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Technology is no longer just an enabler for U.S. military services and defense agencies — it is essential to the mission of defense. Each week, DefenseScoop will publish a new podcast featuring leaders from the Department of Defense and defense industry on news, trends and insights related to the use of technology in top national security and defense initiatives and the future of U.S. military operations.
Scoop New Group and GDIT recently partnered for a jam-packed event focused on the emergence of quantum computing and the implications on federal cybersecurity. One of the highlights of the event was a panel I hosted featuring top cybersecurity and tech leaders from the defense community discussing how quantum is impacting DOD and the military services.We’ll turn now to that conversation with Wanda Jones Heath, principal cyber adviser of the Department of the Air Force, Dan Gunlycke, Technical Director of the Naval Quantum Computing Program Office, Dept. of Navy, and Jim Matney, VP of defense strategy for GDIT.
DISA’s Hosting and Compute Center was opened in 2021 to empower the warfighter to execute at the speed of mission with cloud computing and other hosting and computing services. Now two years later, the HaCC, as it's called, is smashing its strategic goals out of the park while leading the administration of one of the largest and highest-profile cloud computing contracts in all of government.Sharon Woods, the director of the HaCC, joins the DefenseScoop podcast to discuss the latest on the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability, what the center has in store next, and much more.The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon.If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify.
On todays episode, DefenseScoop Pentagon Correspondent Brandi Vincent has a special interview with the U.S. Naval Observatory’s Geoff ChesterAlso on the episode is Bryan Thomas, Managing Director, Department of Defense, Google Public Sector to talk about how Google Cloud is differentiating itself from other providers in this space to deliver best-of-breed cloud services to the defense community.
As defense agencies build out their cloud environment, they have a wide range of use cases that need to be addressed, such as improving workforce collaboration, modernizing mission delivery and providing critical mission insights in austere environments.Today, on the DefenseScoop Podcast is Bryan Thomas, Managing Director, Department of Defense, Google Public Sector to talk about how Google Cloud is differentiating itself from other providers in this space to deliver best-of-breed cloud services to the defense community.Google for Government is a DefenseScoop Podcast sponsor.
DefenseScoop's Brandi Vincent is joined by Greg Levesque, CEO and Co-Founder of Strider Technologies, a firm dedicated to revolutionizing the way companies, universities, research institutions, and government agencies protect their innovation and compete in a new era of global strategic competition.
Cybersecurity firms have pioneered the use of artificial intelligence in their products, but the latest generation of AI technology offers hope that a greater share of the work to secure computer systems could be automated. A new competition at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency aims to jump start efforts to build open source AI tools to find and fix vulnerabilities. Program Manager Perri Adams leads that effort and recently caught up with my colleague Elias Grolls on the CyberScoop Safe Mode podcast to discuss how to encourage developers to build tools that anyone might use to secure computer systems.The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon.If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify.
As the Defense Department continues to modernize its cloud environment, leaders are looking at ways to bring cloud-enabled tools to service men and women in the field. Joining the Defense Scoop Podcast today is John Harvey, Customer Engineering Manager at Google to talk about how the DOD is using AI-embedded tools to support its service members in the field.
Last month, FedScoop hosted its annual FedTalks in Washington D.C. In its 14th year, the event is the largest annual gathering of C-level executives, leaders and innovators from the government and tech community.Leslie Beavers, principal deputy CIO for the Department of Defense, delivered the closing keynote at the event and showcased the work the Pentagon is doing in cybersecurity, digital transformation and modernization. Listen now to Beavers’ closing FedTalk.The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon.If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify.
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The Special Competitive Studies Project, which has continued the work of the now dissolved National Security Commission on AI, issued its latest report this week on generative AI and its impact on the global competitive landscape. That report states, among other things, that recent advancements in AI come as transformations in geopolitical structuring resemble that of the days leading up to World War I. And because of that, “This moment provides the United States government with a unique opportunity to lead with conviction as humanity enters a new era.“Ylli Buy-Rak-Tari is the CEO and President of the Special Competitive Studies Project, and he joins me now to discuss the major takeaways from SCSP’s new report and the stakes at play for the U.S. as it looks to embrace AI for defense, national security and more.
