Editor: Jane Edwards

Gen. Paul Nakasone Talks Cybercom Priorities at Congressional Hearings

Gen. Paul Nakasone, head of U.S. Cyber Command and a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient, on Tuesday appeared before House and Senate lawmakers to discuss five

Apr 6, 2022

Sharothi Pikar Named JAIC Deputy Chief Digital and AI Officer, Acquisitions; DoD CIO John Sherman Quoted

Sharothi Pikar, command acquisition executive at U.S. Cyber Command, has been appointed deputy chief digital and AI officer, acquisitions, at the Department of Defense’s Joint

Apr 4, 2022

Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner on DISA’s Thunderdome, Defense Enclave Services Contract

Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner, director of the Defense Information Systems Agency and a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient, said the Thunderdome zero trust program and the

Apr 1, 2022

Frank Kendall: Air Force’s Plan to Buy 1,763 F-35s Remains Unchanged

Frank Kendall, secretary of the Air Force and a three-time Wash100 Award winner, said the service still sticks to its plan to purchase a total

Mar 30, 2022

DIU, DAU Announce Immersive Commercial Acquisition Program; Michael Brown Quoted

The Defense Innovation Unit and the Defense Acquisition University have come up with a 12-month program to train civilian and military contracting officers on the

Mar 24, 2022

DOD Acquisition Nominee William LaPlante Cites Need for More Weapons Factories

William LaPlante, the Biden administration’s nominee for the role of undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment at the Department of Defense, said he believes the U.S.

Mar 23, 2022

DOD to Transfer $800M Worth of Arms to Ukraine; Gen. Lloyd Austin Quoted

President Biden signed an order that directs the U.S. Department of Defense to facilitate the transfer of arms and other equipment worth approximately $800 million

Mar 17, 2022

Senators Seek Info on DHS’ Efforts to Protect Critical Infrastructure From Russian Cyberattacks

Sens. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., Mike Rounds, R-S.D., and 20 other lawmakers asked the Department of Homeland Security for information on DHS’ efforts to safeguard the

Mar 15, 2022

House OKs $1.5T FY22 Omnibus Spending Package With Over $780B for Pentagon

The House on Wednesday passed a $1.5 trillion budget package to fund the federal government through the end of September, The Hill reported. The omnibus

Mar 10, 2022

Heidi Shyu: FY 2024 Rapid Experimentation’s 2nd Sprint to Address Contested Logistics

Heidi Shyu, undersecretary for research and engineering at the Department of Defense and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, said DOD will kick off planning for

Mar 9, 2022

DOD Names Peter Levine, Lisa Disbrow to Budgeting Reform Commission

The Department of Defense has announced the appointment of Peter Levine, former deputy chief management officer at DOD, and Lisa Disbrow, former undersecretary of the

Mar 1, 2022

Lloyd Austin: Integrated Deterrence Driving Force Behind National Defense Strategy

Lloyd Austin, secretary of the Department of Defense and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, said integrated deterrence will be a key factor of the new

Feb 22, 2022

CISA, FBI, NSA Warn of Russian State-Backed Actors Targeting Cleared Defense Contractors; Jen Easterly Quoted

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, National Security Agency and the FBI have released a joint advisory saying cleared defense contractors and subcontractors have been

Feb 17, 2022

John Sherman: CMMC 2.0 Could Help Raise ‘Waterline’ of Pentagon’s Cybersecurity

John Sherman, chief information officer at the Department of Defense and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, said he wants to ramp up engagements with small