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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Riddle becomes GPO CIO
Charles Riddle is the new CIO at the Government Printing Office, according to a report on Federal News Radio.
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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.
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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.
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DISA turns to telecommuting to ease transition
Nearly 50 percent of DISA's Fort Meade employees have been approved to work remotely.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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