As emerging technologies continue to transform the nature of conflict between the U.S. and its adversaries, the intelligence community has recognized the need to accelerate the adoption of these tools in order to stay at the forefront of the competition. According to intelligence experts who came together for a panel discussion at GovCon Wire’s&nb...
The Defense Intelligence Agency’s communications network — the Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System, or JWICS — started over three decades ago with an experiment to transmit a video feed securely between DIA headquarters and the Pentagon. Since then, JWICS has evolved into the top-secret sensitive, compartmented information, or S...
The Defense Intelligence Agency awarded a potential eight-year contract in mid-November to support the modernization of the wide area network for the Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System, Federal News Network reported Wednesday. JWICS is an internal network that enables federal agencies to transmit top-secret information and communicat...
Over the last few years, modernization in the federal government has shifted from a helpful yet optional initiative to a necessary and critical component of defense, intelligence and national security missions, among others. As federal leaders adopt new technologies, methodologies and practices to stay ahead of the curve, they’re also discovering ...
As the pace of global competition quickens, conflicts unfold and the U.S. intelligence community begins to embrace the idea of unclassified work, IC leaders are exploring new ways to enhance collaboration and integration between mission and IT. At the Potomac Officer Club’s 8th Annual Intel Summit, technologists and leaders from governme...
For decades, the U.S. intelligence community has been known for its highly classified work, secrecy and insularity. In recent years, the increasing need for information sharing, interoperability with mission partners and industry collaboration have prompted IC leaders to adapt and take a closer look at where classification is needed — and where it...
The Defense Intelligence Agency has awarded minority-owned construction firm Strongside Builders a $300 million single-award contract to provide facilities services to DIA within the continental U.S. The Virginia Contracting Activity in Washington, D.C. conducted a competitive acquisition for the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract and ...
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has won a 10-year, $84.9 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the Defense Intelligence Agency to provide automation and other services in support of its operations. The contractor will help DIA design and deploy a data centric architecture with cloud computing capability for digital enrichment tool develo...
As the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning continues to grow exponentially in the public sector, the intelligence community is on the cusp of big changes in the way it operates. Because AI/ML is increasingly critical to U.S. intelligence capabilities, the IC is now updating and adapting its tradecraft to include these advanced techno...
Government agencies in the U.S. had to quickly adapt to remote work at the onset of COVID-19 in March 2020; but now, as more organizations return to in-person work, the Intelligence Community, in particular, is being significantly affected by workforce attrition. Because the IC deals with a higher proportion of classified work than other federal...
