Classified Archives

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Pentagon prepares to issue new classification rules for Replicator

According to a senior official, “the guidance for what will remain classified is not publicly releasable.”

May 21, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

Philippines President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. (L), is escorted by U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (R) during an arrival ceremony at the Pentagon May 3, 2023 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Cybersecurity features prominently in new US-Philippines bilateral defense guidelines

The agreement also calls for partnering on securing classified information.

May 3, 2023 By Jon Harper

DoD Chief Information Officer John Sherman testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee, subcommitee on cyber security, in Washington, D.C. March 29, 2023. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)

Zero trust would have ‘likely’ caught and prevented classified leak, Pentagon CIO believes

Under Sherman's direction, the DOD is working to deploy a zero-trust architecture by 2027.

May 3, 2023 By Billy Mitchell

John Sherman, Department of Defense Chief Information Officer, participates in a virtual panel April 2021. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

Austin orders Pentagon CIO to ‘immediately’ issue new guidance for protecting classified information

Secretary of Defense Austin has also ordered a “comprehensive” review of DOD security programs, policies and procedures for protecting sensitive info.

Apr 18, 2023 By Jon Harper

Models of NASA’s Lunar Habitat (L) and Orion capsule (R) designed by Lockheed Martin on display during the 35th Space Symposium at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colorado on April 9, 2019. (Photo by Jason Connolly / AFP)

Microsoft gives Lockheed Martin access to classified cloud to work more closely with Pentagon

By using Microsoft's Azure Government Secret, Lockheed gains access to one of the few clouds accredited to work with the DOD's secret-level information.

Nov 16, 2022 By Billy Mitchell

The Chief Digital Transformation Officer for the Air Force and Space Force Stuart Wagner, right, talks with members of Kessel Run at One Beacon, Boston, Mass., June 22, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Richard Blumenstein)

Air Force to bring top-secret data into the mix in next weapons system hackathon

The next BRAVO hackthon will be run at three classification levels sometime this summer.

May 12, 2022 By Billy Mitchell