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The secretary of State named cybersecurity and emerging tech as critical areas for capacity building at State, alongside climate, global health and multilateral technology.

The Defense Department has been increasingly looking to recruit civilians to fill its tech talent needs, but some lawmakers are concerned that the mission of uniformed troops could suffer.

Latest news and information about Defense Department-related IT, C4ISR, weapons systems, programs, contracts and procurement.

The Coast Guard is looking to give its enforcement personnel access to its safety and law enforcement database via mobile apps.

Private networks offer the fastest way to deploy and control a 5G network environment, increasing broadband speed and coverage and leveraging network splicing.

Mieke Eoyang, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy said one of DODs main cyber workforce challenges is being able to set expectations around policymakers calls to step in and defend against cyberattacks.

Two separate Senate bills set different deadlines for federal contractors, critical infrastructure providers and other covered companies to report cyber incidents to the federal government.

The Biden administrations pick to lead the Defense Departments operational testing, Nickolas Guertin, called the departments inability to conduct independent cyber assessments of commercial cloud systems "a severe limitation."

Army CIO Raj Iyer wants to overhaul IT policy so it doesnt stand in the way of the services goal to become more technologically agile.

The addition of commercial cellular infrastructure will enable reservists and responders to work more efficiently at the edge.