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Contracting Remains A Roadblock For DoD’s Move To the Cloud, Air Force Official Says

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, January 16th, 2014

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Contracting Remains A Roadblock For DoD’s Move To the Cloud, Air Force Official Says

Contracting mechanisms are proving just as much of a roadblock to the Department of Defense’s planned implementation of cloud computing as security has been, according to Air Force’s chief technology and chief information officer. DoD has appointed the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) as its “cloud broker”--meaning that DISA will help pair the military and other Pentagon programs with cloud service providers and ensure security protocols are followed. Two years since taking on its brokerage role, DISA has yet to…

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

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Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

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Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]