Military
DIU’s innovation efforts continue to expand, annual report shows
The Defense Innovation Unit added 33 nontraditional defense contractors to a rolling list of 120 that stretches back to mid-2016.
JAIC’s new Project Salus links up supply-chain data in fight against coronavirus
The JAIC is working to bring data to the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic through new tools layered into a National Guard dashboard.
DIU looking for help to reduce data latency in military command and control networks
The Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node (TITAN) Ground Station will be a vehicle-mountable node that will collect data from the battlefield and semi-autonomously process it for Army commanders.
Pentagon opens bids on 5G prototypes at military bases
Under the first three solicitations released so far, work will take place at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Georgia; Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington; and Naval Base San Diego, California.
DOD networks, under ‘unprecedented’ strain, are more vulnerable to attacks, official says
"With the increase in telework capability comes an increase in attack surface for our adversaries,” says Essye Miller of the CIO's office. "They are already taking advantage of the situation."
The Army is looking for ideas to stop the coronavirus
The COVID-19 illness is seen as a threat to military readiness. The presolicitation notice expresses an interest in predictive modeling that could use artificial intelligence to track the virus's spread.
