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This photograph shows screens displaying the logo of “CrowdStrike” cybersecurity technology company in Paris on July 19, 2024, amid massive global IT outage. Airlines, banks, TV channels and other business across the globe were scrambling to deal with one of the biggest IT crashes in recent years. (Photo by Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP)

DOD ‘monitoring’ networks in wake of CrowdStrike outage

Several components at the Defense Department told DefenseScoop that their systems have been unaffected by the disruption to Microsoft systems.

Jul 19, 2024 By Mikayla Easley Brandi Vincent

A NATO banner seen outside the Washington convention center where the NATO summit will be taking place in Washington, DC, from July 9th to the 11th. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)

NATO looking to bolster data security as leaders gather in Washington

Across the alliance, officials are looking for defensive cyber tools amid digital transformation.

Jul 9, 2024 By Jon Harper

How the DOD can harness AI for innovation and efficiency

Microsoft Federal’s Wes Anderson discusses how AI advancement will allow the DOD to accelerate pace and bring innovation to its mission.

Jun 26, 2024 By Scoop News Group

A signage of Microsoft is seen on March 13, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Jeenah Moon/Getty Images)

Post-data breach, DOD held ‘very candid discussions’ with Microsoft

A recent interview with the Pentagon's CIO suggests there’s still much to be revealed about the incident’s scope.

May 14, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

William Chappell, Microsoft CTO for for strategic missions and technologies, speaks at an AI expo hosted by the Special Competitive Studies Project, May 7, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Jon Harper)

Microsoft deploys GPT-4 large language model for Pentagon use in top secret cloud

Microsoft has deployed the GPT-4 large language model in an isolated, air-gapped Azure Government Top Secret cloud for use by the Department of Defense, the company announced…

May 7, 2024 By Jon Harper

Spc. Layne Alfieri, a soldier assigned to 1st Battalion 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, dons an Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) 1.2 prototype during the IVAS 1.2 Phase One User Assessment held by Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier on Fort Drum, August 22, 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Jason Amadi, PEO Soldier Public Affairs)

Army seeks $255M to procure more than 3,000 IVAS augmented reality systems in fiscal 2025

The Army wants to buy 3,162 units of Microsoft's Integrated Visual Augmentation System 1.2.

Mar 13, 2024 By Jon Harper

Capt. Drake Williams, I3E program manager, interacts with I3E’s augmented reality space simulation at the SpaceDEN, a Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) facility located in El Segundo, Calif. (U.S. Space Force photo: Capt. Calvin Suratos)

Space Force taps Microsoft to build cloud-based, simulated space environment

The Integrated, Immersive, Intelligent Environment (I3E) is an augmented reality space simulation powered by Microsoft's HoloLens headsets.

Jan 8, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

Supporting DOD mission success with robust and secure cloud

Providing the right capabilities in a secret and top-secret cloud environment is critical to support DOD operations from the enterprise to the edge, says Microsoft Federal leader…

Dec 8, 2023 By Scoop News Group

Army awards Microsoft $95M for additional IVAS 1.2 headsets, virtual trainers

The Army is gearing up for expanded testing of the latest variant of Microsoft’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System.

Sep 21, 2023 By Jon Harper

U.S. soldiers assigned to 82nd Airborne 3rd Brigade Combat Team, train with the Integrated Visual Augmentation System as a part of Project Convergence 2022. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Thiem Huynh)

Army acquisition chief sees ‘competitive environment’ for IVAS alternatives if Microsoft’s system doesn’t satisfy

The Army received IVAS 1.2 earlier this week and it will soon conduct “soldier touch points” to give potential end users the opportunity to provide feedback.

Jul 27, 2023 By Jon Harper