Defense Department

• GovCast

The agency’s recently reorganized National Security Innovation Network bridges gaps in defense technology development with startups and academia.

• Artificial Intelligence

The Intelligent Generation of Tools for Security will use automation, emerging technologies and program analysis to identify and fix critical vulnerabilities before attackers find them.

• Deep Dives
• Artificial Intelligence
• Report

Defense Department leaders have consistently touted AI’s benefits in helping the department realize its vision for maintaining a competitive edge against adversaries.

• Workforce

Board members caution that culture can be at odds with forward movement connected to National Defense Strategy priorities.

• CyberCast

A sneak preview of our GovFocus, “Zero Trust Enabling the Future Joint Force,” featuring leaders from U.S. Navy and industry.

• Deep Dives
• Artificial Intelligence
• Report

AI development for its promising capabilities around faster data processing and helping to accomplish its Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) concept.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Data

Officials are honing in on use cases and how to integrate the technology ethically.

• Quantum

The House and Senate armed services committees approved versions that would impact defense network security, innovation and the workforce.

• Cybersecurity

The agency and its allies engaged in an exercise to demonstrate their defensive operations and improve cyber defenses in the U.S.

• Data
• Health care

Work across agencies are improving new tech and eyeing joint health information exchanges that make data more interoperable and transparent.

• Electronic Health Records
• Health care

Federal officials modernizing the common health record are focusing on creating a joint environment for a coordinated care model.

• Deep Dives
• Report
• Software Factories

Software factories teach soldiers, seamen, airmen and Marines to code and tweak applications in a rapidly shifting, digitized battle space.