Today countries operate under complex global-scale systems. So when regions are affected by extreme weather events, the impact on crops and water access can cause a domino effect and impact U.S. national security interests. U.S. defense and intelligence communities are increasingly turning to Google Earth Engine to monitor the impact of climate events on a planetary scale, shares Google’s Sean Wohltman. He explains how the data engine functions and ways it is serving defense organizations.
Yael Grauer, an investigative technology journalist, joins the show to talk about all the ways people are tracked online by data brokers – and what the average internet user can do to increase their privacy online and strip their personal information off the web. CyberScoop reporter Tonya Riley also talks about mental health issues within the cybersecurity industry.
Climate change and defense – two topics that you don’t often think about together. But in recent years, the Defense Department has made sustainability, climate and energy resiliency top priorities related to national security. And it makes sense – not only is the DOD one of the largest energy consumers in the world, but in the digital age, emerging threats put the department’s access to energy at risk in novel and new ways.Joining me to discuss the DOD’s focus on the climate and energy, how innovative technology plays a role in that and what’s coming next is Brendan Owens, assistant secretary of defense for energy, installation and environment.
DOD advisor and Google technical director Thom Kenney says that in the age of strategic competition, the United States’ ability to respond to threats and contingencies worldwide will depend on a robust and agile logistics system. He shared how generative AI could play a larger role in transforming logistics if it is applied ethically and responsibly in a recent DefenseScoop podcast.
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In 2020, The secretary of the U.S. Navy signed out an Information Superiority Vision, naming information superiority as a key strategic focus for the department,as well as restructuring and empowering the role of the Navy CIO, and charting a course for the sea service to take action on its most pressing needs in IT and cybersecurity.
Now more than three years later, the Navy is continuing to execute on that strategy, with some new technology leadership in place. One of those leaders is Justin Fanelli, technical director for Navy’s PEO Digital and newly appointed acting CTO for the service. In a conversation with the Daily Scoop podcast, Fanelli touches on how the department has made progress executing the Information Superiority Vision, how the department is approaching AI and what the service is doing to better bridge the valley of death to scale innovation.
The Government Accountability Office is highlighting 37 areas across the federal government on its most recent High Risk List. The Department of Defense’s approach to business transformation and business systems modernization were among high risk areas.Vijay D’Souza, director of information technology and cybersecurity at the Government Accountability Office, discusses how the DOD can work to improve their business systems modernization.The DefenseScoop Podcast is available twice a month. If you want to hear more of the latest from the Department of Defense, subscribe to The DefenseScoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is launching a dynamic engagement effort to reimagine the future of artificial intelligence for national security. DARPA will use AI Forward to collaborate with and help shape future research paths for the community of experts now working to make trustworthy AI a near-term reality.DefenseScoop reporter Brandi Vincent recently spoke with Dr. Matt Turek, deputy director of DARPA’s Information Innovation Office, about the future of technologies like Chat GPT and the potential impact it will have on national security.The DefenseScoop Podcast is available twice a month. If you want to hear more of the latest from the Department of Defense, subscribe to The DefenseScoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.
Department of the Air Force Chief Information Officer Lauren Knausenberger will be stepping down from her role in June, after almost three years at the helm and six years at the department.Throughout her time as CIO, Knausenberger has been a vocal proponent of digital transformation and IT modernization efforts in support of airmen. Knausenberger joins the podcast to discuss how she came to her decision, the momentum she hopes continues with her successor and her biggest accomplishments in the role.The DefenseScoop Podcast is available twice a month. If you want to hear more of the latest from the Department of Defense, subscribe to The DefenseScoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.
