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Mark Pomerleau

Mark Pomerleau is a reporter for DefenseScoop, covering information warfare and cyberspace.

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Cyber warfare operators assigned to the 275th Cyber Operations Squadron of the 175th Cyberspace Operations Group of the Maryland Air National Guard configure a threat intelligence feed for daily watch in the Hunter’s Den at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Md., Dec. 2, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by J.M. Eddins Jr.)

SASC bill authorizes budget boost for several Cyber Command initiatives

Cyber

A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 85 commercial and government spacecraft and 3 Starlink satellites launches from Cape Canaveral on June 30, 2021. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dakota Raub)

Satellite communications seeing an ‘explosion of activity’ during Ukraine war

IT

Raj Iyer speaks at the 2022 Public Sector Innovation Summit. (FedScoop)

For resiliency, the Army may look to rely more on commercial systems than SIPRNet, NIPRNet

Cyber

U.S. Cyber Command — Inside U.S. Cyber Command at Fort Meade, Maryland. (Josef Cole / DOD / U.S. Cyber Command)

Cyber Command to take take charge of advanced training with new authorities

Cyber

Army Futures Command’s Software Factory operations taking place on March 22, 2021 in Austin, Texas. (U.S. Army Photo by Mr. Luke J. Allen)

DOD still lags in delivering software for weapons systems in a timely manner, says GAO

IT

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House panel wants audit of underperforming software, IT at DOD

IT

PrSM missile (Lockheed Martin)

Lawmakers want clarity on Pentagon’s JADC2 efforts

IT

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House panel wants to force DOD to develop common language on information operations

Cyber

U.S. sailors assigned to Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command (NCDOC) man their stations at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Va., Aug. 4, 2010. (DOD photo)

US government should talk more openly about offensive cyber, Navy official says

Cyber