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Navy arranges support for joint special ops programs
Science Applications International Corp. will provide technical and engineering services to the Navy under a five-year task order that could be worth more than $351 million if all options are exercised.
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Small-biz Powertek gets prominent ex-fed as COO
Dan Mintz, former Transportation Department chief information officer under the Bush administration, has left Computer Sciences Corp. to become chief operating officer at Powerteck.
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To USB or not to USB
USB thumb drives are very useful for transporting data between computers--as well as introducing malware into sensitive computer systems.
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DOD lifts ban on USB drives
The Defense Department has lifted its 15-month-old ban on USB drives and other portable media, a restriction that had proved to be unpopular as well as potentially unenforceable.
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Army wants to soup up Shadow UAV
Army officials are contemplating issuing a solicitation to boost the capabilities of the Shadow RQ-7C unmanned aerial vehicle, reports Kate Brannen at Defense News.
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Former L.A. police chief tapped to kick off GovSec conference
Bill Bratton built the Los Angeles Police Department's state-of-the-art counter-terrorism capabilities in the wake of the terrorist attacks in 2001.
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GSA, DISA launch commercial satellite solicitation
The General Services Administration has added two new special item numbers for commercial satellite communications services to Federal Supply Schedule 70.
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Software configuration controls essential to cybersecurity
Absolute security remains impossible but disciplined configuration controls can thwart majority of attacks, says former Air Force CIO.
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Navy plans social network for off-duty hours
The Navy plans to develop an internal social network that will track what service members want to do during their off-duty hours.
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Navy schedules support for ship modernization
Alion Science and Technology will provide acquisition management support to the Navy for modernization of various ships under a new contract.
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The C-level goes green
The General Services Administration is looking for a c-level executive to oversee the development and execution of “greening strategies” for public buildings.
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Cyberattack simulation highlights vulnerabilities
A simulation exercise today showed the legal and technical problems a cyberattack could cause.
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Army goes global with training support
General Dynamics Corp. will provide a variety of technical support and training advisory services to the Army under a five-year contract that could be worth as much as $387 million.
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DOD policy targets weak link in information security
The Defense Department has issued a new policy to protect military information that travels between unclassified networks administered by contractors and the government, reports Federal News Radio.
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Microsoft official and GCN editor talk cloud on C-SPAN
Wyatt Kash, editor of 1105 Government Information Group's Government Computer News, will appear on C-SPAN to discuss cloud computing.
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Timing the pre-emptive cyber defense
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is apparently turning to the hacker community for its next level of cybersecurity development.
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DISA to establish safe haven outside the Internet
The Defense Information Systems Agency is developing plans to cordon off its unclassified networks from public Internet access.
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