Pentagon

Senators Question Pentagon’s Motive For JEDI Cloud Contract Delay

Democratic senators ask newly appointed defence secretary if 'outside' influence was behind JEDI suspension

5 years ago

Pentagon Puts JEDI Cloud Project On Hold After Trump Criticism

After Trump alleges 'tremendous complaints' about lucrative cloud contract, Pentagon put JEDI project on hold

5 years ago

Republicans Urge Trump Not To Delay Pentagon Cloud Contract

Republicans ask President Trump not to delay Pentagon cloud project for which Amazon is competing

5 years ago

Microsoft, AWS Shortlisted For Pentagon Cloud Contract

Two leading cloud providers shortlisted for Pentagon cloud computing contract after Google withdraws

6 years ago

Broadcom Hits Out At ‘Fake’ Pentagon Memo Of CA Acquisition

Mischief making. Pentagon 'request' for national security review of Broadcom's CA acquisition is 'fake'

6 years ago

Microsoft Set To Win Secret Clearance Ahead Of Pentagon Cloud Bid

Microsoft is battling Amazon's AWS for the multi-billion-pound deal, after Google pulled out due to ethical concerns

6 years ago

US Military To Spend £1.54bn On AI Research

The move follows Google's decision to step back from controversial drone AI research scheme Project Maven

6 years ago

Google To End Military AI Drone Project – Report

Internal pressure from staff forces a rethink by Google over little-known Pentagon drone project

7 years ago

Google Staff Quit Over Military Drone Project

Project Maven with Pentagon sees 4,000 Google staff petition management against it, with some resigning in protest

7 years ago

HPE Allowed Russian Military To Review Code Of Pentagon Security Tool

Some argue the source code review could make it easier for Russia to find weaknesses in ArcSight, a key US…

7 years ago

Booz Allen Hamilton Leaves Pentagon Files On Open Amazon Server

Oops. American defence contractor leaves sensitive US government files on public server with no password protection

8 years ago

Pentagon Tests Swarm Of Drones For Military Reconnaissance

The rise of the weaponised Internet of Things could start here

8 years ago

Pentagon To Pay Microsoft $1bn For Tech Support

Nice Christmas bonus for someone. Microsoft reportedly being paid close to $1 billion for Windows 10 support

8 years ago

US Defence Secretary Used Personal Email For Government Business

Pentagon boss violated rules after using personal email account to conduct government business

9 years ago

Pentagon Cyber Scorecard Database To Combat Hackers

'Automated scorecard' to build up a picture of US military system vulnerabilities to help prioritise fixes

9 years ago

Pentagon Co-Operates With Apple, Boeing For Wearable Tech

US military announces funding and seeks wearable partnerships deals with the likes of Apple and Boeing

9 years ago

Pentagon Seeks Hacker Proof Weapon Systems

The top American arms buyer wants future US weapon systems to be hacker-proof

10 years ago

80,000 BlackBerry Devices Drafted In By The Pentagon

US Department of Defence relies on Blackberry devices for a revamped mobile working programme

11 years ago

Pentagon Says China Behind Cyber Espionage On US

China denies US claims it was behind attacks on numerous nations in 2012

12 years ago

Pentagon Approves BlackBerry 10 And Samsung Knox Devices For US Military

US Department of Defense moves towards a mixed-device environment

12 years ago

Pentagon Denies Scrapping BlackBerry

The US military is moving to use a wider variety of smartphone platforms, but will continue using BlackBerry, officials have…

12 years ago

Pentagon Approves iOS And Android Deployments

The Pentagon has signed up iOS and Android for duty in a move that will weaken Blackberry's defence dominance

12 years ago

US To Rush Work On Cyberweapons

Pentagon recognises the value of hacking as a form of warfare

13 years ago

US Military Finds Cyber-Defence Scheme ‘Very Promising’

The US Department of Defence is to extend a pilot programme that brings third-party contractors in on classified military planning

13 years ago

Attackers Target Pentagon Credit Union

A hacked laptop has been used to breach the defences of a bank used by the US military

14 years ago

Pentagon Relaxes Facebook, Twitter Regulations

American troops can now use social networking sites to help them stay in touch with friends and family whilst serving…

15 years ago