SEPTEMBER 9, 2019 - An overhaul of the Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System, or JWICS, is underway to make it better able to serve its expanded mission and to potentially extend its capabilities to other parts of the defense community and to more parts of government, the deputy director of the Defense Intelligence Agency said. Suzanne White spoke Sept. 4 during … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2019
Cyber Ops to Gain Speed, Accuracy From AI
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019 - On the battlefields of the future, cyber defensive actions and counteractions will occur in milliseconds and microseconds — not seconds and minutes. Artificial intelligence will play a key role in assisting cyber operators to make speedier and more accurate decisions, Air Force Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan, director, Defense Department's Joint Artificial … [Read more...]
Submit Your Tuition Assistance, NCPACE Distance Learning Requests Now for FY2020
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019 - If your plans for this fall include taking college courses, now is the time to select courses and apply for your Tuition Assistance (TA) and Navy College Program for Afloat College Education Distance Learning (NCPACE DL) funding. TA and NCPACE DL applications may be created, command approved and submitted in MyNavy Education on the Navy College Program … [Read more...]
National Guard Positioned to Respond to Dorian
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019 - As Hurricane Dorian makes its way along the Florida coast, the National Guard is in place to respond, said Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief of the National Guard Bureau, during a Pentagon press conference yesterday. "As I stand here, there are more than 5,500 National Guard members in four states, ready to provide full-spectrum recovery and support to … [Read more...]
DoD to Divert $3.6 Billion to Fund 11 Barrier Projects at Southern Border
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019 - Defense Department officials say 127 military construction projects in both the United States and overseas will be deferred to free $3.6 billion for construction or augmentation of barriers along 175 miles of the southern U.S. border. The Department of Homeland Security sent a list of prioritized border construction projects for DOD review in February, … [Read more...]