Defense Department

• Workforce

Defense Innovation Board members received an update from the science and technology and strategic investment capital task forces.

• 5G
• Cybersecurity
• DevSecOps

FutureG & 5G initiative is hastening 5G adoption across DOD and investment in NextG technologies.

• Software Factories

Spirit Realm, one of the newest USAF software factories, will support B-2 stealth bomber operational capability.

• Cloud
• Cybersecurity

DISA leadership brief how partnerships will impact new cloud efforts.

• Artificial Intelligence

The Office of Strategic Capital will develop strategies to increase capital flow to companies working on critical technologies important to national security.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Electronic Health Records

The sheer volume of data are challenging MHS GENESIS cybersecurity, interoperability and scalability.

• Workforce

Recent appointments show growing priorities around emerging technologies and maintaining a national strategic edge.

• Cybersecurity
• Data

“My job as the CIO is done when Army senior leaders can explain the Army Digital Transformation Strategy just as well as I,” Iyer wrote announcing his departure from the Army.

• Software Factories

Air Force software factory Kessel Run replaced the 609th Air Operations Center’s legacy IT battle management system with its new suite of software applications, called KRADOS.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Cybersecurity

The Technology Modernization Fund will support the Army’s Infrastructure Cyber Protection project, which will protect and modernize the Army’s critical Infrastructure.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Cloud
• Customer Experience
• Cybersecurity
• Data

Narratives around zero trust, AI and user experience will drive ongoing developments in defense technology.

• Cybersecurity

The Pentagon’s spending priorities include strengthening IT modernization and funding emerging technologies.