A study by MeriTalk says Defense Department components want to transition more than half of their information technology applications to cloud infrastructures by 2020. MeriTalk said Wednesday it polled 150 IT professionals from DoD
MoreThe U.S. Army has tapped BAE Systems and General Dynamics to help decide if the military branch will upgrade or replace its existing fleet of Bradley combat vehicles, Defense News reported Monday.
MoreThe Senate has approved a $371 million U.S. Army budget for General Dynamics‘ Stryker armored vehicle following the service’s $411 million request to the House amid the continued Russia threat, Breaking Defense
MoreThe Senate Armed Services Committee has approved its version of a fiscal year 2016 defense spending bill that would fund the acquisition of 12 F/A-18 Super Hornet jets from Boeing and six F-35 planes from Lockheed Martin, Reuters reported
MoreThe House Armed Services Committee’s tactical air and land forces subcommittee plans to include additional F-35B and F/A-18E/F aircraft and upgraded Stryker armored vehicles in the defense authorization bill for fiscal 2016, Breaking Defense reported Wednesday. Sydney
MoreThe U.S. Navy is looking into the possibility of shipbuilders constructing three Virginia-class nuclear submarines a year for the military branch in the coming years, DoD Buzz reported Friday. Kris Osborn writes
MoreThe U.S. Air Force anticipates savings in launch range operations as its integrated range support contract with a Raytheon and General Dynamics joint venture goes into effect this month, Aviation Week reported Monday. Amy Butler writes
MoreSen. John McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has asked Defense Secretary Ashton Carter to prioritize the Unmanned Carrier Launched Surveillance and Strike program, Breaking Defense reported Tuesday. Colin Clark writes that
MoreCybersecurity will be integrated into the product development and procurement process at government agencies as well as become a professional qualification across all IT services, William Jackson wrote in a piece published Monday
MoreA new Market Connections report indicates that many government agencies do not have plans or are still considering plans to adopt cloud computing technologies as they identify security risks as a major concern, FCW reported Thursday. Jonathan Lutton
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