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 | September 13, 2016

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-AZ) said he will oppose the confirmation of anyone nominated to be the next National Security Agency head if that person is not also nominated to be the next chief of U.S. Cyber Command, noting he was "troubled" over news that the Obama administration was rushing to separate these positions.

Daily News | September 8, 2016

The Pentagon's advanced research arm seeks proposals by month's end for a program that will develop and test a reusable propulsion system for hypersonic aircraft systems that can help with intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance efforts in hard-to-reach environments.

Daily News | September 1, 2016

The Pentagon's inspector general's office is launching an audit of U.S. European Command's integration of cyberspace operations in a study that is expected to be followed by other similar efforts to determine if combatant commands are incorporating cyber operations, according to a recent memo.

Daily News | September 1, 2016

The Defense Department inspector general's office is launching a set of studies examining the department's intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance efforts in the Middle East.

Daily News | September 1, 2016

The Pentagon has shed more light on its announced plan to establish a new team to assess and recommend closing the most expensive and least efficient data centers.

Daily News | September 1, 2016

The Pentagon has released a final rule that provides contractors with more safe harbors for cost reimbursement if they discover counterfeit parts in their supply chain.

Daily News | August 25, 2016

The Pentagon must figure out how to capitalize on technological advances in the commercial realm, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Paul Selva said this week, stressing that the Defense Department needs to start working now on ways to take advantage of commercial imaging satellites.

Daily News | August 25, 2016

The Defense Science Board is recommending the Pentagon engage in two multimillion-dollar programs to help it obtain dynamic spectrum management as part of its efforts to enhance autonomous systems.

Daily News | August 25, 2016

The Pentagon intends to establish a new team to assess and recommend closing the most expensive and least efficient data centers.

Daily News | August 25, 2016

The Pentagon intends to establish an on-premise cloud most likely managed by a third party by the end of fiscal year 2017, according to Defense Department Chief Information Officer Terry Halvorsen and an information technology vision document released last week.

The Insider | August 22, 2016

The Defense Department used more than 88 million barrels of fuel in fiscal year 2015, and anticipates using slightly fewer barrels in FY-16 due to operational tempo and some new initiatives, according to the department's most recent annual report on operational energy.<

Daily News | August 18, 2016

The Pentagon has released a new information technology roadmap that lays out eight goals designed to help the department move toward an IT environment that is secure, effective and efficient.

Daily News | August 18, 2016

The director of the Pentagon's operational test and evaluation shop is calling on the T&E community to help improve cybersecurity testing.

Daily News | August 18, 2016

Lawmakers are calling on the leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee to remove language in the upper chamber's version of the fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bill that would repeal a moratorium on certain public-private competitions.

Daily News | August 11, 2016

Aiming to save money, prevent duplication and enhance transparency, the White House Office of Management and Budget is instituting a new policy designed to ensure that custom-developed federal source code is shared across the federal government for reuse purposes.

Daily News | August 11, 2016

The Defense Department's inspector general is launching an audit of the Defense Information Systems Agency to determine if it complied with required software lifecycle management processes.

Daily News | August 11, 2016

The Pentagon inspector general's office has launched an audit of the department's contingency planning for its information systems, according to a recent memo.

The Insider | August 9, 2016

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management announced today that the Pentagon's Principal Deputy Chief Information Officer David De Vries will become OPM's next permanent CIO and will help the agency transition the National Background Investigations Bureau's IT systems to those built and operated by the Pentagon.

Daily News | August 4, 2016

The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction is calling on the defense secretary to closely review the Pentagon's contract designed to help the Afghan National Army grow its vehicle fleet, citing deficiencies and mistakes that will most likely lead to a new contract that is expected to cost more than $1 billion.

Daily News | August 4, 2016

The Pentagon intends to transfer $400 million from the Army's operation and maintenance account to a development fund designed to help boost the Defense Department's acquisition workforce, according to a recent reprogramming action.

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