The plan is for Space Systems Command’s Commercial Satellite Communications Office to set up a contracting vehicle that allows military users to buy satellite-direct-to-cellular communications capability as a service, said Clare Grason, who heads that office.
By Theresa HitchensB-21, hypersonics and more: How digital development is driving industry innovation
Technological advancements are key to keeping pace with customer demands and evolving threat landscapes.
“Thunderdome has confirmed its potential by laying a zero-trust technology foundation, but the work doesn’t end there,” Christopher Barnhurst, DISA deputy director, said.
By Jaspreet Gill
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Countdown to 2027: Where to Start Implementing the Zero Trust Strategy for the Department of Defense
Defense Department organizations have four years to deploy seven pillars, including 45 core capabilities of zero trust.
By Breaking Defense
The new plan is broken down into three imperatives: integrating data management, automating resource allocation and fusing situational awareness.
By Jaspreet Gill and Theresa Hitchens
The contract was awarded in August, but the government froze work until a protest by Verizon was resolved, a Defense Department official told Breaking Defense.
By Jaspreet Gill
“Research shows that at some point in the not too distant future when quantum information science matures and quantum computers are able to reach a sufficient size and level of sophistication, they’ll be capable of breaking much of the cryptography that currently secures our digital communication,” a senior administration official said.
By Jaspreet Gill
New framework designed “so we spend a vast majority of our time actually focusing on the security […] and not spending, where we traditionally were, about 80% of our time just getting the paperwork ready so we could get an approval to operate.”
By Jaspreet Gill
Modernizing our supply chain is a national security imperative
Closing supply chain gaps in innovating technology will reposition the industrial base to be a strategic source of value.
Sunset deadline could be tight, according to a former DISA official, as “May 2022 is tomorrow in terms of DoD IT.”
By Andrew Eversden
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In this Game Changer article, we discuss how Internet Operations Management addresses the issue of centralized visibility and operational control.
By Breaking Defense
“I have a mantra of ‘I want to kill to the [Common Access Card] as the primary authentication mechanism for the department’,” Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner said. “Industry has better authentication, and it’s not just two-factor, it’s truly multi-factor authentication.”
By Brad D. Williams
Notably, the committee chair’s markup calls for private sector engagement in developing new cyber threat sharing capabilities.
By Brad D. Williams
The new office is slated for October, Pentagon CIO John Sherman said, while also giving updates on the Spectrum Strategy implementation plan and the cyber workforce strategy.
By Brad D. Williams
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IOM will enable Joint Force Headquarters-DoD Information Network to gain real-time visibility over all defense networks.
By Barry Rosenberg
“Today’s EMS Superiority Strategy combined our electromagnetic warfare and spectrum equities for the first time ever,” said Vice Chairman John Hyten. “The Strategy’s I-Plan sets us on a path to dominate the future battle space. We are determined to get there and achieve spectrum superiority in all domains.”
By Brad D. Williams
