National Guard Archives

How the National Guard is improving cyber readiness; Emerging technologies in support of national security

Cyber Yankee Executive Director Lt. Col. Cameron Sprague; Maj. Gen. Arnold Punaro (USMC-ret.).

Jul 5, 2022 By FedScoop Staff

A U.S. Army Multi Domain Task Force operates from the Tactical Command Post as a part of their premier appearance at Valiant Shield 2018 Sept. 20, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Danica M. Sirmans)

Army equipping National Guard with modernized network equipment

The Army is providing National Guard units modernized communications gear as part of its integrated tactical network.

Jul 5, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

Cyber Yankee 2022 — “Red Team” members watch security camera footage of their effects on a simulated water treatment facility at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Indiana on June 16, 2022 in Niantic, CT. Cyber Yankee is an annual exercise that pits Blue Teams (network defenders) against a Red Team (network intruders/attackers) on a cyber range which is modeled after a critical infrastructure company’s network. (Photo by Maj. David Pytlik, Connecticut National Guard Public Affairs Office)

Cyber Yankee exercise helps National Guard mature partnership with Cyber Command

Guardsman increased their use of the Cyber 9-Line tool with Cyber Command, which allows them to share threats back and forth.

Jun 30, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

Texas Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nathan Mack conducts network surveillance during Cyber Shield 19 training week at Camp Atterbury, Ind. April 7, 2019. As the nation’s largest unclassified cyber defense training exercise, Cyber Shield provides participants with training on industry network infrastructure and cyber protection best practices. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. George B. Davis)

National Guard tests cyber skills on DOD networks

During the annual Cyber Shield exercise, members of the National Guard worked on defending the DODIN, a departure from their typical role on state networks.

Jun 22, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

Army Futures Command's Software Factory — Employees of the Army Futures Command’s Software Factory collaborate on March 22, 2021, in Austin, Texas. (U.S. Army Photo by Mr. Luke J. Allen)

How the Army is coding its own solution for the Tour of Duty jobs website

The Army Software Factory is behind the push to expand access to a virtual job board for reservists looking for active duty jobs.

Jan 6, 2022 By Jackson Barnett

Staff Sgt. Jared Hight, a crew chief with the 124th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Boise, Idaho, researches information on government computer at Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 8, 2019. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Joshua C. Allmaras)

Army opening access to temporary jobs postings for reservists

Soldiers in the National Guard and Reserve will be able to scroll through voluntary deployment options once the Army implements a new portal.

Jan 3, 2022 By Jackson Barnett

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.

Nov 12, 2021 By Jackson Barnett

Democratic lawmakers target 4 agencies that reportedly surveilled protests

The National Guard, FBI, Customs and Border Protection and DEA are jointly addressed in the letter spearheaded by Reps. Anna Eshoo of California and Bobby Rush of…

Jun 9, 2020 By Dave Nyczepir

Pentagon, Department of Defense, DOD — (DOD / Lisa Ferdinando)

DIU cloud management pilot will accelerate Pentagon’s adoption of zero-trust security

The Department of Defense wants to make big changes to the way users access their workflows.

Jun 1, 2020 By Dave Nyczepir

New job for JARVISS: Coronavirus tracking for the Army

The Joint Analytic Real-time Virtual Information Sharing System was originally built for tracking terrorism threats, but officials say it was easily adapted to monitoring the spread of…

Apr 28, 2020 By Jackson Barnett