Cybersecurity
Top cyber brass warn Congress on sequestration
Mandatory cuts could have a "significant impact" on Cyber Command's ability to defend DOD information networks.
People
Levine tapped for DCMO
President Barack Obama has nominated the longtime Senate staffer as the Pentagon's new deputy chief management officer.
Cybersecurity
A lackluster FISMA report card
Federal agencies reported a 15 percent increase in information security incidents last year over 2013.
Cybersecurity
ICITE faces 'cultural resistance'
Former Acting DIA Director David Shedd said an IC-wide IT platform faces bureaucratic resistance, the same day that DNI James Clapper said the platform was key to promoting intelligence integration.
Acquisition
Software-defined networking key to Lockheed's DISA deal
It has been more than two years since Lockheed Martin nabbed a $4.6 billion contract to manage DOD's global data network.
Acquisition
Consolidation, culture and one very big contract
David Bowen, the Defense Health Agency's director of health IT, has a seriously complex to-do list.
Modernization
Trinity returns, DCS debuts, senators back IGs and DOD metrics
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
DOD may need congressional help on data centers
Acting Defense Department CIO Halvorsen told a House Armed Services subcommittee that consolidating DOD data centers could require legislation.
Cybersecurity
EPA's new-old CIO, plus weapons acquisition, spyware warnings and a new role for Long
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Acquisition
VISTA-based solution eliminated from DoD health record procurement
VA CIO Steph Warren was "disappointed" that a VISTA solution would not prevail at the Pentagon.
Acquisition
Database costs, paper-less procurement, Lockheed hires and a loss for ID management
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Acquisition
DOD shutters two 'influence' websites covering Africa
Similar sites covering the Persian Gulf and Central Asia remain in operation.
Cybersecurity
Info sharing, Carter's confirmation and Facebook cyber
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
Halvorsen: DOD not that slow on cloud
The Pentagon is like "four federated giant corporations" trying to procure their own cloud services, says the acting CIO.
Modernization
DISA CIO: Don't discount 'DOD mindset' on data protection
David Bennett touts the potential of standardized and virtualized IT, while returning to a sticking point between DOD and industry: liability in the event of data loss.
Cybersecurity
Critical tech, reverse auctions and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
NGA banks on the power of transparency
Agency director touts data shared to combat Ebola, says open approach "is our future."
Modernization
ESRI, DISA, acquisitions and the cloud
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
DOD guide looks beyond FedRAMP protections
The guide follows up on a memo that defined responsibilities for Pentagon components that acquire commercial cloud services.
Cybersecurity
Navy intelligence challenged by big data
Rear Adm. Elizabeth Train says a common networking architecture is a pressing need.
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