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Navy picks 4 to handle cybersecurity tasks
Science Applications International Corp., General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman and Booz Allen Hamilton have won awards from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific, and will vie for cybersecurity task orders under a five-year contract valued in excess of $200 million.
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OPM's security clearance reformer retires
Kathy Dillaman, the Office of Personnel Management official in charge of reforming the security clearance process, retired Monday after 35 years of government service, Federal Times reports.
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The top 10 defense acquisitions of 2010
Starting with CGI's acquisition of Stanley, 2010 was an active year for buyers in the defense space. We rank the top 10 deals of 2010.
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Air Force embraces new mindset for cyber warfare
Networks should be viewed as weapons systems, says Brig. Gen. Charles Shugg, vice commander of the Air Force Cyber Command.
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National competition will help with cyber warrior recruitment
The Cyber Foundations Competition is an effort by the U.S. Cyber Challenge and the SANS Institute to identify talented high school students with interests in cybersecurity and help provide a career path for them.
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DOD faces massive streamlining challenge
The Defense Department will overhaul its numerous business systems and processes as part of plans to streamline and transform, according to two top DOD officials.
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Contractors take Navy's server freeze in stride
The Navy's decision last week to reduce its IT infrastructure by freezing the purchase of servers and not building new data centers won't have an immediate -- or long term -- negative effect on the federal contracting community.
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Is government the odd man out in cyber defense?
A study commissioned by Homeland Security on what worked and what didn’t work in the Conficker Working Group placed government collaboration in the "didn’t" column.
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U.S. still lacks some basic essentials for cyber defense
The U.S. government and the private sectors must work together to defend critical infrastructure and to foster greater education and awareness of cybersecurity issues, a retired Air Force general says.
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Army enters next phase of tactical network construction
The Army has awarded the low-rate initial production of its next-generation tactical communications network to General Dynamics Corp. under a contract with a ceiling of $2.8 billion.
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Dominance in cyberspace might not be possible
U.S. military cyber operations are complicated by undefined landscape, undeveloped understanding and Washington politics, according to top Navy officials.
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Navy's souped-up acquisition strategy would save $35B
The Navy's effiency plans will hinge on streamlining personnel, buying smarter and closely examining major programs, says Robert Work, the military service's under secretary.
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Army seeks to align networks for maximum capability
The Army's goal is to vertically align systems from the tactical operations center down to the individual soldier, says Army LandWarNet/Battle Command director Col. John Morrison.
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Cooperative mindset needed to protect infrastructure
There is a lot of talk about the need for private sector working with the government and military to protect our nation’s critical infrastructure, but little information has emerged about how this will be done.
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Network modernization caught in a holding pattern
The military's No. 1 modernization priority, the network, will receive no new funding for at least the next year -- and perhaps much longer.
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Electronics testing needs greater flexibility, Army official says
Maj. Gen. Mark Bowman, the Army's acting deputy CIO, expressed his frustration with the Defense Department's testing process for electronics in a presentation at the Network Enabled Operations conference Jan. 25.
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Navy taps contractor for signature-silencing work
ManTech International Corp. has won a four-year, $45 million task order from the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division for engineering and technical assistance.
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Navy takes holistic approach to interoperability
Top naval engineer says plans to improve interoperability will include broader views of networks and systems, new roadmaps for IT operations and new workers with system-of-systems expertise.
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Army must remove next-gen technology roadblocks, vice chief says
The Army must be able to field new systems and equipment promptly despite hurdles presented by an archaic acquisition process, says Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Chiarelli.
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