Cybersecurity
OPM widens online degree program, TSA tightens up, Sandia signs deal and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
The 'ISIS effect' on DOD networks
From Kuwait to Honolulu, the war with the Islamic State is changing how the U.S. military communicates.
Digital Government
Cent’anni! A DARPA toast to long-life software
Research agency wants self-updating programs that can run for a hundred years.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon to release cyber strategy next week
Newly minted Defense Secretary Ashton Carter's prioritization of cybersecurity will cross a threshold when the Pentagon releases a multi-year cyber strategy.
Modernization
IT overlaps high on GAO's duplication list
Better management of software licenses, data centers and IT portfolios could save billions, says the annual GAO report on government efficiency.
Acquisition
Kendall welcomes House acquisition reform bill, with caveats
The Pentagon's top acquisition official says provisions concerning the service chiefs and acquisition experience for personnel need improvement.
Modernization
Pentagon explores multiple paths to electronic warfare acquisition
Innovation is increasingly crucial to EW, says Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Katrina McFarland.
People
Unpacking Terry Halvorsen’s 3 reasons for pursuing BYOD
Bob Stevens contends that the Pentagon's test program is proof of BYOD's importance.
Acquisition
Cyber takes center stage in Pentagon's new acquisition guidance
Better Buying Power 3.0 adds cybersecurity to the list of potential trouble spots in weapons, IT and other acquisitions.
Digital Government
Special Ops command seeks drones, pilots and support
SOCOM's drone operations are based primarily in Afghanistan, with other activity in Somalia, Yemen, the Philippines and the U.S.
Modernization
Army shifts logistics data to IBM cloud
The Army's move to the on-premise cloud took place over the past year and is based at Army Materiel Command headquarters in Redstone Arsenal, Ala.
Modernization
DOD's IPv6 transition lags
The Pentagon was supposed to wrap up its IPv6 transition in 2012, but an IG report says the effort stalled because IT officials didn't make it a priority.
Digital Government
DARPA keeps an eye on the Arctic
The Defense Department's research shop wants a network of rugged, affordable sensors for the far north.
Cybersecurity
Piecing together the insider threat puzzle
Software and automation are crucial to preventing leaks and sabotage, but they're not the only tools deployed by agencies that collect and guard secret information.
People
DISA seeks updated spectrum management tool
Increased sharing is making spectrum management a critical function.
Digital Government
DARPA director warns against 'corrosion' of sequestration
The fiscal 2016 budget request for DARPA is about $3 billion, but Arati Prabhakar says research would suffer if automatic cuts resume.
Digital Government
Pentagon official: DoD-VA info sharing improving, but work remains
Real time data transactions between the VA and Pentagon are growing, and have expanded to include the Veterans Benefits Administration.
Cybersecurity
Data transparency, a chief digital officer, Pentagon phishing and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Acquisition
Warren: VISTA is here to stay
The pending move by DoD to a system based on a commercial health record system won't alter the data sharing relationship with VA, says the acting CIO.
Modernization
Cutting-edge agency goes old-school
DARPA wants to use analog computing processes to revolutionize simulation.
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