Tuesday, April 16, 2024
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.
Congress is seeking to prohibit the Defense Department from declaring full operational capability for a key element of the Pentagon's Joint Information Environment until an operational test has been completed, according to the conference report on the fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bill.
NATO needs to invest in an offensive cyber capability, according to former Deputy Secretary General of NATO Alexander Vershbow.
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, the world will face a variety of challenges when it comes to securing nuclear materials, according to the Nuclear Threat Initiative's director of global nuclear policy program.
President-elect Donald Trump's emphasis on NATO partners contributing more to the alliance could lead allies to increase spending and raise their commitment to the collective defense in a beneficial turn of events, according to former Deputy Secretary General of NATO Alexander Vershbow.
The Defense Department's acquisition chief has tasked an influential advisory panel with looking into the design and acquisition of software for major weapon systems.
The Pentagon's acquisition chief has tasked the Defense Science Board with examining how cyber can be used as an offensive strategic capability, a study that comes as the intelligence community has blamed Russia for hacking Democratic emails to help Donald Trump win the presidency.
Congress has removed a provision from the final version of the defense policy bill that would have moved the developmental test and evaluation shop under the purview of the director of operational test and evaluation. However, lawmakers remain concerned about the balance between the two organizations.
Congress is calling for the elevation of U.S. Cyber Command to a full unified combatant command while keeping the position dual-hatted with the head of the National Security Agency until senior defense officials certify that separating the two posts won't be detrimental to national security, according to the conference report on the fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bill.
Lawmakers are calling for the Missile Defense Agency to develop a program of record by the end of September 2017 for a capability that can counter non-nuclear weapons that can fly more than five times the speed of sound.
Former Army acquisition chief Heidi Shyu railed against the Pentagon's current procurement process, claiming that reform is needed to trim bureaucracy and enhance the relationship with industry.
The incoming Trump administration should consider how it wants to help shape the defense industry as it nears an inflection point, according to former Deputy Defense Secretary Bill Lynn.
The Pentagon needs to more clearly define its role in the effort to counter violent extremism outside of the United States, the Defense Science Board found in a new report that states that the mission may be best left to other agencies.
Incoming Commander in Chief Donald Trump's position that climate change is a "hoax" created by the Chinese puts him at odds with the Pentagon's documented stance that climate change is not only real, but also a major threat that needs to be addressed in military plans.
The Pentagon is facing a set of capability gaps in its aim to ensure dominance in the electromagnetic spectrum, according to officials overseeing the efforts.
Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS), President-elect Donald Trump's pick to run the CIA, pressed the deputy defense secretary and the outgoing director of national intelligence on what accountability there would be for charges that senior leaders received manipulated intelligence on the conflict in the Middle East, saying it was "unacceptable" that defense officials were waiting for results of an inspector general's report before taking action.
President-elect Donald Trump should not cut research and development dollars as part of his proposed efforts to strengthen the military, according to a defense official and an industry expert.
The Pentagon intends to begin full financial statement audits in fiscal year 2018 but defense officials do not expect to see positive opinions emerge for several years, according to a recent report signed by Pentagon Comptroller Mike McCord and Assistant Deputy Chief Management Officer David Tillotson.
The House Armed Services Committee's top Democrat said there is no deal yet on the fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bill, citing the topline figure as a point of contention that would be further complicated by the passing of a continuing resolution.
The Army has started flying unmanned aircraft at Ft. Hood, TX, using a ground-based, sense-and-avoid system to replace the use of chase planes or visual observers, according to the service officials overseeing the effort.
The head of the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental anticipates that the innovation effort started under Defense Secretary Ash Carter will continue under the new administration.