Digital Government
PlayStations power Air Force 'supercomputer'
The Air Force Research Laboratory has built a supercomputer that is driven in part by several hundred Sony PlayStation 3 consoles.
Digital Government
The day the military loosened its tie
The DOD crowd does tend to be rather tight-lipped, but at AFCEA Army IT Day on Jan. 14, some normally reticent officials opened up, Amber Corrin writes.
Digital Government
Encryption of Predator video feeds will take time
It could take as long as five years before video feeds from Predator and Reaper drones are fully encrypted and U.S. forces are able to keep enemy forces from intercepting the information, reports Ellen Nakashima in the Washington Post.
Digital Government
Army shows Air Force the way on unmanned aerial safety
A series of mishaps involving unmanned aerial systems operating in Southwest Asia has Army and Air Force officials revisiting key operational procedures.
Modernization
Air Force activates new cyberspace defense unit
Combat communications wing supports new Space Command
Cybersecurity
Web 2.0 review could lead to restricted use of social networking in DOD
A review on how social media should be used at the Defense Department will likely lead to a policy that allows the use of Web 2.0 tools with restrictions due to security concerns, according to a DOD spokesman.
People
Cyber threat calls for flexibility in command model, general says
CIO William Lord discusses cyberwarfare, technological currency and blurring of boundaries.
Modernization
Air Force angers small businesses with code decision
Officials are opting for a NAICS code that sets a larger small-business size standard after switching this spring from a code with a more restrictive size standard.
Modernization
Social media and DOD: To be or not to be?
The Defense Department continues to send mixed signals about the use of social-media tools.
People
The next phase of Network Centric Solutions
Gregory Garcia discusses the structure of the new NetCents-2 contract and what it means for users and small businesses.
Modernization
Social media dominates new DOD Web site
Social media is the prominent feature on the new Defense Department's home page, which was launched today.
Modernization
Air Force prepares for NetCents contract change
Gregory Garcia, director of the 754th Electronic Systems Group, which oversees the Air Force’s Network Centric Solutions contract, talks about the strategy behind NetCents-2 and his expectations for the new contract.
Modernization
DISA asks industry for help with new priorities
DISA wants to deliver on-demand, enterprisewide technology services across the Defense Department.
Cybersecurity
The great cybersecurity star search
A consortium of private and government organizations has launched a program of competitions and educational opportunities for young people to build the next-generation cybersecurity workforce.
Digital Government
Air Force taps three for $600M air, space intell competition
Three contractors will compete for $600 million in software support and information analysis tasks to support the National Air and Space Intelligence Center over five years, the Air Force announced July 8.
People
Air Force Cyber leader takes office
When Maj. Gen. Richard Webber takes command of the new organization in charge of the Air Force’s cyber mission, he will quickly face the challenge of making the mission relevant.
People
Air Force names leader of cyber unit
Maj. Gen. Richard Webber has been named commander of a new Air Fore unit that will focus on the service's cyber mission.
Cybersecurity
Air Force selects cyber headquarters site
A new, numbered Air Force headquarters dedicated to cyber issues will likely be located at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, officials said.
People
Officials: DOD acquisition workforce will grow
Defense Department officials are expanding the contracting workforce to better handle the money DOD is spending.
People
Chilton: Cybersecurity is each user's responsibility
Some of the military's vulnerability to cyberattacks is because users don't take security seriously, general says.
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