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DOD's IG returns fire following scathing Senate report
Defense Department Inspector General Gordon Heddell responds to a report issued by Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) that blames the IG's office for overlooking fraud and straying from its core mission.
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Vulnerabilities lurk in the soft(ware) underbelly of combat networks
The Defense Department can improve combat network security by placing increased emphasis on secure code and application development.
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DOD marches forward with social media
With new rules, DOD is expanding its use of social media applications, including Web 2.0 tools that stay behind military firewalls.
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Marine Corps gets help with communications system transfer
Jacobs Technology Inc. will help the Marine Corps transition to its new communications system under a task order valued at $12 million.
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Roger Baker razzes reporters on lost BlackBerrys
The CIO of Veterans Affairs has been doing a lot of explaining about lost and stolen BlackBerrys at the agency.
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DARPA wants to blow up military design process, start over
The government's blue-sky R&D agency launches a new effort to reinvent the design and manufacture of defense equipment using computer aid and crowdsourcing.
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How Air Force's BATMAN can steal power from an enemy
An Air Force program is developing new technology, with an emphasis on reducing weight, to give forward units their own super capabilities in the field.
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Correction: House passes bill to keep GSA skeds open to state, local agencies
This article has been changed to correct the next step for a bill related to the Federal Supply Service. The House amended the bill, so it now goes to the Senate for its consideration.
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Tax cheats take note: Federal jobs may require audits
Senator proposed legislation to make anyone with seriously delinquent tax debts ineligible for a federal job.
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Can technology erode a mountain of classified documents?
DARPA solicits bids for new technologies to help declassify the mountains of U.S. government classified data.
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Army rebuilds acquisition workforce to meet Pentagon reforms
New tactics to save money demand better business arrangements and contracts, and a skilled workforce that can negotiate them, officials say.
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ITES-2S drives Army enterprise movement
As plans to link the defense enterprise surge, the Information Technology Enterprise Solutions 2 Services program is emerging as a primary aspect of the implementation.
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New DOD acquisition strategy sparks debate
DOD's leaders want to revamp the Pentagon's acquisition processes, but analyst say much of the guidance isn't new but actually familiar regulations that have failed to be properly implemented in the past.
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Army center gains ground on joint network operations
The Army's Network Operations Interoperability Lab provides a setting for testing and evaluating new concepts designed to improve joint networking among the military services.
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DISA moves data closer to the front lines
Alfred Rivera, director of DISA's computing services, discusses the Rapid Access Computing Environment, cloud computing and data center consolidation -- and how those efforts deliver content to the battlefield.
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U.S. Military Buys Portable Movie Theaters
The military is buying portable outdoor movie theaters for its troops.
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