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Army Cyber Command beefs up inspections, network defenses
The Army Cyber Command is changing its information assurance accreditation process by increasing automation and training additional compliance teams.
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Air Force on verge of awarding streamlined NETCENTS-2
After a string of contracting delays, the Air Force is poised to complete the award of $24 billion in contracts for the much-anticipated Network Centric Solutions-2 in April.
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Dump passwords, use biometrics instead, says DARPA
The agency's Active Authentication program would analyze typing patterns and other behavioral traits so that a user's ID is continuously being confirmed.
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What's behind the Army's first purchase of radios vetted by the NIE
The Army is on track to make its first “agile process” buy stemming from lessons learned during the recent Network Integration Evaluation.
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Revamped satellite launch schedule expected soon, Shelton says
The Air Force will soon release the terms of its revised multiple-year approach to purchasing launch services for military and intelligence satellites, says Gen. William Shelton.
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US wants cyber weapons that zap enemy defenses
The Defense Department is pushing ahead with efforts to develop next-generation cyber weapons capable of disrupting enemy military networks even when those networks are not connected to the Internet.
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Duqu uncloaked: Researchers find new variant, identify mystery code
Researchers from Symantec have uncovered a new variant of the Duqu cyber espionage malware that seeks to evade antivirus products and other security tools, and learned more about the origins of the malware's code.
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DOD must fix glitches in satellite programs, says GAO
The Defense Department continues to struggle on next-generation military satellite programs with such problems as cost overruns, shortages of ground-segment software and problems with beyond-line-of-sight terminals, reports the General Accountability Office.
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US combatant commands to receive offensive cyber capabilities
The military's geographic combatant commanders now have the capability to pair traditional kinetic attacks with newly developed cyber capabilities, according to congressional testimony.
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Grooming future cyber defenders
The Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition plays an essential rule in the development and training of a skilled cybersecurity work force.
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Army private cloud to attack IT sprawl and save millions
Industry experts estimate the Army should save millions in IT costs after its recently awarded Army Private Cloud contract is fully implemented.
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Army app store prototype for future one-stop shop
The new marketplace has a small number of apps for now, but there will be more to come.
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Army PM DCATS transition means many contracting opportunities
The Army's Defense Communications and Army Transmissions System program is ready to issue new contracts to industry.
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3 factors inhibit DOD cyber infrastructure defense
House and Senate budget hearings focused on defining DOD's role in defending a largely civilian cyberspace, and on the challenge of recruiting and retaining the workforce it needs.
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UAV connectivity top challenge with shift in terror war
The military will rely more frequently on commercial communications satellites for connectivity needed to operate unmanned aerial vehicles and provide the bandwidth required to handle more sophisticated sensors and the data they transmit.
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NSA, Google deal target of determined FOIA request
The Electronic Privacy Information Center is actively pursuing specific details of a secret deal that the National Security Agency made with Google in the wake of an attack carried out by Chinese hackers on Gmail in 2010.
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ITT Exelis gets GPS III satellite payload deal
ITT Exelis has won a $32 million contract to build the navigation payloads for the third and fourth Global Positioning System III space vehicles.
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Army pins hopes on common operating environment
The Army's common operating environment could transform the way the service runs its IT systems.
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EMARSS is gone, but the integration lab lives on
Army LTC Dean Hoffman, product manager for Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance Systems, discusses what's next for the service after its Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System failed to receive funding in the 2013 defense budget.
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