People

Susan Lawrence faces down adversity

Army gave 18-year-old Lawrence a path from Ida Grove, Iowa, to the Middle East

People

U.K. eases carry-on rules for electronic gear

TSA has loosened the ban on some liquids, but other restrictions remain in place.

Digital Government

Intercepts

A truly rousing Encore (II); Final fugue; DATS all, folks; Druyun’s legacy lives; Sacred cell towers?; BlackBerry bandits.

People

Canada: Air travelers should put electronic gear in checked baggage

U.K. bans electronics in carry-on baggage, U.S. allows passengers to carry on electronic gear, DOD clamps down on travel

People

Intercepts

Data, data everywhere; Data, data nowhere; A billion here, a billon there; Wynne’s cyberspace pachinko machine; Digital conversion won’t work for Naval Historical Center; Megabucks for Guam.

People

Intercepts

Oh my gosh, DISA left Microsoft off NCES; A really long wait for an Encore; DATS coming in September; Disappearing history; Standard Procurement System testing emergency?; Oops, I goofed; Dover base in pursuit of trivia.

People

Intercepts

DISA HQ loves its AC; Big bucks for the little guys; Big bucks for the big guys; Marine smarts finally recognized; Electronic DD214s?

People

UPDATED: DISA awards first NCES collaboration contract to IBM

Under the $17 million deal, the company will provide instant messaging, low-bandwidth text chat and Web conferencing to Defense Department.

Cybersecurity

Personal data exposed on Navy Web site

The breach could affect all Navy and Marine Corps aviators who served in the past 20 years.

People

AT&T to manage Army network center in Kuwait

The Theater Network Operations and Security Center in Kuwait will serve as the Army’s link to the Global Information Grid.

People

DOD picks two for data link terminals

The contracts, worth $74.1 million, cover equipment for the U.S. and five other countries.

People

Navy: Exposed personal data was Katrina-related

Most of the 30,000 sailors whose personal information appeared on the site reside in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina.

People

Intercepts

Net-centric dream team?; Other NCES wannabes; DATS lives!; Marines missed net-centric war in Iraq; A too-familiar ring

Modernization

Marines extend satellite communications

Corps extends broadband to company level.

Cybersecurity

Navy personnel data exposed on civilian Web site

The Web site, which the Navy has not identified, contained five spreadsheet files with personal information, including Social Security numbers, on Navy members and dependents.

Modernization

DOD Global Broadcast System goes two-way

A DISA engineering team incorporated a commercial, two-way satellite TV standard into GBS.

People

Intercepts

Let us count the ways to say AES;Competition in WLAN security heats up; Army A-OK with AKO to DKO; Bonnie-Jill Laflin heads for Iraq with Diamond Dallas Page.

Cybersecurity

ISS says VA hired it to analyze stolen data

A company spokeswoman did not specify the work Internet Security Systems is performing, citing the sensitive nature of the data involved.

Cybersecurity

DOD toughens up wireless LAN security rules

Besides tougher and encryption standards, the new policy also requires intrusion detection systems that can geo-locate hackers or rogue access points.

Digital Government

Intercepts

Don’t they know there’s a war going on?; Army out-politics the politicians; GIG goes EU By Light; Where’s DATS?; Bye-bye, AHLTA. Hello, FDA?