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Military, intell agencies dismiss DARPA-led cyber range
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency may be getting squeezed out of the competition to build a test range for potential cyber security solutions.
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Interior to get new deputy CIO
Gross takes on a new role at the Interior Department, continuing the changes at the department, Matthew Weigelt writes.
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Wanted: A better system for intelligence collection
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity's Smart Collection office wants to fund research into ways to make collected intelligence more valuable.
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Air Force lines up ISR support for weapon system
General Dynamics Information Technology will support the Air Force's Distributed Common Ground System and Project Liberty under a three-year, $49 million contract.
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DOD awards business transformation support contract
Science Applications International Corp. will furnish technical support to the Defense Department for its integrated business management functions under a new contract.
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Commission examines security hiring strategy for war zones
One-size-fits-all rules and definitions that direct all agencies on what jobs are inherently governmental functions don’t work, experts say.
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Seeking disaster relief? Who you gonna call?
FEMA chief architecture talks about DisasterAssistance.gov success stories at GTRA.
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DISA to offer storage, Office apps via its private cloud
Two pilot projects will test delivering Microsoft Office and file storage services to military users via DISA's cloud environment.
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NOAA interactive map tracks Gulf oil spill
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s new Web features a mapping tool that integrates oil spill data from federal and state agencies.
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Is there a place for smart phones on the battlefield? Readers fire back.
Some of our readers see the possibilities of using smart phones in the battlefield, while others aren't so sure. And is the military missing the bigger picture if it eliminates the iPhone?
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Security concerns persist about microchips used in smart devices
The military's use of smart phones and similar products could force the U.S. to confront the geopolitics of microchip manufacturing, blogger Brian Robinson writes.
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Emergency notification tool helps soldiers at home and in Iraq
Mass notification software supports Army forces at their home base in the U.S. and in the Middle East.
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Navy in search of new chief information officer
Navy CIO Robert Carey is expected to take on new duties within the Navy Department by the end of summer.
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Air Force to get help processing recon video
Science Applications International Corp. will help the Air Force improve the service's overhead intelligence gathering efforts under a five-year follow-on contract potentially worth more than $49 million.
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Special Ops orders imaging systems for vehicles
The U.S. Special Operations Command has awarded a contract to FLIR Systems Inc. to furnish thermal imaging systems for its ground vehicles.
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Space sensor will help uncover insurgent activity
The Air Force is getting ready to deploy a hyperspectral imaging sensor in space that will boost the amount of real-time tactical surveillance data available to battlefield commanders.
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Military likely to shun iPhone
As the military continues its search for the best battlefield smart phone, it’s looking increasingly doubtful that the iPhone will be a contender.
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Feds may require cybersecurity credential for workforce
Reports are emerging about recommendations that the Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency will make to the Obama administration that will require government and contractor employees involved in cybersecurity be formally certified.
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