Jordana Mishory

Jordana Mishory was managing editor of Inside the Pentagon until May 2017, where she covered the Pentagon's science and technology programs, audit-readiness efforts, and acquisition reform. Jordana previously worked as a reporter at the Daily Business Review in South Florida, where her articles led to the institution of more diversity training for judges and underscored the fact that a program designed to represent poor people wasn't working. Jordana's work has been recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists, The Florida Bar and the Florida Press Club.

Archived Articles
Daily News | February 2, 2017

The Pentagon's advanced research arm is seeking industry's input to develop and demonstrate swarming autonomous platforms that can help in urban operating environments, according to a recently released draft broad agency announcement.

Daily News | February 2, 2017

The Army intends to start flying unmanned aircraft at Ft. Campbell, KY, later this month using a ground-based, sense-and-avoid system to replace the use of visual observers or chase planes -- making it the second location to install this system, according to the service official overseeing the effort.

The Insider | February 1, 2017

The top Democrats on the House Appropriations defense subcommittee and Armed Services Committee have introduced legislation calling for a new round of base realignments and closures to take place in 2019 and accompanying reforms to emphasize savings and ensure enhanced congressional oversight.

The Insider | January 30, 2017

The top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee has called President Trump's move to add chief strategist Steve Bannon to the National Security Council an “unprecedented step to politicize” the council at the expense of security.

The Insider | January 26, 2017

In the face of future reductions in force, the Pentagon will make civilian workforce retention determinations based on performance -- a "substantial" change from prior decisions that were based "primarily on factors other than performance," according to a new memo by Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work.

Daily News | January 26, 2017

The Defense Science Board has released a report laying out seven defense priorities, ranging from protecting the homeland to focusing on innovation, in an aim to help the Trump administration quickly address major issues.

Daily News | January 26, 2017

The Pentagon conducted a reassessment of its audit-readiness efforts last fall, and confirmed that its financial management plans are on track to be audit ready by Sept. 30, 2017, with the goal to enter full financial statement audits in fiscal year 2018, according to Defense Department spokesman Lt. Col. Eric Badger.

Daily News | January 25, 2017

President Trump's government hiring freeze will impact the Defense Department, which faced more than 67,700 vacancies across the entire department when the freeze went into effect on Sunday, according to a Pentagon spokesman.

Daily News | January 23, 2017

Defense Secretary James Mattis has "hit the ground running" at the Pentagon, starting his first full day with an intelligence briefing and appointing his chief of staff and senior military assistant, Defense Department spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis said Monday.

Daily News | January 19, 2017

Defense Department Chief Information Officer Terry Halvorsen disagrees with findings by the department's top weapons tester that the services should delay fielding network security systems until after they are adequately tested.

Daily News | January 19, 2017

The Pentagon's outgoing acquisition chief has tasked the Defense Science Board with examining how logistics could be impacted by threats from Russia, China and other adversaries.

Daily News | January 19, 2017

The Pentagon has launched several pilot programs aimed at finding a replacement for the Common Access Card, or CAC, Defense Department Chief Information Officer Terry Halvorsen said.

The Insider | January 12, 2017

The Pentagon's ongoing financial accounting issues in part prevented the Government Accountability Office from rendering an opinion on the federal government's FY-16 consolidated financial statements, according to a Jan. 12 statement from the congressional watchdog.

Daily News | January 12, 2017

The Defense Department should expand its reporting on cyberattacks and become a more demanding consumer of commercial technology, according to a recent Defense Science Board report.

Daily News | January 12, 2017

Fielding network security systems before they are adequately tested could jeopardize the very networks they are supposed to protect, the Pentagon's chief weapons tester wrote in a new report, calling for the services to delay fielding these Joint Regional Security Stacks until they can be tested.

The Insider | January 11, 2017

Defense Department Chief Information Officer Terry Halvorsen intends to retire from his position on Feb. 28, he announced during a media roundtable Wednesday.

Daily News | January 5, 2017

As the intelligence community points a finger at Russia for hacking Democrats' emails in an effort to influence the 2016 presidential election, lawmakers are wrestling with the best ways to handle cybersecurity policy and develop deterrence mechanisms to prevent adversaries from engaging in future cyberattacks.

Daily News | January 5, 2017

U.S. Special Operations Command needs to better account for its sensitive equipment, according to the Defense Department inspector general, which found that the command's logistics management system could differ from inventory levels by hundreds of millions of dollars worth of equipment.

Daily News | January 5, 2017

Lawmakers are calling for a set of assessments examining the organization of the combatant commands with an eye toward finding ways to improve their effectiveness.

Daily News | January 5, 2017

Lawmakers are seeking a renewed focus on directed-energy weapons, calling for the Pentagon to designate a senior defense official responsible for overseeing these weapons, to develop a detailed strategic plan on this front and to work to accelerate the fielding of these capabilities.

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