Cybersecurity
DOD seeks defense against denial-of-service attacks
The Defense Information Systems Agency wants information on commercial products that could detect and react to distributed-denial-of-service attacks on Defense Department networks.
Modernization
Military seeks to marry communications, collaboration networks
The lessons of VOIP are helping expand and combine rich communications and collaboration on military networks.
Cybersecurity
DOD: Be wary of social media's 'loose lips'
Two Defense Intelligence Agency experts explain how adversaries can use social-networking tools to gather information on targets.
Cybersecurity
DOD's cyber command takes shape
Defense Department officials are ironing out the details of a new major military command in charge of DOD’s cyber mission. However, they have not made a formal announcement that spells out the new command's scope.
Cybersecurity
DISA seeks identity management technology
DISA wants to learn more about emerging access control technologies that can simplify management and interoperability.
People
Kundra advocates open source
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra includes open source as one of the key technologies to make government work better and more cheaply, but open-source evangelists still see major roadblocks ahead that will take more than lip service — even if it is from the White House — to overcome.
Modernization
DISA seeks on-demand communications
The Defense Information Systems Agency wants to build an on-demand communications system.
People
DISA looks for new talent
DISA is looking for new employees, including some with IT expertise.
Cybersecurity
DOD seeks e-mail security for grid network
The Defense Department wants information from industry on how to provide e-mail security for its Global Information Grid network.
Modernization
White House needs phone, data lines for trips
The White House Communications Agency is seeking information on providing temporary access to voice, data and videoconferencing services for the president while he's traveling.
Modernization
DISA seeks input on the GIG's architecture
The agency wants help from industry in defining the acquisition strategy for the Global Information Grid’s network management architecture.
Modernization
Open-source tool available for unclassified work
The Forge.mil tool can now be used for unclassified open-source projects.
Modernization
DISA wants new information-sharing technology
The agency wants research projects to develop technology that will improve command and control.
Digital Government
Agreement could boost open source
The Defense Department could gain access to new open-source software through an agreement between the Defense Information Systems Agency and the Open Source Software Institute.
Modernization
DISA makes software collaboration agreement
The agency will develop and share management and administration software under a cooperative research and development agreement.
Cybersecurity
Public to get peek inside DISA, NSA
A technology-focused event will highlight partnerships between those agencies.
Modernization
New tech trends force government to rethink storage strategies
Regulatory compliance requirements, server virtualization, green IT and cloud computing are creating challenges and opportunities for holding the line on enterprise storage costs.
Modernization
Enterprise storage: New storage helpers
Regulatory compliance requirements, server virtualization, green IT and cloud computing are creating challenges and opportunities for holding down enterprise storage costs.
Modernization
Cartwright: Military must use IT to be more adaptable
To fight constantly evolving enemies, U.S. forces must be faster at deploying IT systems to warfighters, said the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Digital Government
DOD launches site to develop open-source software
The Forge.mil site is based on SourceForge.net, a public site that hosts thousands of open-source projects.
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