Cyber Command Increasing Operations, Acting Commander Says
U.S. Cyber Command increased the number of operations in 2024 over 2023 and is on track for even more in 2025, the acting commander of CYBERCOM said last Friday. “Deterrence […]
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New York Chief Cyber Officer: U.S. ‘Falling Behind’ – and Adversaries Aren’t Waiting
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DoD Initiates 90-Day Sprint For New Plan To ‘Fast Track’ Software Acquisition
The Pentagon has begun a 90-day “sprint” to develop a plan for more rapidly assessing and acquiring software, according to a new memo. Katie Arrington, the acting DoD chief information […]
Cyber Experts Urge U.S. Officials to Speed Up Reorganization Efforts
BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT – As the U.S. faces unprecedented threats from cyberattacks, experts are warning about the impact of cuts to the nation’s cyber […] More
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Administration’s ‘Skinny Budget’ Request For DHS Relies On Reconciliation For Boost
The Trump administration last Friday released the broad outlines of its fiscal year 2026 funding budget request, proposing a 65 percent increase for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that […]
Official: Army’s TiC Is Opportunity To Get AI To ‘Tactical Edge,’ Predictive Analysis Is ‘Next Horizon’
The Army sees the ongoing Transforming in Contact (TiC) initiative to rapidly field new capabilities as an opportunity to get after delivering more artificial intelligence capabilities “to the tactical edge,” […]
Mingus: Army Aims To Scale NGC2 Across The Force In ‘Very Short Period Of Time’
As the Army moves out on its Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) modernization initiative, a senior official said Tuesday he believes the service can scale the new architecture across […]
Force Multipliers – Adam Maruyama
In this monthly column, Defense Daily highlights individuals from across the government, industry and academia whose efforts contribute daily to national defense, from the program managers to the human resource […]
Abrupt Changes at the top of the National Security Agency Risk Destabilization
EXCLUSIVE CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING — The Cipher Brief was the first to report on Thursday in the weekly Dead Drop column that Director of the […] More
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Next-Gen C2 Contract Awards Expected ‘Imminently’ As Army Looks To Scale Up Effort
Contracts awards are expected “imminently” as the Army moves ahead on its initiative to rapidly build out a Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) architecture, officials said, with an aim […]