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By Mike Fong May 14, 2021 In recent years, the Department of Defense has made a number of efforts to tackle the problems presented by personnel using mobile devices. In 2018, the DOD restricted smartphone usage within secure spaces at the Pentagon -- carving out an exception for government-issued devices with the cameras and microphones removed -- and banned active-duty military from using mobile apps that tap GPS. From a distance, these moves may have seemed like overreactions. Yet the Pentagon knew that any smartphone, when targeted by a threat actor of the nation-state variety, can be turn...

By Chad Cisco May 13, 2021 The future of warfare is changing at an accelerated rate. The battles of the future will have less to do with Cold War-era equipment (planes, tanks, ships) and everything to do with data, information processing and the effective deployment of machine intelligence. Next-generation warfare will be enabled by artificial intelligence, network centric and light-speed fast. The stakes are not just high -- they are staggering. The victor will hold the high ground with compounding first-mover advantage. There’s no doubt about the ambitions of the Chinese Communist P...

Print this article President Joe Biden’s nominee for Army secretary, Christine Wormuth, on Thursday promised senators she would provide them data on extremism in the ranks as Republican lawmakers warned of unfounded claims about troops after a pro-Donald Trump mob stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6. Wormuth, a former Obama Pentagon undersecretary for policy, would be the first woman to serve in the role if confirmed. Senate Armed Services Committee members on both sides of the aisle praised her as “the right person” for the job, as put by Iowa Republican Joni Ernst. But Alaska Republican Da...

The Defense Department is expanding its vulnerability disclosure program to cover all of its publicly available systems, including networks, frequency-based communication, industrial control systems and internet-of-things devices.

By Lauren C. Williams May 11, 2021 Lawmakers are pressing the Biden administration to appoint a dedicated space acquisition chief, raising concerns that lack of leadership in the area has led to costly programs and delayed scheduling on key systems, like GPS. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense Chair Betty McCollum said the lack of a civilian acquisition chief for space operations was a significant problem and that the Air Force treated it like a "part-time job." "The Department of the Air Force has yet to resolve fundamental issues on roles, responsibilities, and authorities betwe...