weapons systems Archives

Army Futures Command’s Software Factory operations taking place on March 22, 2021 in Austin, Texas. (U.S. Army Photo by Mr. Luke J. Allen)

DOD still lags in delivering software for weapons systems in a timely manner, says GAO

A majority of DOD weapons programs surveyed by GAO took much longer to deliver new software than the industry standard, sometimes more than a year.

Jun 8, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

The Chief Digital Transformation Officer for the Air Force and Space Force Stuart Wagner, right, talks with members of Kessel Run at One Beacon, Boston, Mass., June 22, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Richard Blumenstein)

Air Force to bring top-secret data into the mix in next weapons system hackathon

The next BRAVO hackthon will be run at three classification levels sometime this summer.

May 12, 2022 By Billy Mitchell

A B-2 Spirit bomber deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, is parked on the flightline at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 10, 2019. B-2s were one of the systems recently audited by the IG. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Allen Palmer)

DOD is actually doing a good job in keeping some of its weapons secure

Each branch of the military and U.S. Special Operations Command demonstrated timely analysis and reaction to cyberthreats, which earned them a pat-on-the-back from the DOD IG.

Feb 17, 2021 By Jackson Barnett

USS Princeton, missile, weapons — Sailors aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton fire an RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missile during the Rim of the Pacific 2016, the world’s largest international maritime exercise, in the Pacific Ocean, July 14, 2016. (U.S. Navy / Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Noble)

‘Agile’ is not quite agile for DOD, and other familiar acquisition problems persist, watchdog finds

The DOD is still finding itself in common traps: lacking cybersecurity, cost overruns and slow software development, according to an annual GAO report.

Jun 16, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan, JAIC — Air Force Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan speaks Aug. 9 2019, during a briefing at the Pentagon. (DOD / Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Carroll)

Military’s AI hub is ready to think about war, Gen. Shanahan says on last day at Pentagon

The JAIC is ready to bring AI to the battlefield through its Joint Warfighting mission initiative, the leader of the center said on his last day before…

May 29, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

Anne Neuberger, NSA, Cybersecurity Directorate — Anne Neuberger speaks Oct. 24, 2019, at CyberTalks in Washington D.C. (Scoop News Group)

New NSA cyber directorate prioritizes standards for security of military’s emerging tech

Director Anne Neuberger said the directorate is putting a renewed focus on developing security standards, particularly around emerging tech like 5G, cloud, distributed ledger and more.

Oct 25, 2019 By Billy Mitchell