Advertisement

big data

Airmen from the New York, Washington and Maryland Air National Guard monitor aircraft during the Global Information Dominance Experiment 3 in conjunction with the Architecture Demonstration and Evaluation 5 event at the 601st Air Operation Center on Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., July 14, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Byers)

National Guard names Martin Akerman as first chief data officer

He previously held the role of data strategy director at the Air Force, and joined the National Guard in September.
A view outside the New York Stock Exchange as the city continues Phase 4 of re-opening following restrictions imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus on September 30, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai / Getty Images)

Palantir inks $90M data integration contract with VA

The $90 million deal is understood to be the first major VA contract Palantir has earned.
Advertisement
USTRANSCOM senior enlisted leader visits Travis
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jason France, U.S. Transportation Command senior enlisted leader, is briefed on the challenges of controlling aircraft and TRANSCOM sorties in and out of Travis Air Force Base’s airspace by Chief Master Sgt. David Iglesias, 60th Operations Support Squadron Chief Controller, RAPCON, Feb. 8, 2019. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Traci Keller)

DOD to embed data experts within military units

As part of the strategy, data experts will be embedded with frontline military units.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, presides over the Indo-Pacific Command Change of Command, held at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, April 30, 2021. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brittany A. Chase)

Secretary of Defense Austin approves JADC2 strategy

The DOD's new strategy for creating a networked battlefield has received official approval.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, presides over the Indo-Pacific Command Change of Command, held at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, April 30, 2021. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brittany A. Chase)

Pentagon leaders emphasize role of emerging technologies in battle

The Pentagon's top two leaders were clear on their visions to empower new processes to buy and use tech in warfare.
Advertisement
Advertisement