Defense Systems

Cyber incident responders lack a shared playbook

Three existing systems fail to identify the roles, structures or processes needed for cyber incident response, writes Kevin Coleman of Technolytics Institute.

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VA's Baker kids about new location of NHIN project

Roger Baker of the Veterans Affairs Department knows how to keep reporters on their toes.

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DOD brings biometrics to bases in Iraq

The Army's team for DOD biometrics developed a portable system that could be deployed wherever needed to enroll and screen people and allow rapid comparison with DOD and FBI databases.

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Navy takes anti-submarine tracking to next level

Lockheed Martin will help the U.S. Navy fleet improve its capability to detect and track submarine threats through the use of advanced acoustic and signal processing methods under a $24 million contract.

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Sharing lessons learned crucial to jointness

The U.S. military can further its organizational and networking objectives in the realm of joint operations by sharing lessons learned.

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Teetering on the brink of critical infrastructure protection

The new level of cooperation between the Homeland Security and Defense departments could be a positive development for cybersecurity, writes blogger Brian Robinson. But other signs are less encouraging.

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DIA upgrades workstations to handle sophisticated tools

BAE Systems will modernize the Defense Intelligence Agency information system under a five-year award that has a $300 million ceiling.

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Army cyber unit guards computer networks

The Army's Cyber Command, which reports to the overall Cyber Command, is now fully operational.

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Navy readies solicitations for future enterprise network

The Navy will issue up to five requests for proposals over the next 12 months as it begins the transition from the massive Navy-Marine Corps Intranet to the successor program.

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Navy, CACI team to improve ordnance tracking worldwide

The contract will provide program management and technical support for the Naval Operational Logistics Support Center's Ordnance Information System.

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Commanders call for on-the-move broadband

A number of contractors are developing communications-on-the-move capabilities to fill urgent requests by combatant commanders.

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This just in from the 'Department of Redundancy Reduction Department'

GSA's Gwynne Kostin offered a humorous take on efforts to improve federal workforce productivity during the FedScoop FedTalks 2010 conference.

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DOD brainstorms new digital health record system

The Defense Department is preparing for the next-generation Electronic Health Record Way Ahead project with a study of alternatives that will be discussed this month.

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DARPA wants 'pre-crime' technology

DARPA is seeking technology to help identify soldiers likely to commit crimes before they do so.

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DARPA seeks to shape young minds

DARPA launches a program to interest grade school students in computer science careers.

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Can you hear me now? How to stay connected in Afghanistan

Army Col. Chuck Hoppe, Warfighter Information Network-Tactical project manager, discusses what he learned about equipment reliability, systems integration and information architecture while serving in Afghanistan.

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Wennergren sees changing role for DOD CIO -- and department's IT progress

In an FCW exclusive interview, former DOD CIO Dave Wennergren reflects on the significant shifts in the way the department works -- and what will be required to sustain the ongoing changing tides.

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Navy on course for smarter shipboard networks

Capt. D.J. LeGoff, program manager of the Navy's Tactical Networks Program Office, discusses critical elements of the Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services program, including integration of existing systems and contract milestones.

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Dave Wennergren: Teri Takai could still become CIO

Dave Wennergren, in an exclusive interview, says Teri Takai's chances to become DOD CIO are still alive.

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Army pursues vision of common architecture

Maj. Gen. Nickolas Justice, commander of the Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, talks about the Army’s drive for a common architecture into which everything connects, the push for smarter integration of communications systems into vehicles, and the development of an infrastructure to support future modernizations.