The global defense landscape has shifted dramatically in recent years — the rapid advancement of technology and the rise of information warfare have created an environment in which intelligence is paramount, and modernization is no longer an option, but a requirement. Today, the Intelligence Community is pursuing cutting-edge technologies, IT infrastructure modernization and intelligence innovations to better support the U.S. military a...

The IC has the daunting task of ensuring the maximum availability of and access to intelligence information within the Intelligence Community and with mission partners, and providing the most accurate and unbiased analysis of intelligence, derived from all sources, to counter the most critical threats facing our nation today and in the future. Sue Gordon, 30-Year National Security Leader and Former Principal Deputy Director of National Intell...

The threat of cyber attacks is on the rise, and hackers are getting more sophisticated. As a growing list of government agencies, commercial companies and military branches prioritize modernization and become more reliant on advanced technologies, more and more critical information, data, processes and systems are online and subject to cyber attacks. Today, cybersecurity is one of the most important priorities for the federal government. Adva...

The U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps have continually worked to decentralize, differentialize and digitize the service branch’s work as well as develop its talent in the field. As they continue to evolve to meet the growing demands, challenges still remain. Join GovConWire’s Second Annual Navy: IT Transformation Forum to hear notable industry and federal leaders discuss the initiatives, efficiencies and challenges the service branc...

When error-corrected quantum computers arrive, they are expected to crack today’s -public-key-based cybersecurity. But working quantum computers may be years away, so why should you worry about this now? It turns out that hackers are already amassing large quantities of encrypted data for future decryption and exploitation. In this panel discussion with National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Bill Newhouse, former Principa...

5G, or the fifth-generation of mobile networks, took both public and private sectors by storm when it was deployed globally in 2019. With higher bandwidth, lower latency and faster connection speeds, 5G quickly became the foundation for innovation in areas like Internet of Things, military communications systems and many other network advancements.Now, high-speed wireless networks are evolving at a rapid pace — the federal government and...

As Security, Compliance, Identity and Management continue to be paramount in the way our Federal Government innovates and moves toward secure cloud services, Microsoft is committed to supporting and empowering agencies efforts to implement proactive security by delivering best of breed security across all devices, platforms and endpoints. It is critical that agencies are enabled to rapidly assess and improve their security posture and with the...

The Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community are building up innovation roadmaps, accelerating advanced technology integrations and driving acquisitions to stay ahead of the curve in rapidly growing and evolving domains, including cyber and space. The White House in January released its national security memorandum on improving cybersecurity, and IC agencies are partnering with industry to ramp up their implementation of zero trust...

In alignment with the increasingly urgent federal push to bolster national cybersecurity and solidify the nation’s position in global competition, the U.S. Air Force is working to accelerate its digital transformation and information technology modernization efforts. Notably, the Air Force is implementing an agile enterprise IT-as-a-service approach to enhance data interoperability and implement cybersecurity solutions at mission speed....

The remote work force is here to stay. This relatively rapid expansion of the Air and Space Force’s digital footprint comes with a growing number of infrastructure challenges and cyber security threats, requiring leaders to re-assess how networks and services are delivered. While JADC2, zero trust, artificial intelligence, and machine learning remain at the forefront of most senior leader discussions today, many of these are dependent o...