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Digital Government
What's ahead for DOD's cyber forces
The Defense Department is putting in place the infrastructure and tools needed to achieve its cyber protection goals and objectives.
Digital Government
Cyber Command puts its philosophy into action
The Defense Department in 2010 established a unified Cyber Command and set to work on a new philosophy on how to defend networks.
Modernization
The Pentagon sees its future in the cloud
The Pentagon has numerous cloud services up and running, and systems planners are banking on software as a service, one of the cloud's most popular early forms, to deliver some major capabilities sooner rather than later.
Digital Government
Data.gov shows how not to do open government
Speakers at the Open Government and Innovations conference say too much of the data on Data.gov isn't usable by everyday people or even developers. That needs to change if agencies are to deliver on the Open Government Initiative.
Digital Government
Open source is NASA's next frontier
NASA's new CTO proposes a brave new universe for the space agency -- one in which officials will have to conquer their fears of open-source projects.
Digital Government
Air Force writes a book on social media protocol
Air Force strategist offers a few do's and don'ts on putting together an effective social media guidebook.
Digital Government
Encryption may end flash drives' exile for good
In late 2008, the Strategic Command's Joint Task Force-Global Network Operations put in place an immediate ban on the use of flash drives -- USB storage devices that have become the modern version of the floppy disk.
Digital Government
New threats compel DOD to rethink cyber strategy
The Defense Department's diversity remains its Achilles' heel in the race to improve information assurance.
Digital Government
New threats compel DOD to rethink cyber strategy
The Defense Department's diversity remains its Achilles' heel in the race to improve information assurance.
Digital Government
Army shows Air Force the way on unmanned aerial safety
A series of mishaps involving unmanned aerial systems operating in Southwest Asia has Army and Air Force officials revisiting key operational procedures.
Digital Government
Navy lays course for Second Fleet migration to NMCI
The Navy’s Second Fleet Commander will use the Navy Marine Corps Intranet to support its newly established Maritime Operations Center in a move to further collaboration and boost cybersecurity capabilities.
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People
DISA director emphasizes contractor workforce importance
Lt. Gen. Carroll Pollett, director of the Defense Information Systems Agency, reiterated the importance of the contract workforce to DISA at an industry presentation Aug. 7, especially, he said, as the agency faces moving its staff to Fort Meade next year.
Digital Government
Pollett takes over at DISA
Army Lt. Gen. Carroll F. Pollett became director of the Defense Information Systems Agency and commander of the Joint Task Force-Global Network Operations.
People
Maj. Gen. Pollett nominated to be DISA chief
Pollett is currently serving as chief of staff for U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska.
Digital Government
Navy and EDS test COOP with NMCI
As hurricane season approaches, the latest exercise in an ongoing series tested the ability of Navy and contractor workers to re-establish network operations at a different location.
People
Croom: Acquisition done better, faster, cheaper
The general shows others the way to transform a broken acquisition process.
People
DISA's Croom to retire
Lt. Gen. Charles Croom, who sought to reinvent the agency’s procurement strategy, will leave a legacy of change.
People
House clears path for DOD Authorization bill
Lawmakers passed the legislation after stripping out language the administration disliked.
People
4 executive organizers
Three small-agency CIOs discuss strategies for managing personal e-mail and BlackBerry use, PowerPoint presentations, and brainstorming.