The Pentagon is undergoing a zero-trust pilot effort, testing the cybersecurity architecture in the cloud. The Department of Defense has a 2027 goal to fully implement the architecture in the cloud. At the Zero Trust Summit, presented by CyberScoop, Director of DOD’s Zero Trust Portfolio Management Office Randy Resnick explains what his office has accomplished in the last 12 months.Also at last month’s Zero Trust Summit, Renata Spinks, assistant director for IC4 and chief information officer at the Marine Corps and Cisco’s Peter Romness joined Scoop News Group’s Mike Farrell to discuss how they’re enabling the transition to zero trust across DOD. The DefenseScoop Podcast is available twice a month. If you want to hear more of the latest from the Department of Defense, subscribe to The DefenseScoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.
Organizations across government are using “digital twins” as a vital piece to IT and process modernization. Chris Lisk, vice president for public sector at Celonis, explains what digital twins are and how they can enable the warfighter. This interview is underwritten by Celonis.The Air Force will conduct its next “BRAVO” hackathon March 20 through March 24 at Hurlburt Field in Florida. Prior BRAVO hackathons have resulted in prototypes and innovations that influence major Department of Defense programs. Stuart Wagner, chief digital transformation officer of the Air Force and Space Force, and Jimmy “Rev” Jones, lead program manager of the Air Force’s “STITCHES” warfighter application team, discuss the goals for the upcoming hackathon and the impact previous hackathons have had on DOD operations.The DefenseScoop Podcast is available twice a month.If you want to hear more of the latest from the Department of Defense, subscribe to The DefenseScoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.
The Navy is looking to add vendors to add to its roster of contractors for a $982 million contract for unmanned vehicles.
The Department of Defense released its new zero trust strategy and roadmap last week.
Steve Stone, head of Zero Labs at Rubrik, Inc. and former senior analyst for cyber threats at U.S. Transportation Command's Cyber Intelligence Branch, discusses best practices for implementing the strategy across the military.
The Defense Business Board at the Pentagon is studying a number of issues that relate to the way that companies do business with DOD.
Stan Soloway, president and CEO of Celero Strategies LLC, former deputy undersecretary of defense for acquisition reform and a recent addition to the Defense Business Board, explains what the landscape looks like for companies trying to do business with the Pentagon.
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DARPA is calling for artificial intelligence “reinforcements” to bolster the military’s air combat capabilities. The Department of Defense is reevaluating irregular warfare and information operations.
The Department of Defense says it’s made progress toward a clean opinion in its release of the results of the 2022 audit this week. Those results came from a DOD Inspector General’s office that hasn’t had a confirmed leader in six years.
Glenn Fine, nonresident fellow in the governance studies program at The Brookings Institution and former acting inspector general at the Department of Defense, discusses the state of the IG community at the Pentagon.
The Department of Defense has released its new Zero Trust Strategy and Roadmap. Hear David McKeown, acting principal deputy chief information officer at the Department of Defense, and Randy Resnick, DOD’s Zero Trust Portfolio Management Office chief, discuss the new strategy at a press conference held Tuesday.
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The Space Development Agency is looking to create an app factory for developing software to automate battle management networks. Following this year’s capstone Project Convergence experiment, Army leaders say there’s more work to be done managing data.
The Department of Defense says it’s rooting out a series of obstacles for cybersecurity companies to deal with the Pentagon.
Steve Blank, co-creator of the Hacking for Defense and Hacking for Diplomacy, adjunct professor at Stanford University and co-founder of the Gordian Knot Center on National Security Innovation, discusses the trajectory for innovation in DOD.
DOD aircraft programs are struggling to keep their aircraft in the air. Only four out of 49 programs meet their mission capable goals most of the time.
Diana Maurer, director of defense capabilities and management at the Government Accountability Office, explains what her team found about the mission readiness of military aircraft.
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The Defense Innovation Unit will add four companies to its roster of vendors supporting the internet in space. Research and development teams in the Pentagon will have new resources to share information.
A council of former federal information technology leaders meet regularly to talk about how they can continue to help the federal IT community make progress.
Essye Miller, CEO of Executive Business Management, LLC and former Dept. of Defense principal deputy chief information officer, discusses the purpose of the council and how it seeks to help the federal and defense IT community.
