach to manage signals intelligence information and electronic warfare information, which exist under different authorities, aboard its forthcoming integrated platform, FedScoop has learned. The Terrestrial Layer System-Brigade Combat Team (TLS-BCT) is the first brigade-organic integrated cyber, electronic warfare and signals intelligence platform that will… → Read More
Army looking at 'payload agnostic' EW capabilities as it modernizes its architecture
AUGUSTA, Ga. — As the Army looks to rebuild its electronic warfare arsenal, it is developing a battlefield architecture taking a largely agnostic approach to platforms and payloads to maximize warfighter effectiveness in various theaters against a variety of threats. At the end of the Cold War, the Army divested much of its EW inventory. […] → Read More
Army looking at several dismounted electronic warfare concepts
AUGUSTA, Ga. — While the Army still works through a specific requirement for a dismounted electronic warfare jammer program of record, a Stryker-based system that will first be delivered next year will provided limited dismounted capability for soldiers, according to service officials. The Terrestrial Layer System-Brigade Combat Team (TLS-BCT), the Army’s first brigade-organic integrated EW, […] → Read More
JADC2 about much more than interconnected systems, Joint Staff's No. 2 IT official says
AUGUSTA, Ga. — If the Pentagon’s new vision for fighting, which seeks to better connect sensors and shooters on the battlefield, is merely about the systems, it will fail, according to a top Pentagon IT official. Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) is the Department of Defense’s way ahead for conducting operations in which sensor […] → Read More
Next phase of Army EW planning tool to focus on GPS denied environments
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The next phase of an Army electronic warfare tool to help visualize and plan operations in the invisible electromagnetic spectrum will focus on resilience in GPS denied environments. Described by officials as the glue holding all EW capabilities on the battlefield together, the Electronic Warfare Planning and Management Tool (EWPMT) is a […] → Read More
New Army intel unit having big impact on recently established 'triad'
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Army Cyber Command’s new intelligence unit blending historical military intelligence activities with commercial data and public information is providing critical insights in a rapid manner to a newly established “triad” between the service’s cyber, missile defense and special operations organizations. Last week, the Army announced this new triad between Army Cyber Command, […] → Read More
Army awards 2 contracts to develop concept for long-range EW system
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Army recently awarded Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics Mission Systems contracts to develop a proof of concept for a ground-based electronic warfare capability aimed to have effects over thousands of miles. The program for the Terrestrial Layer System-Echelons Above Brigade is designed for signals intelligence, electronic warfare and cyber operations and […] → Read More
Army experimenting with new platforms for aerial jamming pod
AUGUSTA, Ga. — After getting procurement dollars added back that were zeroed out in the previous year, the Army is now looking at potential changes to its forthcoming aerial electronic jamming pod. The Multi-Function Electronic Warfare-Air Large is a pod capable of serving as the first brigade-organic airborne electronic attack asset and providing limited cyberattack. […] → Read More
Army piloting new offensive cyber course for US Cyber Command
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Army is developing a pilot to better train offensive cyber operations personnel across the military on behalf of U.S. Cyber Command to address readiness gaps. Offensive cyber personnel across all the services were not ready to perform their job on day one, so the Army, serving as the executive agent for […] → Read More
Army lesson from Ukraine war: cyber, EW capabilities not decisive on their own
AUGUSTA, Ga. — One of the key observations the U.S. Army is taking from the war in Ukraine is that non-kinetic capabilities such as cyber and electronic warfare must be combined with other weapons in order to achieve their full potential on the battlefield. “The conflict also reveals an important aspect of both EW and cyber: neither […] → Read More
Air Force develops new model for battle management to underpin requirements for ABMS
The Air Force has developed a model for how battle management should be conducted in the future — an initiative that officials see as a requirement for the service’s forthcoming Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) architecture. ABMS is the Air Force’s contribution to the Pentagon’s Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) concept, which seeks to […] → Read More
DISA sees progress in migrating to milCloud replacement
The Defense Information Systems Agency has migrated 60 of 120 accounts from its old cloud infrastructure milCloud to the new model it’s replacing it with. In December, DISA announced it would sunset milCloud 2.0, transitioning to what it now calls Stratus, which offers a multi-tenant private cloud to meet unique mission partner needs. Since then, […] → Read More
Garrett Yee joins GDIT
General Dynamics Information Technology has appointed Garrett Yee as vice president and general manager of its Army sector, the company announced Monday. Yee retired from the Army in April as a two-star with his most recent assignment as assistant to the director of the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), which manages a $13 billion IT […] → Read More
Space Force officially creates cryptologic service component for NSA
The Space Force has officially established its own cryptologic component, FedScoop has learned. Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall made the notification July 2, according to a Space Force spokesperson. The director for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, S2, will serve as the service cryptologic chief with the S2 staff serving as the cryptologic staff. […] → Read More