How DoD is thinking ‘outside the box’ to solve its cyber workforce challenges

How DoD is thinking ‘outside the box’ to solve its cyber workforce challenges
How DoD is thinking ‘outside the box’ to solve its cyber workforce challenges

“Anybody who leads knows that the hardest thing to do is change culture,” Mark Gorak told Breaking Defense. “And I think we have to do that in order to retain the force we have.”

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Army cyber officials want to harness AI, but not over-hype

Army cyber officials want to harness AI, but not over-hype
Army cyber officials want to harness AI, but not over-hype

“We’re in the early stages of it,” Maj. Gen. Paul Stanton said about an AI pilot program. “But my point is we’re not sitting on the sidelines and watching, we’re diving in.”

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Newly created Army cyber/space office to focus on streamlining efforts, building out talent

Newly created Army cyber/space office to focus on streamlining efforts, building out talent
Newly created Army cyber/space office to focus on streamlining efforts, building out talent

“I think our focus right now is we have to grow fast…And that’s done through good hiring actions…it’s also the retention of employees that we have,” Christopher Green said. “I want to make sure we build a culture where people want to come to work everyday, they want to stay with us and they want to help us build our capabilities.”

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Army’s new PEO IEW&S: ‘Holistic’ relook at reorganized office needed for evolving threats

Army’s new PEO IEW&S: ‘Holistic’ relook at reorganized office needed for evolving threats
Army’s new PEO IEW&S: ‘Holistic’ relook at reorganized office needed for evolving threats

Brig. Gen. Ed Barker said he’s outlined a 100-day plan as he takes over the Army’s program executive office for intelligence, electronic warfare and sensors.

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DISA head says workforce needs better critical thinking, understanding of data

DISA head says workforce needs better critical thinking, understanding of data
DISA head says workforce needs better critical thinking, understanding of data

DISA Director Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner also provided an update on the Pentagon’s sprawling cloud effort, saying 13 task orders have gone out, totaling some $200 million.

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The Army wants to use AI BOMs to ‘catch up’ to China

The Army wants to use AI BOMs to ‘catch up’ to China
The Army wants to use AI BOMs to ‘catch up’ to China

“This one, we’re still continuously talking to industry about and we want feedback because…we’re going down this path for the same reasons,” Young Bang said about AI BOMs. “We want to reduce our attack surface from an algorithmic standpoint.”

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Italian team wins Space Force’s first on-orbit Hack-A-Sat contest

Italian team wins Space Force’s first on-orbit Hack-A-Sat contest
Italian team wins Space Force’s first on-orbit Hack-A-Sat contest

The five finalists in the Hack-A-Sat 4 contest competed in nine different challenges, seven of them involving hacking into the Moonlighter CubeSat built by The Aerospace Corporation and Space Systems Command as a on-orbit cybersecurity testbed.

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Simplifying and streamlining: How the Army’s new network boss aims to modernize

Simplifying and streamlining: How the Army’s new network boss aims to modernize
Simplifying and streamlining: How the Army’s new network boss aims to modernize

“I think across our entire portfolio, there are opportunities for us to simplify and deliver capabilities that allow for our units to have a more flexible network infrastructure,” Mark Kitz said.

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For DoD microelectronics, invest more in data-centric approach: report

For DoD microelectronics, invest more in data-centric approach: report
For DoD microelectronics, invest more in data-centric approach: report

“To stay ahead of our competitors, the Department of Defense needs access to the commercial supply chain of microelectronics,” William LaPlante, USD A&S, said. “It is absolutely essential, but it comes with inherent risks. The independent panel review is helping us better understand the risk-based approach we need to take.”

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Here’s how the Army is reorganizing its network, cyberops offices

Here’s how the Army is reorganizing its network, cyberops offices
Here’s how the Army is reorganizing its network, cyberops offices

No current contracts, awards, jobs or physical moves are being affected by the PEOs restructuring, an Army spokesman said, but the reorg aims to streamline technical capabilities.

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