The new leader of the new information management and technology directorate in the Office of the Secretary of Defense says one of her goals is building enterprise IT in her office.
Danielle Metz, director of information management and technology and chief information officer at the Office of the Secretary of Defense, explains her office’s mission.
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The Department of Defense is moving towards the pinnacle of its data convergence. The department’s new missile defense review also includes a new focus on kamikaze drones.
December will mark the six-month anniversary of the full operational capability for the Office of the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office at the Pentagon. At CyberTalks, Katie Savage, deputy CDAO for digital services, explains the three ways the digital landscape of DOD has changed.
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Danielle Metz is the new CIO and will lead the new Information Management and Technology directorate within the Office of the Secretary of Defense. At CyberTalks, Metz explains what she’ll focus on as she stands up the new office.
U.S. Cyber Command is reviewing results of a defense cyberspace operation concept it recently concluded. Col. Candice Frost, commander of the Joint Intelligence Operations Center at U.S. Cyber Command, discusses how her organization collects threat intelligence and what it does with it.
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The Army is planning to transition two artificial intelligence algorithms through its technology “Gateway” effort. The Office of the Secretary of Defense now has its own CIO and a new directorate to modernize IT functions.
The Air Force’s new Climate Action Plan completes the triad of plans for the military departments. The Army and Navy published their plans earlier in 2022. John Conger, senior advisor for the Council on Strategic Risks and former acting assistant secretary of defense for energy, installations and environment, discusses the differences and similarities among the plans from the services.
The Department of Defense has opportunities to strengthen processes for administrative investigations and training, according to the Government Accountability Office. Kristen Kociolek, director of financial management and assurance at GAO, explains the recommendations her team made.
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This bonus episode of The DefenseScoop Podcast takes a look at why the U.S. military is losing innovative talent and how its leaders can better embrace the ideas of the military's brightest minds.
DefenseScoop Editor-in-Chief Billy Mitchell hosts this special episode, different from our normal headlines-driven podcast. He is joined by a trio of defense-innovation experts.
Brian Beachkofski, former commander of the Air Force's Kessel Run; Brian Masters, former director of cloud and AI enablement for Army's XVIII Airborne Corps; Meagan Metzger, CEO and co-founder of Dcode discuss the DOD innovation landscape, challenges that persist and how the Pentagon can be more supportive of the innovators who want to transform the U.S. military and its use of technology.
The Department of Defense says it's still on track to award the Joint Warfighting Capability Contract on schedule in December. In an interview with Scoop News Group’s Wyatt Kash, Sharon Woods, executive director of the Cloud Computing Program Office at the Defense Information Systems Agency, says cloud computing has made her organization rethink how it routes.
DOD’s new zero trust strategy will list 90 capabilities. David McKeown, senior information security officer and deputy chief information officer for cybersecurity at the Department of Defense, discusses the aggressive timeline the Pentagon has in implementing that strategy.
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Cybersecurity is one of the Defense Intelligence Agency’s top mission priorities according to its director. In an interview with Scoop News Group’s Wyatt Kash, DIA Chief Technology Officer Ramesh Menon explains the scope of the cybersecurity duties at his organization.
The Space Force will soon have a new chief of space operations. Current CSO Gen John “Jay” Raymond will retire after 38 years of service. Gen. Raymond tells DefenseScoop reporter Brandi Vincent about his experience as chief of space operations.
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On this week’s episode of The DefenseScoop Podcast, the Air Force makes a major step forward with its Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile program and the Army activates its third multi-domain task force.
The Defense Innovation Unit has a notice for commercial technology for a hypersonic test vehicle. At DefenseTalks, William LaPlante, under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, tells DefenseScoop’s Jon Harper the news on hypersonics is good.
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The Department of Defense is about to begin year four of its full audit. The department has more than 400 IT systems that have a piece of the department’s financial management system.
Chris Radich, vice president of solution engineering for public sector at Celonis, discusses the biggest issues the Pentagon faces in getting to a clean audit. This interview is underwritten by Celonis.
