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In shutdown, all DOD civilian employees still to report Monday
As the government creeps toward a potential weekend shutdown, Defense Department officials advised all civilian defense workers to report for work on their next regular workday even if the government should close its doors.
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New GPS-guided mortar fires first round in Afghanistan
Precision Guided Mortar Munitions provide a sevenfold increase in accuracy.
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DOD prepares personnel for government shutdown
The Defense Department will divide its employees into "excepted" and "nonexcepted" from the governmentwide shutdown, and is releasing some details about how it will proceed if funding runs out this weekend.
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Laying the foundation for future networks
In the ever-expanding world of defense networks, no other Defense Department agency has more on its plate than the Defense Information Systems Agency.
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Secure cellular comms could continue to be a hero
Military and intelligence agencies must take steps to improve cellular communications security against increasingly sophisticated hacking tools.
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Dire cyber scenarios may await U.S. infrastructure
New disruptive cyberattacks on the horizon and the proliferation of advanced cyber weapons pose increase danger to U.S. critical infrastructure.
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Marines on quest for knowledge dominance
The Second Annual USMC IT Day is slated for April 12 in Quantico, Va., and Defense Systems' staff will be in attendance to report on the day's events.
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DOD aims for flexibility with brain injury Web tool
The Pentagon is upgrading its chief brain injury assessment tool, but some officials are criticizing its reliability.
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Army accelerates critical satcom efforts
Col. William "Chuck" Hoppe, project manager of the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical, discusses the service's vital at-the-halt and fixed satellite communications programs.
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New video system takes on wide-area sensor challenge
A video system developed by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency offers recorded full-motion video that is stored in a central location but can be accessed via laptops and other electronic devices.
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Shutdown impact on DOD uncertain, but ominous
The Defense Department is closely studying its authorities to determine how to keep department functioning if the government shuts down.
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Former GSA procurement chief goes to the Hill again
Emily Murphy will be working on small-business contracting and workforce issues for a House committee.
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Conference offers shutdown guarantee
Want to attend a conference but afraid you'll be furloughed when it happens? At least one organizer says, 'No problem!'
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Petraeus could become CIA head
Rumors suggest that Gen. David Patraeus, America's top military man in Afghanistan, could become CIA director.
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Strong cyber defense requires better human skills
The best defense against cyberattacks on military assets is the establishment of strict security procedures for military and civilian personnel handling information, a top Air Force official says.
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Air Force builds high-performance data center
Hill Air Force Base's Project Bonfire is ready to be a model for how the government can consolidate data centers -- and improve the delivery of IT services.
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Boots on the ground, intell in the cloud
Cloud computing has revolutionized how the federal government stores and accesses data, but now the Army is taking it all the way to Afghanistan.
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Agile intelligence is the name of the game at DIA
Grant Schneider, deputy director of information management and CIO at the Defense Intelligence Agency, discusses IT transformation, security and collaborative intelligence, and cloud computing.
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Army harnesses full power of intelligence assets
Col. Charles Wells, project manager of the Distributed Common Ground Systems-Army, discusses the role DCGS-A is playing in DOD's first tactical cloud, the initial deployment to Afghanistan and the decision to place DCGS-A hardware in an airborne surveillance platform.
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