Lisbeth Perez

Virginia

Staff Reporter at MeriTalk

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OUSD Official Tapped as Next Army Acquisition Chief

4 days ago | meritalk.com | Lisbeth Perez

Brent Ingraham, the Pentagon’s acting deputy undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment, has been nominated as the next U.S. Army acquisition chief. The White House submitted Ingraham’s nomination to the Senate Armed Services Committee on April 29, according to a congressional notice. With nearly 15 years of service in the Department of Defense, Ingraham brings deep institutional experience, having joined the agency in 2010.
Pentagon to Implement ‘Anything-as-a-Service’ Pilot Program

4 days ago | meritalk.com | Lisbeth Perez

The Department of Defense (DoD) is implementing an initial set of product and service codes (PSCs) for a new pilot program aimed at streamlining access to on-demand capabilities such as software, hardware, data, and services.
Marine Corps Releases AI Implementation Plan

1 week ago | meritalk.com | Lisbeth Perez

Nearly a year after unveiling its overarching strategy for artificial intelligence (AI), the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) has released a detailed implementation plan outlining how it intends to integrate AI capabilities across the service to improve decision-making, operational efficiency, and digital readiness.
Arrington: ‘Lower Three’ GHz Spectrum Critical for Golden Dome

1 week ago | meritalk.com | Lisbeth Perez

Katie Arrington, the Pentagon’s acting chief information officer (CIO), told lawmakers on May 8 that executing on President Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defense initiative will require the Department of Defense (DoD) to maintain control over vital portions of the 3 gigahertz (GHz) band of radio frequency spectrum. “It is critical for national security,” Arrington said during a House Armed Services Subcommittee hearing on Thursday.
Lawmaker Demands Better Warfighter Data Transfer Between DoD, VA

1 week ago | meritalk.com | Lisbeth Perez

Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas, is calling out the Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for ongoing failures to seamlessly transfer medical data for warfighters transitioning from active duty to veteran status. “When the warfighter transitions from the DoD to the VA, all of those amazing records – search calls, medical records – are more or less lost in translation,” Luttrell said during a House Armed Services Subcommittee hearing on May 8.
Air Force CIO: Budget Pressures Require ‘Teaming’ Approach by Industry

1 week ago | meritalk.com | Lisbeth Perez

As the Federal government drives to cut costs across many agencies – including by paring back on some IT-related contracts – the Department of the Air Force’s top IT official is urging a fundamental shift in how industry partners approach defense contracts including adopting a multiple-services “teaming” approach.
DoD Aiming for Less Bureaucracy Around Software

1 week ago | meritalk.com | Lisbeth Perez

U.S. government defense leaders said Tuesday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s new software acquisition directive is paving the way for a more software-centric, agile, and responsive Department of Defense (DoD). Last month, Hegseth signed a memodirecting the services and defense agency acquisition leaders to embrace existing authorities to speed up software procurement for warfighters, including the Software Acquisition Pathway.
Arrington: SWFT Software Initiative Goes Official June 1

1 week ago | meritalk.com | Lisbeth Perez

The Department of Defense’s (DoD) Software Fast Track (SWFT) initiative – which marks a sweeping overhaul of how the Pentagon acquires and approves software used by the military – will officially launch on June 1, said acting DoD Chief Information Officer (CIO) Katie Arrington today. “That program will be implemented starting June 1, 2025 so that we in the government can get to software faster,” Arrington said during the AFCEA TechNet Cyber conference in Baltimore on May 7.
Navy Accelerates Flank Speed Past Initial Target, Closer to Advanced Zero Trust

1 week ago | cdn.meritalk.com | Lisbeth Perez

The Department of the Navy’s cloud-based Microsoft Office 365 platform – dubbed Flank Speed – became the first zero trust solution to reach the Pentagon’s “target level” status last year and is now on track to achieve “advanced” zero trust compliance, with 151 of 152 required activities completed, a senior Navy tech official said today. The DoD’s zero trust strategy, released in 2022, aims to implement a zero trust architecture across the entire department by FY 2027.
DIU, NORTHCOM, JCO Seek Counter-Drone Tech in Support of Replicator 2

1 week ago | meritalk.com | Lisbeth Perez

In a move to support the Pentagon’s Replicator Two effort, the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM), and the Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office (JCO) have launched a new call for industry solutions to rapidly field scalable, low-collateral drone defeat (LCD) technologies across the joint force.