The cloud is a crucial part of the Army’s future fight, according to its chief information officer Raj Iyer. Paul Puckett, director of the Enterprise Cloud Management Agency at the U.S. Army, tells DefenseScoop’s Jon Harper why the Army is going all-in on the cloud.
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DefenseTalks is coming up on Thursday, September 15. DefenseScoop reporters Brandi Vincent and Mark Pomerleau preview what you’ll hear at the event.
The Army’s pilot program to let soldiers use their own devices is under way. Joel Bagnal, director of federal at SpyCloud and former principal homeland security and counterterrorism advisor to the President of the United States, discusses the return of “BYOD” across the Army and Department of Defense.
Hypersonics is one of the U.S. military’s highest priorities as Russia and China test the technology too. Bill LaPlante, under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, tells DefenseScoop’s Jon Harper about the future of hypersonics in the military.
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The Air Force sees an opportunity to scale production of drones and software in “wars of attrition” and the Army will create a new offensive cyber and space program office.
The Department of Defense will roll out a new marketplace to buy technology, with the goal of getting that technology into the department faster. MG Garrett Yee (USA-ret.), vice president and general manager of Army sector at GDIT and former assistant to the director at DISA and chief information security officer for Army CIO/G-6, discusses what those technologies are and how DOD can continue leveraging them.
DISA says it’s making progress moving to the successor of milCloud 2.0. At FedTalks, Sharon Woods, executive director of the Cloud Computing Program Office at DISA, explains how her office is helping make that progress.
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On this week’s episode of The DefenseScoop Podcast, a highlight from Department of Defense Chief Information Officer John Sherman’s keynote address at FedTalks last week. Sherman highlights the progress the Pentagon has made on its zero-trust journey and how his organization’s people are the drivers for that transformation.
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On this week’s episode of The DefenseScoop Podcast, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks will tour government and research facilities across four states this week.
The Defense Information Systems Agency is standing up a new innovation unit to drive experimentation. Jeanelle Holder, program manager at DISAWERX, tells DefenseScoop reporter Brandi Vincent the mission of her unit.
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On this week’s episode of The DefenseScoop Podcast, military branch leaders see potential problems with how the Department of Defense is coordinating work on Joint All-Domain Command and Control.
Janice Haith, strategic client director for Department of the Navy at Oracle and former deputy chief information officer of the Navy, discusses what the coordination should be across DOD to continue the momentum towards JADC2.
Maj. Gen. Kim Crider (USAF, ret.), former chief technology and innovation officer for the Space Force, explains the issues DOD leaders are facing in implementing JADC2 and leveraging the data assets that are available.
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On this week’s episode of The DefenseScoop Podcast, DISA is expanding its Thunderdome cybersecurity project and the Naval Surface Force artificial intelligence and data strategy is on the way.
The Department of Defense’s Chief Technology Officer Heidi Shyu has 14 technologies she’s emphasizing throughout the department. Barbara McQuiston, DOD’s deputy CTO for science and technology, discusses her S&T portfolio and how she is helping leverage these developing technologies across the department.
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On this week’s episode of The DefenseScoop Podcast, Navy will soon re-award its aerial jammer contract and some details about the Senate Armed Services Committee's version of the National Defense Authorization Act.
Tara Murphy Dougherty, CEO at Govini and former chief of staff for global strategic affairs in the Office of the Security of Defense, discusses where the federal government is spending its money on critical technologies for national security.
Part two of Director of the Defense Innovation Unit Michael Brown’s conversation with DefenseScoop Reporter Brandi Vincent. Brown discusses his tenure at DIU and what to expect during his final weeks with the unit. You can listen to the first part of the discussion on last week’s episode of The DefenseScoop Podcast.
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On this week’s episode of The DefenseScoop Podcast, the Senate is one step closer to finishing its authorization work for the Department of Defense and a solution for one of the toughest battlefield injuries is a step closer to reality.
John Whitley, former Acting Secretary of the Army and former assistant secretary of the Army for Financial Management and Comptroller, discusses how DOD can improve its Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) system.
