Jon Harper

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707th Communications Squadron client system technicians update software for computers that will be used on Air Force networks at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

Air Force’s multibillion-dollar Enterprise IT as a Service program cleared for takeoff

IT

Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey Englehardt, the noncommissioned officer-in-charge of the operations section for the 142nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, which is deployed to support 1st Theater Sustainment Command, gauges wind speed near the Camp Buehring, Kuwait, drop zone for the April 22, 2021 air drop of four bundles using the Joint Precision Air Delivery System, JPADS. Englehardt said JPADS uses the Modular Autonomous Guidance Unit, or MAGU, to manipulate the the parafoil’s rigging to steer it using GPS to reach its programmed coordinates. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Neil W. McCabe)

Pentagon alters oversight of PNT enterprise in new guidance

Tech

John Sherman delivers a keynote at FedScoop’s 2022 FedTalks conference. (DefenseScoop)

Pentagon CIO issues ‘data call’ to assess compliance with information security protocols

Cyber

Then Lt. Gen. Randy George, center, First Corps commanding general, is briefed on priority targets at a briefing during Warfighter Exercise 20-3 on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Feb. 11, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Joseph E.D. Knoch.)

Biden selects Gen. Randy George to succeed McConville as Army chief of staff

Tech

(U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Barry Loo)

SOFWERX to host ‘innovation foundry’ event focused on information ops, behavioral responses

Emerging Tech

(Andrew Moore’s LinkedIn profile photo)

US Central Command recruits former Google Cloud leader and AI expert to be top tech adviser

AI

John Sherman, Department of Defense Chief Information Officer, participates in a virtual panel April 2021. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

Austin orders Pentagon CIO to ‘immediately’ issue new guidance for protecting classified information

IT

The Tactical Resupply Unmanned Aircraft System (TRUAS) flies during a demonstration at DZ Cockatoo on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 29, 2023. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Kayla LeClaire)

DOD announces purchase of 21 tactical resupply drones following Marine Corps demonstration

Weapons

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NSA: ChatGPT and similar tech will make hackers more effective

Cyber