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Cybersecurity
Army names new commander for cyber training center
Maj. Gen. Stephen Fogarty will replace Maj. Gen. LaWarren Patterson as commander of the Cyber Center of Excellence.
Modernization
Future of floating surveillance system in doubt
Privacy concerns and spending restraints could clip Army testing of a tethered UAS over the Washington area.
People
How to get ahead in government
Technical chops and hard work are still critical, but advancing into agency leadership demands a much broader skill set.
Modernization
Army personnel database picks up where Pentagon left off
The Army's new pay and personnel system grew out of DoD's decision to cancel a department-wide database that the chairman of the Joint Chiefs called a disaster.
Modernization
VDI moves to the cloud
To counter the strain desktop virtualization can put on data centers and administrators, some agencies and vendors are turning to desktop as a service.
Cybersecurity
Gen. Franz takes over INSCOM
Federal 100 winner had previously commanded the Cyber National Mission Force.
Digital Government
Beyond the buzz of big data
The Army and the SEC are two agencies putting big data to use right now.
People
Former Army CIO heads to Booz Allen Hamilton
Susan Lawrence will help lead the contracting giant’s Defense Market Group.
People
Army looks to virtual training, shared intell amid budget cuts
The Army is planning to combine multiple training programs into a single environment to cut overhead costs.
People
Changing of the guard at Army IT commands
The new commander of the Army Network Enterprise Technology Command is a 2012 Fed 100 honoree, Brig. Gen. John B. Morrison, Jr.
People
New Army CIO takes over
Lt. Gen. Robert Ferrell succeeds Lt. Gen. Susan Lawrence, who retired in October.
Cybersecurity
FBI warns of Anonymous hacks into federal systems
Internal memo reportedly says "widespread problem" involves Energy, HHS and the Army.
People
Irina Nguyen: Bringing transparency to acquisition
As the Army continues to overhaul and streamline the ways it buys technology, one person is working behind the scenes to make the processes more transparent.
People
Grace E. Dalton: Coordinating email migration
This Rising Star was instrumental in coordinating the Army's effort to move 1 million people to enterprise email.
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