The modernization of national defense is in a period of rapid advancement that binds partners and coalitions together through data like never before. The path forward relies on what the Department of Defense calls Mission Partner Environments. MPEs allow the U.S. military to communicate, collaborate, and share sensitive or classified information securely and in real-time. In this episode of GovExec TV, DoD and industry leaders discuss how the...

In its 8th year, the annual Defense One Tech Summit will explore how today's emerging technologies are shaping the military tactics and national-security strategies of tomorrow. After completing this course, you will be able to: Explore emerging technologies and understand their likely impact on the national security tactics and strategies of tomorrow.

Commonly called by its acronym, DIU, the Defense Innovation Unit is a gateway into the defense market for cutting edge commercial technologies. It is also a broker of sorts for traditional contractors looking for new and innovative solutions from the commercial world. The work DIU does is crucial for the U.S. military as it works to counter a wide range of threats to our national security from near peer rivals such as Russia and China as well...

Cybersecurity has never been more important to securing the nation’s infrastructure and data from cyber threats. Government IT leaders are navigating constant threats of attacks and legacy technology patches in a remote working world. During this biannual series, NextGov and GCN will examine the most important trends in cybersecurity across Federal, State, and Local governments. We’re covering the ins and outs of everything from ha...

Federal agencies rightly focus on ensuring that preventive cybersecurity controls are as comprehensive as possible. But what happens when controls fail and an adversary succeeds in launching an attack? It's a basic tenet of zero trust security models that the defender should assume a state of constant breach. Given the high stakes in today's cyber threat landscape, a sound cyber strategy must be based on the assumption that, sooner or later, t...

Emerging technologies have radically shaped the modern battlefield, challenging the nation's defense systems and capabilities as never before. To maintain a tactical and strategic edge, defense agencies have to adapt and incorporate swiftly-changing technologies and capabilities into their arsenal. Join the Defense Readiness Workshop to learn more about today’s cutting edge tools and ongoing efforts to push the envelope and develop the t...

Many federal agencies – whether DoD or civilian – are accustomed to remote work environments that challenge data collection, response times and service delivery. Whether at the tactical edge in degraded, low-bandwidth battlefield scenarios or simply working far from mission datacenters in rural environments, remote workers and defense personnel require access to real-time data and analysis to do their jobs best. Advances in edge co...

The Space Development Agency, founded in March 2019, was founded to pursue the new National Defense Space Architecture (NDSA). The NDSA is routed in the same principles as Starlink, focusing on small, cheaper satellites operating in LEO with different sats focused on different missions. The architecture is designed to be cheaper, more survivable and in some ways more capable than existing US military space-based capabilities. Plans call for hu...

Cloud adoption continues to be a strategic priority within the defense community, albeit an ever changing one. Given the Department of Defense’s diverse and disparate needs, leaders must pursue strategies that draw on the best of every solution without compromising on security. With the termination of the JEDI contract, what’s ahead for DOD’s cloud strategy, what are the implications for milCloud and Cloud One, and what does...

Innovation at speed is the new advantage. To meet the challenges of current and emerging global threats, defense agencies and their partners must scale globally to empower warfighters at the edge. Harnessing cloud helps move the best in new technology to even the most remote outposts, so that diverse teams have the intelligence and tools they need for mission success. In this installment of our Future-Ready Federal Series, presented by Accentu...