Ethical hackers uncovered more than 150 vulnerabilities, netting more than $151,000 in awards during the two-week cyber challenge.

Officials said they created a new council to find new acquisition methods for IT modernization, supply chain operations and cost efficiencies.

​Modern Marines rely heavily on information dominance, electronic and cyber warfare, and network-based communication for their battlefield advantage. Because of that, it's more imperative than ever that they train to fight without that technological edge they've grown up with, a Marine Corps general said this week.

Jeff Castro, IT portfolio manager for the U.S. Marine Corps, spoke at Brocade's Federal Forum along with Selina Lo of Ruckus Wireless.

The Department of Navy and Marine Corps CIOs lobbied for new technologies to make the most of their wireless systems in an overcrowded and constrained spectrum environment.