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2 weeks ago | 
govciomedia.com | Jordan McDonald
U.S. Army leaders are testing technology on the battlefield to drive innovation as the service pursues its 2030 modernization goals. The U.S. Army’s best vehicle for innovation is contact with the enemy on the battlefield, Army leaders said at Defense One’s State of Defense event. Commercial sector innovation is introducing more technologies onto the battlefield at record pace, but the best testers of the equipment are the soldiers that use it, Gen.
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2 weeks ago | 
govciomedia.com | Jordan McDonald
The White House unveiled new guidance on AI acquisition and innovation since replacing the Biden-era executive order earlier this year. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) unveiled two new artificial intelligence memos last Friday, directing agencies on AI acquisition and outlining next steps as agencies integrate the technology into their operations.
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3 weeks ago | 
govciomedia.com | Jordan McDonald
The office prioritizes centralization and collaboration as part of its 2025 strategy to drive operational efficiencies and improve services. The DOD’s Cyber Academic Engagement Office (CAEO) will tackle centralization and collaboration as part of its 2025 strategy to streamline operations and offerings, Dr. Diba Hadi, principal director of the office, said at the 2025 DOD Cyber Workforce Summit at the National Defense University. “We have too many processes.
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1 month ago | 
govciomedia.com | Jordan McDonald
MOSA enhances interoperability, accelerates technology adoption and modernizes legacy systems across the armed services. Editor’s Note: Jacob Glassman’s comments do not reflect the position of the Department of the Navy and are his own personal views.
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1 month ago | 
govciomedia.com | Jordan McDonald
Modular shipbuilding could accelerate U.S. Navy fleet growth by utilizing diverse talent and enhancing production efficiency.
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1 month ago | 
govciomedia.com | Jordan McDonald
The Department of the Air Force’s (DAF) Platform One (P1) continues to refine its approach to delivering mission-critical software at the speed of relevance as it navigates new challenges, including integrating legacy IT systems and preparing for quantum-era security threats. P1 has been at the forefront of modernizing software delivery for the Defense Department, providing standardized, scalable and secure solutions to accelerate innovation.
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1 month ago | 
govciomedia.com | Jordan McDonald
Lou Eichenbaum, who previously served as Department of Interior’s zero trust program manager, becomes acting deputy CIO. Department of the Interior tapped Lou Eichenbaum as acting deputy chief information officer earlier this month, according to Eichenbaum’s LinkedIn post. He previously served as the zero trust program manager at the department from Feb. 2022 to March 2025.
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1 month ago | 
govciomedia.com | Jordan McDonald
The Department of Veterans Affairs is undergoing a massive personnel transformation to refocus resources and funds back to services for veterans, according to VA leadership. “This will be a thorough and thoughtful review based on input from career VA employees, senior executives as well as the top VA leaders.
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1 month ago | 
govciomedia.com | Jordan McDonald
Industry will play a large role in piloting and scaling solutions within the combined information and decision advantage approach in CJADC2. The next phase of combined joint all domain command and control (CJADC2) development will require a commercial-first approach, defense leaders said at the Defense IT Summit in Arlington, Virginia, last week. CJADC2 has entered a “show me” era where pilots are being replaced with fully scaled-up and effective solutions stemming from the commercial sector.
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1 month ago | 
govciomedia.com | Jordan McDonald
Leslie Beavers discussed next steps with JWCC, zero trust, workforce and software development amid an evolving Mission Partner Environment. The Defense Department is moving away from the “nuts and bolts” work of building a multi-cloud environment through the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) and transitioning toward the implementation of attribute-based access control, said Acting CIO Leslie Beavers Thursday. “JWCC got us started. That’s not where we end.
