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White House officials miss the order of leadership
Obama administration officials joke about their duties and jobs.
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Obama appoints 'Sheriff Joe' to oversee new accountability plan
President Barack Obama explains why he chose Vice President Joe Biden to lead his administration's new "campaign to cut waste."
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Marine aviators in Afghanistan turn to iPads
Marine aviators are among the latest addition to the growing ranks of military personnel using mobile devices.
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DOD officials need technical data rights education
Officials who oversee procurement and acquisition policy at the Defense Department plan to issue technical data guidance after a report from GAO that says the agency has been unclear on using the rights.
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Navy goes full speed ahead with next-gen IT projects
The Navy is making progress with its two major IT consolidation programs, CANES and NGEN, but will face significant challenges, according to officials.
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Army to take Afghanistan fight to the Web
The Army is looking for a new type of soldier -- one that can take the fight in Afghanistan to the World Wide Web.
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Navy walks tightrope in downsizing environment
Under Secretary of the Navy Robert Work says that the upcoming military draw down must be done right because it will have a long-term repercussions on U.S. forces.
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Marines purchase new vehicle-mounted sensors
The Marine Corps has awarded Lockheed Martin Corp. a contract for vehicle-mounted and portable sensor systems needed for remote surveillance on the battlefield.
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Marines create occupational category for cyber warriors
The Marine Corps' CIO is looking for new cyber tools and personnel.
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Navy must get creative -- and critical -- to be efficient
Reaching the Navy's efficiency goals is impossible without changing how the service is doing things now, according to CIO Terry Halvorsen, speaking at AFCEA's Naval IT Day.
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Navy needs a way to handle UAV, sensor data
With threats on the rise and manpower decreasing due to budget cuts, the key to the Navy's data challenge lies within implementation of proper procedures of tasking, collection, processing, exploitation and dissemination (TCPED), according to a official at the AFCEA Naval IT Day.
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Navy views network infrastructure as vital combat component
Navy Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert talks about the service's priorities for cyber operations, acquisition of IT systems.
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Navy rolls out regional cybersecurity centers
New naval regional cybersecurity components will support broader Navy Fleet Cyber Command efforts as the Navy takes on a myriad of network-related challenges.
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Marines to make major computer equipment buy
The Marine Corps is planning to spend $880 million to buy desktop and laptop computers and also rugged tablet computers through a five-year hardware contract.
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How to help DOD with couples therapy
Defense communities need couples therapy, but will it be enough?
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Federal IT leaders receive AFFIRM awards
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra and other government executives were honored at AFFIRM's leadership awards luncheon.
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Cyberattack wave raises big questions
In light of the wave of recent attacks on U.S. targets, the U.S. government must determine its top priorities in cybersecurity.
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SPAWAR Atlantic gets tech tools to battlefields
SSC Atlantic's director discusses how the command has helped deploy and integrate new technologies.
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Alliance builds multiple cloud computing models
The Open Data Center Alliance published eight usage models that define IT requirements for cloud adoption and provide a vision for cloud computing
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