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DoD unveils IT integration, interoperability strategy - News
June 26, 2024WASHINGTON. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) released its plans to drive interoperability and integration in information technology (IT) across the department, with a new blueprint called "Fulcrum: DOD Information Technology Advancement Strategy" that emphasizes an IT approach that ensures future capabilities align with warfighter needs.
TECHNOLOGY UPDATE: U.S. military trialing AI tools for more than battlefield advantage - Story
June 20, 2024The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the military is getting a lot of press these days, and indications are that the buzz around it will only increase.
MOSA makes business case for small companies, DoD leader says - News
June 18, 2024NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. During his Day 1 keynote address at the MOSA Industry & Government Summit in National Harbor, Md., Dr. David Honey, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, said that modular open systems approach (MOSA) initiatives like the SOSA [Sensor Open Systems Architecture] Technical Standard creates opportunities for innovative small companies.
New satellite program from Space Development Agency enables newer vendors to compete - News
June 03, 2024ARLINGTON, Va. The Space Development Agency (SDA -- a unit of the U.S. Space Force) debuted its its Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated LEO (HALO) program, which aims to assemble a pool of pre-approved vendors that are eligible to compete for upcoming space and satellite demonstration projects.
Sea-based space launch infrastructure agreement signed with DIU - News
May 28, 2024WASHINGTON. Launch-infrastructure company The Spaceport Company (TSC) won a contract with the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to deliver cargo and enable greater access to space by leveraging a unique type of sea-based mobile space launch complex.
DoD's top infosys officer says battlespace awareness is most important cyber issue - News
May 23, 2024WASHINGTON. Protecting the joint force by being vigilant within the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) cyber battlespace is the top issue facing the DoD and the wider defense community, stated Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert J. Skinner, who serves as both the director of Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and commander of the joint headquarters for DoD's Information Network (DODIN).
DoD experts talk accelerating MOSA adoption at MOSA Summit - News
May 22, 2024NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) experts on open architectures and modular open system approach (MOSA) strategies from Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) PMA-209, Army DEVCOM C5ISR Center, PEO Aviation, and the Air Force ACC will gather on the "You Had Me at Title 10 (MOSA) – Leading Open Standards (FACE, HOST, CMOSS, SOSA) Charge Forward" panel at the MOSA Industry and Government Summit and Expo on June 17 at 1 pm EDT at the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.