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
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?
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