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Will EPA's Lisa Schlosser become federal deputy CIO?
Chris Dorobek, editor of DorobekInsider.com, reports that Federal CIO Vivek Kundra is set to name EPA exec Lisa Schlosser to be his deputy CIO.
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Aircraft buying plan would double UAVs by 2020
A new 30-year aircraft buying plan submitted by the Defense Department to Congress predicts that the number of unmanned aerial vehicles in the U.S. arsenal will double over the next nine years.
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DOD needs to use public, human intell more in Afghanistan
The Defense Science Board says the U.S. military should quit relying so much on electronic intelligence and expand to get publicly available info and develop human intelligence.
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RSA tokens thought to be behind second defense contractor hack
Information that could enable attackers to break the RSA SecurID token is believed to have been used in attacks against major defense contractor L-3 Communications, which followed a similar breach against Lockheed Martin.
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Twitter's Costolo becomes Obama adviser
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo joins telecom advisory panel.
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Is House Defense Authorization bill a vehicle for outsourcing?
The House's defense authorization bill changes course on past efforts to restore contracted work to federal employees, but how far will it get?
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Mobile network at Empire Challenge has the RITE stuff
The Relevant ISR to the Edge is in the spotlight at Empire Challenge 11. The program enables servicemembers, using their mobile phones, to access the data they need, but does it work on the battlefield?
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Giant airships would keep longer watch over troops
The Army has partnered with contractors to develop giant airships with advanced surveillance capabilities -- one of which boasts the ability to stay aloft for as long as three weeks at a time.
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Dempsey's low-key style good sell for JCS role
President Obama's appointment of Army Gen. Martin Dempsey May 30 to serve as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff wraps up a major reshuffling of his administration's national security team.
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Army to fuse aerial intell into common ops view
MUSIC will bring together manned and unmanned aircraft systems to share a visual operational picture among pilots, UAS operators and troops on the ground.
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Lockheed took 'aggressive actions' against cyberattack
Despite the severity of the attack, Lockheed Martin and the Defense Department say that little damage was done.
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First step in cloud for DOD: Cutting through the confusion
With so many cloud options available, the Defense Department must take care to choose the right solution for mission needs, two top industry executives stress.
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Cobra Judy Replacement ship fails Navy inspection
The Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey found multiple inconsistencies with the ship slated to replace the current Cobra Judy System, which is scheduled for decommission in 2012.
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Is the Army trading its robots for mules?
Pack-bearing robots aren't working out in tests, so the Army is considering a return to a proven older method of the four-legged variety.
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$690B 2012 defense budget clears House
The House has passed a budget with nearly $700 billion for defense in fiscal 2012, but the bill isn't out of the woods yet.
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Navy, Marines pursue strategies to fuse intell capabilities
Two recent Navy and Marine Corps reviews are producing new strategies for intelligence and command and control.
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Karen Evans, Ira Hobbs among those running for IAC executive committee seats
Evans had a surprising reaction after following Hobbs' speech at a membership meeting of the Industry Advisory Council on May 25.
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Air Force orders secure comm systems to halt fratricide
The Air Force has chosen Raytheon Co. to supply it with almost 2,000 additional encrypted communications systems aimed at preventing fratricide among U.S. and coalition forces.
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Digital Conflict: U.S. must work harder to thwart corporate espionage
Corporate espionage has reached an unprecedented level as countries and private organizations around the world vie with each other for technological dominance.
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