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Air Force Cyber Command plan falls through hole in nuclear control net
The Defense Department has not canceled plans to launch the Air Force Cyber Command, according to Maj. Gen John Maluda.
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Getac rugged notebook meets DOD salt fog specs
The new certification, which complies with DOD Mil-Std-810F-509.4 specifications, makes the Getac B300 the ideal choice for marine environments such as the Coast Guard, where salt air can affect equipment performance, Getac officials said.
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AAI gets Army Guard training deal
AAI Corp. will provide simulators and other training aids and applications to Army National Guard units to help them operate unmanned aircraft systems under a four-year, $31 million contract.
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Wyle to boost Air Force technical expertise
Wyle Information Systems LLC will operate, maintain and support the Space Innovation and Development Center (SIDC) at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., under a contract worth $18.5 million.
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DOD struggles with early warning
The Defense Department hasn't been including in its contracts provisions that alert officials early about problems, according to a memo.
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Two win Navy C4ISR systems work
Analex Corp. and Lockheed Martin Corp. have won three-year contracts to perform command and control life cycle support services for a programs office of the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center San Diego.
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CACI will develop simulation software for Army training
CACI International Inc. will develop software simulations for the Army’s use in troop training under a three-year, $36 million contract.
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Changes urged for DOD's acquisition
Inefficiencies, outdated policies and a shrinking workforce are leading to problems in the Defense Department's acquisition process.
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Vets go the distance
A program at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center to help prepare injured veterans for careers in information technology and technical support seemed to be a good opportunity to try an online approach.
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LandWarNet 2008: Three days of defining the domain, building the enterprise and securing the data
This year’s iteration of LandWarNet displayed several distinct themes. They include defining the domain, building the enterprise and securing the data.
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Army cyber ops faces forensic backlog
As the number of potential assaults on military information technology networks continues to escalate, so does the challenge of conducting forensic and attribution analysis in order to respond appropriately, said Col. Barry Hensley at the 2008 LandWarNet conference in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., this week.
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The challenge of integrating cyber operations with cyber electronics
In today’s asymmetrical warfare environment in which enemies of the United States have used Internet capabilities to prosecute their own goals, the challenge for the Army is to master a domain that, in many instances, is not even fully defined.
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Award winners of LandWarNet 2008 named
As it does every year at LandWarNet, the Army presented its awards for superior service to the cause of signals. The following are the 2008 winners:
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CECOM’s move to Aberdeen a ‘once in a generation opportunity,’ says Via
“We’re looking at BRAC as a catalyst for change … a once-in-a-generation opportunity to rebuild,” said Maj. Gen. Dennis Via, commanding general of CECOM “But you can’t just pick up a command and move it. This is a significant and emotional event for our employees.”
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JTRS, WIN-T related products on display on LandWarNet expo floor
LandWarNet attendees who wandered onto the expo floor today were able to see a demonstration of voice, streaming video and situational awareness data transmitted over a radio network using the Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW), showing off the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) compatibility of Harris' Falcon III AN/PRC-117G.
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STRATCOM commander: DOD network operators need to train to ‘fight through attacks’
If you look at cyberspace as just another domain in which to defend and fight — just like land, sea, air and space — then the whole task to developing the doctrine and tools to make the enterprise a strategic advantage for the U.S. military forces is not as daunting as it might seem.
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Acting DISA Director: It's about the connected enterprise, not the 'Hooah'
Our information-sharing enterprise is not about control, it is about partnership.
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Industry experts: Information assurance key to vision of a joint enterprise
If the future of LandWarNet is part of a collective enterprise, and that enterprise is all about providing data to the people who need it to make decisions, then few elements of the chain are more important than that of information assurance.
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NETCOM commander highlights network security concerns
The modern-day Army has a variety of vulnerabilities that it didn’t necessarily have to deal with just a decade ago. At the top of the list is network and data security.
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