RFI offers path forward for DoD with CMMC

By: Jason Miller

27 October 2026 at 17:29

DoD’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification task force outlined several short- and medium-term steps to address long-time program challenges.

FILE - The Pentagon is seen from the air, July 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

DoD issues guidance for procuring ‘unbiased’ AI systems

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By: Anastasia Obis

26 October 2026 at 18:51

New guidance advances President Donald Trump’s agenda to “prevent woke AI” in the federal government.

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DoD’s reasons for CMMC pause falling apart in face of RFI responses

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By: Jason Miller

26 October 2026 at 16:39

Defense Department documents show the biggest challenges are not with CMMC, but with the underlying NIST standards.

Army’s Strategic Capital Initiative is ‘not slowing down’ under new leadership

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By: Anastasia Obis

23 October 2026 at 18:51

"To be clear to the market and to our partners — we're moving out. Good news is there is no gap, only consistent desire to move faster," Marc Andersen said.

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Army builds one-stop shop for civilian jobs, benefits and career development

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By: Rachel Cohen

23 October 2026 at 17:19

“CHRA will make a mistake … We'll fix them,” CHRA Director Karen Pane said. “In order to be creative, you sometimes have to have the possibility of failing.”

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Pentagon sued over data breach affecting more than 3 million people

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By: Anastasia Obis

22 October 2026 at 19:03

The lawsuit argues that DoD knew about problems with its cybersecurity practices but continued to “intentionally disregard its cybersecurity responsibilities.”

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Senate lawmakers press Pentagon for greater price transparency

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By: Anastasia Obis

21 October 2026 at 18:42

The lawmakers want to know whether DoD will disqualify contractors that refuse to provide necessary cost and pricing data.

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New data show cleared employees are bigger targets than ever

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By: Jason Miller

21 October 2026 at 15:56

The FBI alerted contractors that North Korean IT workers are trying to obtain positions with cleared defense companies and others with government contracts.

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TRICARE Young Adult premiums to hit nearly $900 a month in 2027

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By: Rachel Cohen

21 October 2026 at 15:55

Enrollees will dole out about $4,700 for Select or more than $10,700 for Prime over the course of the year, not including additional costs of care.

Behind effective drone warfare, a living globe of geospatial data

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By: Terry Gerton

21 October 2026 at 11:29

"What we're finding in today's warfare — we see it with Ukraine, we see it with U.S. operational units — that targeting cycle is much faster," Will Cocos said.

For Army advanced manufacturing, 3D printing was just a start

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By: Terry Gerton

21 October 2026 at 11:17

"I look at advanced manufacturing as an ecosystem to solve problems in different ways than the traditional way of managing the lifecycle," Jon Strzelec said.

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Modernization takes on new forms and meaning at TACOM

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By: Terry Gerton

21 October 2026 at 11:12

"It's a long way from the Pacific to Anniston, Alabama," said Brig. Gen. Beth Behn. "Having the ability to do some level of forward repair is essential."

This AI tool could transform Army maintenance — and maybe more

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By: Terry Gerton

21 October 2026 at 11:06

“We're trying to take some of that cognitive and administrative burden off the soldiers so they have more time to do the warfighting,” Nicholaus Saacks said.

At Rock Island, Army infuses innovation into manufacturing, acquisition

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By: Terry Gerton

21 October 2026 at 11:03

"We have struggled with finding a solution that we need today, which is a more modular, flexible solution," Lynda Armer said. "We're looking at the strategy."

Lynda Armer, the executive director of Army Contracting Command Rock Island is interviewed by Federal News Network's Terry Gerton at the 2026 AUSA conference in Washington.

Pentagon pilot cuts Army civilian hiring time from 161 days to 47

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By: Rachel Cohen

20 October 2026 at 19:02

The Defense Department has also doled out more than $1 billion in bonuses, averaging $13,000 per person, to over 90,000 employees it says are top performers.

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Army Cyber Command builds agentic workforce to support cyber operations

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By: Anastasia Obis

19 October 2026 at 18:50

“We now have all the work roles inside of a cyber protection team mapped out at this point, and learning their trade,” Lt. Gen. Christopher Eubank said.

DISA faces another protest over Enclave contract expansion

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By: Anastasia Obis

16 October 2026 at 18:11

Another bid protest was filed after DISA concluded that Leidos was the only company capable of transitioning all combatant commands to DoDNet.

Army builds out its new space operations branch

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By: Anastasia Obis

15 October 2026 at 18:57

More than 600 soldiers already reclassified to the new 40D Tactical Space Operations Specialist MOS, establishing the branch’s first permanent enlisted force.

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Task force driving Coast Guard’s zero trust journey for OT, IT systems

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By: Jason Miller

15 October 2026 at 17:18

Capt. Patrick Thompson, the technical director of infrastructure at the Coast Guard, said it’s creating a more holistic strategy to meet the 2027 deadline.

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Army to launch Project Gatekeeper to speed up software approvals

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By: Anastasia Obis

14 October 2026 at 18:32

The project is scheduled to go live on Oct. 23, but companies will need their Common Access Cards to log in until the Army completes the Login.gov integration.

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