Defense Systems
Army manned surveillance plane gets fresh start
The Army has restarted its program to field a manned battlefield surveillance platform to support forces at the brigade level and below.
Defense Systems
Army's upgraded force tracking system heads into the field
The Army has launched its next-generation tracking system, Force XXI Battle Command Brigade-and-Below/Blue Force Tracking, in the field.
Defense Systems
Army to deploy new tactical generators to Afghanistan
The Army expects to save 300,000 gallons of fuel each month through its deployment of next-generation tactical generators to Afghanistan.
Defense Systems
Greenert to take over as Navy CNO, Ferguson as vice CNO
Adm. Jonathan Greenert has been appointed to serve as Chief of Naval Operations, and Vice Adm. Mark Ferguson to serve as Vice CNO, the Defense Department said July 21.
Defense Systems
Defense Knowledge Online to be shuttered next year
The Defense Department will shutter its Defense Knowledge Online portal and move to a pared-down, DISA-led enterprise services strategy.
Defense Systems
A look at DOD's AKO, DKO and JKO portal numbers
The announcement of the closure of Defense Knowledge Online is furthering uncertainty over the future of DOD's online portals and enterprise services. Here's a quick look at some of the numbers.
Defense Systems
Tips to get the military's mobile data centers mission ready
Mobile forces can take advantage of virtualization, software tools and services used in garrison and base data centers to bring communications to the field.
Defense Systems
Will cyber laws mitigate the threat?
The piecemeal approach governments are taking in mandating action to improve cyber defenses wastes precious time and limits funding organizations have to expend on this problem.
Defense Systems
Budget crunch makes GSA popular
GSA Administrator Martha Johnson is getting an unprecedented amount of phone calls from agency leaders who want money-saving options.
Defense Systems
Krzysko named to Defense enterprise information post
Mark Krzysko has been assigned to serve as the deputy director of the Enterprise Information and Office of the Secretary of Defense Studies at the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, the Defense Department said.
Defense Systems
DARPA intell program sent to Afghanistan to spy
Controversial Nexus 7 intelligence program sent Afghanistan to measure stability.
Defense Systems
Army builds smart-phone doctrine
The future doctrine of Army smart phones and mobile devices is being established with a focus on security, transport layers and applications, according to Col. Marisa Tanner, chief of the Mission Command Capabilities Division at the Army Brigade Modernization Command, and Michael McCarthy, director of operations at BMC's Mission Command Complex.
Defense Systems
5 ways to boost cybersecurity post-Stuxnet
The evolution of the cyber threat requires an accompanying change in approach to defending IT networks, two cybersecurity experts said at FOSE July 20.
Defense Systems
Mazer is Obama's choice for DHS' IG
The inspector general of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence gets picked for the open DHS IG job.
Defense Systems
DIA, Eagle Ray team for optimum IT support
The Defense Department has awarded the small, woman-owned business Eagle Ray Inc. a five-year contract for IT and technical support worth $90 million.
Defense Systems
Army tackles data center consolidation, enterprise e-mail
The Army CIO tackles data center consolidation and enterprise e-mail, two major projects that have significant interest across the Army and the Defense Department.
Defense Systems
U.S., China move closer to space security talks
U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy Gregory Schulte said July 19 that the United States and China will meet soon to discuss the best way to make sure that both nations act in a "responsible" manner in the national security space environment.
Defense Systems
Partnerships will help protect U.S. space assets, official says
In response to the growing number of nations with counter-space capabilities, the United States is nurturing partnerships with spacefaring companies and allied nations to maintain its strategic advantage in space, said a top DOD official.
Defense Systems
DOD must shift to technological construct despite budget woes
The Defense Department must keep up with technology to compete on the battlefield, even amid budgetary uncertainty, said Gen. James Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in the opening keynote address at the FOSE conference in Washington, D.C., July 19.
Defense Systems