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A note of thanks to the Breaking Defense readership
In which we give thanks to the whole Breaking Defense community. → Read More
'The game has changed': VMware exec says defense industry faces destructive cyberattacks, belligerent foes
VMware's Tom Kellerman linked an increased aggressiveness in attacks to geopolitical tensions with Russia and Belarus. → Read More
DoD issues cloud solicitations to AWS, Google, Microsoft, and Oracle
Google's addition is somewhat surprising since, in recent years, the company has pulled away from DoD work due to internal pressure on executives from its workforce. The apparent omission of IBM is also notable. → Read More
Former CISA head warns of rivals' 'destructive' cyber capabilities
"There's one line in [the notice] that should scare the hell out of everyone everywhere," Chris Krebs said. → Read More
CYBERCOM has conducted 'hunt-forward' ops in 14 countries, deputy says
Lt. Gen. Moore didn't provide details, but later said, "China is the number one priority for DoD. Therefore, it's [CYBERCOM chief] Gen. Nakasone's number one priority." → Read More
Pentagon rolls out v2.0 of controversial CMMC program
DoD said it will be "increasoversight of professional and ethical standards of third-party assessors." → Read More
Army CIO: 'Going Digital Is A Mindset; It's A Culture Change'
Prior to the Army Digital Transformation Strategy, "What we lacked in the Army was an integrator... a unity of effort to modernize. That's what the DTS is about," CIO Raj Iyer said. → Read More
Peraton Developing 'Single-Pane-Of-Glass' Visibility Across Army's Unified Network
"If there's one thing DoD and industry have done, it's try a whole bunch of different tools over the last 10 to 12 years. What we have to do now is string them all together to show which ones work best for the capabilities the Army needs today and divest the ones that they don't need," Peraton VP Jennifer Napper said. → Read More
Northrop Grumman Eyes Next-Gen SIGINT For Army
"So I think [the concept of integration is] so simple and yet so hard to achieve," Northrop VP Walsmith said. "You need to be able to integrate applications, whether they're your own or someone else's, with ease and simplicity. It is easy to say. It's very hard to engineer." → Read More
'Global By Nature': Generals Say Unified Network Is 'Operational Imperative'
"I will offer you there will be no sanctuary in the next fight. We have to have a resilient network," Lt. Gen. John Morrison said. → Read More
NSA Renews Focus On Securing Military Weapons Systems Against 'Capable' Rivals
"In terms of weapons systems, we have computers on wings, at sea, and on land. We don't think of [weapons systems] that way, but none of them work without computers," NSA's Joyce said. → Read More
Afghanistan, China, And The Gray Zone: House Committee Passes Intel Bill
The bill also requires the IC to share information with the Defense Department's Unexplained Aerial Phenomena Task Force. → Read More
In Artificial Intelligence, 'We Need To Be More Precise': Lt. Gen. O'Brien
Not giving airmen the tech they need is "like having an excellent sniper and handing him a knife that hasn't been sharpened in a while," Air Force Chief Information Officer Lauren Barrett Knausenberger said. → Read More
Air Force Needs 'Zealots For The Electromagnetic Spectrum': General
"[The electromagnetic spectrum is] like the oxygen that surrounds us right now. You don't have a choice. You are in it," the Air Force's director of EMS superiority said. → Read More
DoD Spending On JADC2 Jumps, With Increased Focus On Interoperability: Report
Govini's Billy Fabian said that for some JADC2 problems, the DoD has a "closing window... before the next generation of capabilities are too far along in development. Otherwise, it risks making its interoperability challenges even worse." → Read More
'If We Don't Change, We're Going To Lose': Air Force Strategy Dep. Chief Hinote
"Not in all cases, but in more and more cases, we are at parity with our competitor. I don't think that's okay," Lt. Gen. S. Clinton Hinote said. → Read More
DoD Buys Two New Supercomputers That Rank Among Its Most Powerful Ever
The two new supercomputers, according to the company, will provide DoD with a combined total of over 365,000 cores, more than 775 terabytes of memory, and a total of 47 petabytes of high-performance storage. → Read More
JADC2 Implementation Plan 'Weeks Away': J6's Parker
"Joint always seems fun until we get into decisions about who governs this," joked Army CIO Raj Iyer. → Read More
Next DoD Budget To Feature Detailed 'Investments' To Battle Climate Change: Hicks
“These are not ideological issues of climate versus warfighting,” Kathleen Hicks, deputy secretary of defense, said Wednesday. “This is about ensuring we are resilient and capable for the warfighter of the future, and we'll be making those investments.” → Read More
Global Chinese Influence Campaign Sought To Spark Protests In US: Mandiant Report
"This direct call for physical mobilization is a significant development compared to prior activity, potentially indicative of an emerging intent to motivate real-world activity outside of China’s territories," Mandiant researchers noted. → Read More