Defense Systems

More user-friendly DFAS website relaunched

Users of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service website will see a new look and easier navigation controls when they visit the agency's redesigned site.

Defense Systems

Who's ahead in cyber espionage war between U.S., China?

The pace of cyber espionage between China and the United States has accelerated in recent years, and China, with a campaign investigators call 'Byzantine Hades,' may have taken the upper hand, according to recent State Department cables and security experts.

Defense Systems

Tracking the cyber underground

Unlike the underground in World War II that helped the Allies defeat the totalitarian regimes they were fighting against, the underground that exists in the realm of cyber conflict is not on our side.

Defense Systems

Army favors Android in smart-phone push

Indications are that the Army will use Google's Android operating system to power handheld smart phones that might eventually be distributed in large numbers to soldiers.

Defense Systems

DARPA selects integrator for close air support project

Raytheon Co. has been awarded a $7 million contract from the Defense Department to provide systems integration services for DARPA.

Defense Systems

Riddle becomes GPO CIO

Charles Riddle is the new CIO at the Government Printing Office, according to a report on Federal News Radio.

Defense Systems

DOD's new cyber strategy likely to outline 'active defense'

The Defense Department's upcoming cyber strategy codifies cyber operations, network defenses and international cooperation.

Defense Systems

As cyber landscape evolves, so do the bad guys

A pair of cybersecurity studies show how hackers and criminals adroitly adapt to a shifting IT environment while systems defenders stand still.

Defense Systems

DISA turns to telecommuting to ease transition

Nearly 50 percent of DISA's Fort Meade employees have been approved to work remotely.

Defense Systems

DISA adds social networking layer to collaborative site

The Defense Information Systems Agency's new Forge.mil Community tool will help users collaborate on broader issues beyond single projects.

Defense Systems

Army awards software deal for missile defense workstations

Northrop Grumman Corp. will continue providing software development and life-cycle support for the Air and Missile Defense Workstation under a new Army contract worth $77.9 million.

Defense Systems

DOD's Assad oversees world of defense acquisition

In a recent Q&A, Shay Assad, director of defense procurement and acquisition policy at the Defense Department, discussed acquisition reform and how he has led the way in encouraging a customer-focused culture in DOD procurement.

Defense Systems

DTRA developing counter-WMD technologies

TASC Inc. has received a single-award contract with a ceiling value of $600 million to provide advisory and assistance services to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.

Defense Systems

Army to streamline ERP system

The multiple-task contract to support the Army's Enterprise Systems Integration Program has been awarded to Attain LLC, along with InSap Services and Oakland Consulting.

Defense Systems

Cyber Quests announces new round of competition

The winners of a new cyber competition will receive invitations to attend a month-long cyber camp to be held this summer.

Defense Systems

U.S. loses ground in global cyber race

The United States is in the middle of the pack of countries implementing IT security measures, and a McAfee report suggests one reason why.

Defense Systems

DOD to establish three-tier process for acquisition

The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. James Cartwright, says the old DOD requirements process has got to go.

Defense Systems

Padlock secures data without slowing down collaboration

The Aegis Padlock, a 750G, solid-state hard drive with fast transfer rates, is a secure way to store data.

Defense Systems

Steelhead appliance can cut latency out of the cloud

The Steelhead appliance from Riverbed Technology uses wide-area network optimization techniques to reduce or eliminate the nagging problem of latency in the cloud.

Defense Systems

Obama wants cool technology for Oval Office

Unaware his remarks were being overheard by reporters, Obama criticizes federal technology, workforce