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DIA embraces Web 2.0
Wikis, RSS feeds and mashups are among the favored tools of information sharing.
People
COIs: Too much of a good thing?
Some say the proliferation of communities of interest could stymie information sharing.
Cybersecurity
DOD IG: Failures in NetCents jeopardize classified info
Air Force users did a poor job of addressing IT security in task orders, the IG says.
People
Human barriers still holding back full information sharing
Current and former Defense and intelligence officials say organizational and technical elements must be better integrated.
People
Navy rethinks its approach to collecting, sharing data
While patrolling the Persian Gulf, the Navy is amassing larger than ever amounts of information and must figure out the best way for the military and its partners to use it.
People
Air Force opens up to non-proprietary software
Senior procurement official advocates using open standards, open source and open data interfaces.
People
House committee passes Defense Authorization bill
Lawmakers slash funding for Future Combat Systems and the Joint Network Node.
People
DOD struggles with incompatible data
A multiagency working group says DOD must focus on emerging technologies that address the problem.
Cybersecurity
GAO to seek FISMA changes
Should agencies spend less time reporting on security and more time monitoring it?
Modernization
Pentagon to use VOIP
Under a $18.4 million contract, General Dynamics will design and install the new telecommunications system.
People
Army Corps of Engineers reshapes IT management
With the A-76 competition finally settled, the Corps will take central control of its information technology infrastructure under two directorates.
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Army CIO to issue 500-day plan
The latest plan will seek to “institutionalize LandWarNet throughout the Army,” said Army deputy CIO Vern Bettencourt.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers press State, Commerce on cyber break-ins
The chairman of a House Homeland Security subcommittee confronted a State Department official about whether the department had responded appropriately to a computer system intrusion last year.
Cybersecurity
Army considering adding cyberspace to tactical domains
The Army may follow the Air Force’s lead in setting up a command to defend cyberspace.
People
DKO losing out in battle for funding
The Defense Knowledge Online portal is near capacity with 1.9 million users, and the services are kicking in less money than expected.