The newest portfolio at the Defense Innovation Unit is energy. Michael Brown, director of the Defense Innovation Unit, tells DefenseScoop reporter Brandi Vincent in part one of their conversation the solicitations DIU has up now in that area. Stay tuned for part two, releasing on next week’s DefenseScoop Podcast.
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On this week’s episode of The DefenseScoop Podcast, the Defense Department is reviewing results from the Hack U.S. program that ended Monday.
Rear Adm. Danelle Barrett (USN, ret.), former deputy chief information officer of the Navy and former director of current operations at U.S. Cyber Command, explains what organizations can learn about their cybersecurity posture from bug-bounty programs like Hack U.S.
Director of DOD's Vulnerability Disclosure Program in the DOD Cyber Crime Center Melissa Vice tells FedScoop’s Billy Mitchell how the program is the first of its kind and what the Pentagon hopes to learn from the bug bounty.
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On this week’s episode of The DefenseScoop Podcast, a new $1 billion innovation fund for NATO and feedback for the Army’s incremental buildout of its tactical communications network.
The Department of Defense has a new blueprint for artificial intelligence. Maj. Gen. Arnold Punaro (USMC-ret.), CEO of The Punaro Group and chair of the National Defense Industrial Association, discusses how AI and other emerging technologies will help support DOD mission success.
A cyber exercise the National Guard has completed is tightening the Guard’s collaboration with U.S. Cyber Command. Lt. Col. Cameron Sprague, executive director for the Cyber Yankee exercise and a Connecticut Guardsman, explains to DefenseScoop reporter Mark Pomerleau what the primary objective of Cyber Yankee is.
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On this week’s episode of The DefenseScoop Podcast, the Pentagon is looking to partner with HBCUs on a new research center.
At UiPath Together Public Sector 2022 produced by FedScoop, Air Force Deputy Chief Information Officer Winston Beauchamp highlights how the force is extending automation to the edge and maximizing the leverage of those capabilities.
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On this week’s episode of The DefenseScoop Podcast, the House Armed Services Committee begins its marks of the National Defense Authorization Act.
An update is coming to the Department of Defense’s policy on humans in or out of the loop using artificial intelligence tools in warfare. Gregory Allen, director of the AI Governance Project and senior fellow for the strategic technologies program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and former director of strategy and policy at DOD’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, explains the confusion that exists now in the department and what this update will hope to achieve.
The Army is pushing its cloud capabilities to the edge. At last week’s UiPath Together summit produced by FedScoop, Army Chief Information Officer Raj Iyer discusses the service’s journey to edge and how it’s using automation.
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On this week’s episode of The DefenseScoop Podcast, senior officials in the Pentagon’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office are putting together a federated data catalog.
The Department of Defense’s civilian workforce is “behind the times,” according to a report from the Defense Business Board. Deborah Lee James, chairwoman of the Defense Business Board and 23rd Secretary of the Air Force, explains the report put together by the board and how DOD can manage its civilian workforce more effectively.
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On this week’s episode of The DefenseScoop Podcast, National Defense Authorization Act markups are on the way and how the Pentagon is looking to extend the life of cement structures.
The Air Force is basing its information technology strategy on four pillars. Air Force Chief Information Officer Lauren Knausenberger discusses how the pillars are being used to bolster the organization’s cybersecurity posture and improve how data is being used.
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Each week, The DefenseScoop Podcast will feature news, trends and insights related to the use of technology in top national security and defense initiatives and the future of U.S. military operations.
The Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro and the Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday both tell Congress the Navy needs more investment in shipbuilding. RADM Sinclair Harris (USN, ret.), director of business development for the U.S. Navy market at LMI and former vice director for operations to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, discusses where the DOD Budget can better “reflect reality” and highlights the 50th anniversary of the National Naval Officers Association.
The Office of the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer is officially up and running in the Department of Defense. Katie Savage, director of the Directorate of Digital Service, explains DDS’ role in the office and how it will support the overarching goal of advancing artificial intelligence and other developing technologies across the department.
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