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Bob Brewin

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Web extra: Thinker, Sailor, Soldier, Scribe

James Webb brings disciplined leadership, respect for ranks to Navy post

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Grimes: DOD needs to shift information culture to right-to-know

As the Defense Department develops a new information architecture, the need to share information with authorized users who have a right to know it has become paramount, he told a House subcommittee.

Cybersecurity

Successful cyberattacks against DOD drop

Lt. Gen. Charles Croom says better computer configuration management and use of PKI cards helped beef up defense.

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Senate accepts troop withdrawal provision; Bush vows veto

The president objects to deadlines for troop withdrawals in a war-funding bill, as well as to line items unrelated to defense spending.

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DISA's Quagliotti to retire April 13

Maj. Gen. Marilyn Quagliotti, DISA's deputy director, will be succeeded by Rear Adm. Elizabeth Hight.

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Intercepts

Emergency fish funding?; Christmas in March; Wait until July if you need PTSD counseling at NMCSD

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Lt. Col. Edward Clayson: Leading by leaving nothing to chance

Clayson spent months in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait and Qatar working with the people using his unit's combat casualty care applications.

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Army VHF-FM radios would lose $100.4M in Senate bill

The Senate Appropriations Committee also approved the Army’s full budget request of $509.2 million for high-frequency radios, however.

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity defense requires a good offense

Congress may need to help the Defense Department cut through the technical, legal and international screens that protect hackers.

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House cuts funds from war supplemental bill

The House Appropriations Committee cut funding for defense communications and information systems programs it deemed unrelated to the war on terrorism.

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House boosts health budgets for DOD, VA

The House Appropriations Committee set aside funding to expedite soldiers' disabilities claims.

Digital Government

EU's alternative to GPS runs into trouble

With development delays threatening to drive up costs, Europe may find an alternative approach to its current Galileo contract.

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Intercepts

Women really do run the world;An Air Force star;How about a woman MHS CIO?;Joint Medical Command inevitable?;Big savings from teledermatology;Final MHS note.

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Radio astronomy and aeronautical telemetry don’t mix

Competition for limited spectrum pits radio astronomers against the FAA and airline industry.

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Walter Reed wounded warriors A-76’d?; Three-headed dog of hell and Dan Quayle; AHLTA AWOL at Walter Reed?; Big bucks for AHLTA PR.

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The battle for spectrum

Growing demand and a finite supply of radio frequencies could force confrontation — and compromise — between the U.S. government and competing global interests.

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Navy Department kicks off planning for NMCI follow-on

The Marines also seek contractor support to help it develop Next Generation Enterprise Network requirements.

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Intercepts

Chinese checkers; Why bother with passwords?; What the heck does LGS mean?; What does 1105govinfo mean?

Modernization

Industry sends DOT mixed message on GPS backup system

An aviation group supports shutting down the land-based Loran navigation system, but Boeing said the system could be useful if GPS services were disrupted.

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Experts to talk anti-IED methods at conference

The Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization will hold a three-day conference in April to discuss major issues in the battle against IEDs.