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April 17, 2024
Brown: Joint Force must continually drive change as threats evolve

The Defense Department must continually drive change and anticipate emerging threats to meet evolving national security demands, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr., said April 16.
April 3, 2024
DOD Cyber Officials Detail Progress on Zero Trust Framework Roadmap

The Defense Department is on track to implement its zero trust cybersecurity framework by the end of fiscal year 2027, senior Pentagon officials said.
Jan. 25, 2024
Battle Looming Between AI and Counter-AI, Says Official

The United States is well positioned to advance in the artificial intelligence space, the executive director of the DOD Cyber Crime Center said during the Google Defense Forum.
Jan. 12, 2024
DOD Releases First Defense Industrial Strategy

The National Defense Industrial Strategy lays out long-term priorities that will guide DOD actions and resource prioritization with the aim of creating a modern, resilient defense industrial ecosystem.
Sept. 12, 2023
DOD's Cyber Strategy Emphasizes Building Partner Capacity

The DOD made public its 2023 Cyber Strategy which reveals a new emphasis on helping U.S. partners and allies build their own cyber capacity.
June 24, 2022
Exporting Repression: 'Made In' Labels Not as Important as Technology Itself 

Technology with capabilities to censor and to send data back to the Chinese government is a security risk for the U.S. government and military, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy said. 
June 13, 2022
Leadership Key to Moving Defense Department Toward Data-Driven Future 

Getting after what motivates people — the incentives — is how the department will further its data and AI goals, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen H. Hicks, said.
June 9, 2022
Digital Transformation, AI Important in Keeping Battlefield Edge, Leaders Say

Defense Department officials discussed the importance of digital transformation and artificial intelligence in enabling warfighters to maintain a battlefield advantage, even as China and Russia develop their own AI for military purposes. 
May 25, 2022
DOD: It's Not Just State Actors Who Pose Cyber Threat to U.S.

It's not just hackers operating at the behest of adversarial nation states who pose a threat to U.S. cyber infrastructure — it's also cyber criminals who are just in it for the money, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy said.
May 11, 2022
AI-Powered App Aims to Discover Talent in Guard, Reserve

Members of the Reserve and National Guard are highly skilled across a variety of private-sector industries and have the potential to make substantial contributions to Defense Department missions, a DOD official said.
April 20, 2022
DOD Aims to Close Gap in Bringing U.S. Tech Innovation to Market

With the U.S. currently responsible for only about 12% of global microelectronics production, the Defense Department-led "microelectronics commons" aims to close the gaps that prevent the best ideas in technology from reaching the market.
Feb. 14, 2022
Black History Month focuses on ‘Health and Wellness’

Black History Month’s 2022 national theme “Black Health and Wellness” focuses on the well-being of the African American community.
Feb. 14, 2022
The Power of Women in the STEM Workforce

A significant gender gap has persisted throughout the years at all levels of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines all over the world. Even though women have made tremendous progress towards increasing their participation in higher education, they are still
Jan. 18, 2022
DOD Technology Chief Emphasizes People, Teamwork

The Defense Department's chief technology officer is emphasizing people and teamwork as the avenue to keep America's technological edge.
Dec. 22, 2021
National Cyber Director Unveils New Approach at Cyber War College Conference

Chris Inglis, the first National Cyber director, used the Cyber Beacon forum at the Cyber War College conference to explain his new approach to cyber warfare.
Nov. 30, 2021
DOD's Chief Data Officer Encourages Students to Pursue STEM Careers

Attracting young people to embrace education in STEM subjects — science, technology, engineering and math — and sparking their interest in STEM careers, is critical to keeping the nation first in technology, a Defense Department official said.
Nov. 30, 2021
Mission Partner Environment Cuts Decision Making, Kill Chain

The DOD's Mission Partner Environment will allow partner nations to use their own networks to connect to SABRE and seamlessly share information between them so that decisions can be made more quickly.
Nov. 18, 2021
Defense Innovation Unit Publishes 'Responsible AI Guidelines'

The Defense Innovation Unit released its initial "Responsible AI Guidelines" document Nov. 15, with intent to operationalize the Defense Department's ethical principles of artificial intelligence into its commercial prototyping and acquisition efforts.
Nov. 12, 2021
Allies, Partners Play Key Role in Cybersecurity, Says Official

Allies and partners play a key role in cybersecurity, Mieke Eoyang, deputy assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy, said in a virtual fireside chat at C4ISRNet CYBERCON 2021.
Nov. 8, 2021
Official Says DOD, With Help From Partners, on Cusp of Cutting-Edge Innovations

Artificial intelligence, quantum computing, bioengineering and other leap-ahead technologies were topics addressed by the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering.

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