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Contract association names new board of directors

The National Contract Management Association named its 2010-2011 board of directors.

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Never say 'Never' on DOD data center outsourcing

William Brougham, the Defense Information Systems Agency’s vice director for network services, said the chances of the Pentagon outsourcing data centers are slim, but he stopped short of ruling it out all together.

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Navy CIO assuming new cyber role

Rob Carey takes on the new post as director of strategy and policy at Navy Fleet Cyber Command, working directly under Commander Vice Adm. Bernard McCullough.

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On Independence Day, who was free from techno tyranny?

On the approach of the July Fourth weekend, we asked readers to declare their independence from the oppression workplace tools. See what devices, gadgets and apps they chose to take a holiday from.

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Access granted: DOD makes OpenGov site more accessible

Feedback prompts department to make a Web site more accessible and detailed.

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'Encryption on a chip' raises hopes for better security

New technology could make it easier to encrypt data on smaller high-tech devices, writes blogger Brian Robinson.

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Navy CIO assuming new cyber role

Rob Carey takes on the new post as director of strategy and policy at Navy Fleet Cyber Command, working directly under Commander Vice Adm. Bernard McCullough.

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Never say 'never' on DOD data center outsourcing

William Brougham, DISA's vice director for network services, speaking during a recent panel discussion on real-time data center services, said the chances of Department of Defense outsourcing data centers are slim, though not impossible.

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Return to sender: Rethinking the Army's e-mail ambitions

Enterprise e-mail represents a positive step for the Army and DOD, but what will it take to get it done?

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DARPA plots supercomputing revolution

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has launched a program that aims for high-performance systems with self-aware operating systems that use considerable less power than systems today.

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Military uses Skype, other tech to reach injured servicemembers

Injured servicemembers may be reluctant to talk about combat stress with a military psychiatrist, but they are more willing to chat about their problems through Skype or other consumer-based technologies, military and veterans officials told lawmakers.

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Gates recommends next Marine commandant

Department of Defense Secretary Robert Gates has recommended that President Obama nominate Gen. James F. Amos, an Iraq war veteran with an aviation background, to become the next commandant of the Marine Corps.

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Pentagon tightens reins on contractors

The Defense Department wants its contractors to become more efficient as part of a larger DOD strategy to address declining budgets.

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Senate Homeland Security Committee hopes you 'like' its Facebook page

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has launched its own Facebook page for interaction via the social-networking service.

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iPhones, commercial satellites prominent in joint DOD exercise

The Defense Department interoperability exercise stresses flexible networking and new uses for existing technology.

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Army cites improper contracting in Arlington Cemetery scandal

The cemetery had no acquisition strategy, no integrated IT system and series of IT regulatory violations, the Army said.

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FBI veteran cleared to lead Transportation Security Administration

John Pistole brings more than 20 years of counterterrorism experience to TSA, blogger Mclatthew Weigelt writes.

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DISA prepares for $5B in contract decisions

Three major DISA contracts are set for summer requests for proposals; the contracts' values total a cool $5 billion.

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Cloud computing and the disaster in waiting

Some industry watchers now warn that the IT industry's own Deepwater Horizon crisis is just around the corner, blogger Brian Robinson writes.

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Forge.mil could be replicated for civilian agencies

GSA official outlines plans to engage people and implement effective IT solutions across the government.