Colin Demarest
Colin Demarest was a reporter at C4ISRNET, where he covered military networks, cyber and IT. Colin had previously covered the Department of Energy and its National Nuclear Security Administration — namely Cold War cleanup and nuclear weapons development — for a daily newspaper in South Carolina. Colin is also an award-winning photographer.
All Stories By Colin
Del Toro asks Navy contractors to consider taxpayers over shareholders
Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said he needs companies to deliver their weapons, warships, aircraft and more on time and on budget and without excuses.
Pentagon eyes successor to Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability contract
"We are firmly committed to multi-cloud, multi-vendor," Pentagon CIO John Sherman said, "and this is what we’re going to be doing moving forward."
Earth-mapping agency seeks more commercial imagery, data suppliers
The Luno A push is meant to meet “the increasing demands for commercial GEOINT,” according to Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth.
Cyber Command’s Nakasone urges renewal of foreign spy law
Section 702 allows the government to collect and review communications like emails and text messages of foreigners abroad. Critics say it's ripe for abuse.
Bill urges Pentagon to speed JADC2 transition in focus on Indo-Pacific
The new legislation motivates “the right people and programs at the Pentagon to deploy needed strategies in a transformative way,” said Rep. Darrell Issa.
AI can shore up federal cybersecurity overwhelmed by data, GDIT says
Machines and programs can handle rote tasks, freeing up manpower already spread thin and sought after.
Pentagon seeks to rapidly build up information-warfare force
Emerging technologies play a critical role in both waging and foiling influence campaigns, according to the Defense Department's strategy.
Aging IT burdens Pentagon leaders seeking change, Google’s Dahut says
Karen Dahut was named CEO of Google Public Sector in September 2022. She previously led defense ventures at Booz Allen Hamilton.
