Molly Weisner

Molly Weisner

Molly Weisner is a staff reporter for Federal Times where she covers labor, policy and contracting pertaining to the government workforce. She made previous stops at USA Today and McClatchy as a digital producer, and worked at The New York Times as a copy editor. Molly majored in journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Beavers takes reins from Sherman as acting DOD information officer

As the most senior IT advisor to the secretary of defense, Beavers is taking over from former CIO John Sherman.

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Fifty thousand Army enrollees are using the service since that effort began as a pilot program in 2022.

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Pentagon zero-trust office aims to start data tagging, labeling in ′24

The Defense Department is seeking to demo a solution, even an imperfect one, to a longstanding problem.

Pentagon seeks objective way to test tools for zero trust compliance

To increase the number of designs going through purple teaming, Resnick said he wants to find a way to enlist the help of industry.

Pentagon to issue guidance on open radio access networks to support 5G

ORAN is something the DoD has been pushing aggressively to explore.

DISA says IT ‘problem statements’ will help industry speed innovation

Officials said with industry constantly coming to market with new tools, there’s a need by government to be a wary purchaser.

Expect heavier hand, ‘bite’ from DOD zero-trust office, boss says

The memo will give the young office “bite," its top boss said.

Find a way to retain cyber pros, Pentagon personnel guru says

Part of the reason available flexibilities haven’t been used is they’re expensive and HR personnel don't know how to use them.

Zero trust at DoD hinges on thawing stubbornness in the workforce

Resnick said he has seen the spirit of innovation in leadership, but it’s the mid-tier of the workforce that sometimes pushes back.

Pentagon unveils IT modernization plan to tackle talent, tech hurdles

The 'Fulcrum' strategy offers specifics on broad, sweeping goals by the U.S. military to communicate faster and more securely with warfighters and allies.

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