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DISA builds more security into military networks
DISA's program executive office for Mission Assurance and Network Operations is managing several of the agency's cybersecurity and network defense programs.
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DISA moves away from traditional contract structures
Rapidly evolving technology requirements may mean a shift away from firm fixed-price contracts, according to DISA officials.
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DISA fine-tunes acquisition process to obtain better services
Agency works through feedback to improve contract process.
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For DOD enterprise progress, challenges both familiar and new
DISA's many enterprise service initiatives face obstacles that range from age-old culture struggles to dealing with security requirements that change by the day.
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Fighter plane-size UAVs mature rapidly
Two unmanned attack aircraft are shaping up to be the future fast-attack platforms to come.
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DARPA to help shield cloud networks from cyberattack
DARPA's Mission-oriented Resilient Clouds program seeks to protect cloud networks vital to military missions.
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DARPA to develop GPS-free microchip navigation
The DOD's research arm is working on a variety of new systems that would allow troops and weapons to be located even when their navigation systems are being jammed.
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Navy publishes Google+ guide
Google+ has attracted more than 10 million users since its recent introduction. Now the Navy has released an introduction to the new social tagging service.
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Military refines techniques to counter hostile drones
The possibility of meeting enemy unmanned aircraft on future battlefields has initiated a series of test to model ways to counter the threat.
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DISA has crucial role to play in budget drawdown, Lynn says
DISA-led IT strategies will prove critical as the budget ax falls on the Defense Department, DOD Deputy Secretary William Lynn says.
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IG launches DARPA conflict-of-interest audits
A possible DARPA conflict of interest with a defense contractor closely tied to its director has caused DOD's inspector general to begin special audits.
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Army revises doctrine for battlefield bots
The Army is fitting roles for robots into its force structure and operational plans.
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Information sharing is lifeblood of military ops: Pollett
DISA Director Lt. Gen. Carroll Pollett highlighted some of the agency's top initiatives, including enterprise e-mail, in the opening keynote of the DISA Customer and Industry Forum in Baltimore Aug. 16.
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Army fights to overcome data onslaught
The latest version of the Distributed Common Ground System-Army deployed to Afghanistan has the notable distinction of being the DOD's first tactical cloud computing node.
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Navy ships now scanned in cybersecurity inspections
Cyber inspections will now be performed on 900 command units in the Navy as part of a new routine.
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Air Force hammers out cyber warfare structure
The military has yet to develop the analytical structure to anticipate the effects of offensive cyber weapons and the command structure to approve their use although it is working toward such ends.
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Army to cut civilian jobs
The Army is set to reduce its civilian workforce in the next year as part of onging budget-trimming efforts.
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Air Force to implement civilian hiring freeze
The 90-day hiring freeze is intended to cut the branch's civilian workforce "to budgetary limits."
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DOD scales back JTRS ground mobile radio buy
Defense Department officials told lawmakers that a major scaling back of the Army's Joint Tactical Radio System's Ground Mobile Radio program will save the department as much as $15 billion in projected costs.
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