Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Defense Department Inspector General's Office has opened an investigation into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. service members participate in a cybersecurity exercise, Cyber Yankee, in Connecticut in 2023. (Sgt. Matthew Lucibello/U.S.

The Pentagon must default to rapid acquisition processes when buying software, from business systems to weapons components, the defense secretary said in a Thursday memo. The move is a “big deal,” one ...

In a decisive move to stay ahead in an era of rapidly evolving digital threats, the Department of Defense (DOD) is accelerating its push for software modernization. The upcoming launch of the Software ...

WHAT: Department of Defense (DOD) Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a memorandum titled “Directing Modern Software Acquisition to Maximize Lethality” that is intended to reform DOD’s procurement involving ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth this week issued a mandate to Defense Department acquisition offices requiring all new programs that rely on software to use existing tools aimed at delivering those ...

DOD needs to balance expediting its software acquisition process with a better system for gauging prospective vulnerabilities and mitigating harm in the event of an attack, the author of this op-ed ...