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Top weapons of mass destruction agency daunted by info assurance
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency is striving for better IT capabilities, including mobile technologies, but faces problems known by the rest of the Defense Department.
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Nuke agency powers up staff with mobile tools, new processes
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency is streamlining its network operations and looking at mobile computing technologies for its global workforce.
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Russia to display armed drone at air show
Russia plans to unveil a medium-range armed unmanned aerial vehicle at the upcoming MAKS-2011 air show.
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NGA makes real-time intell top priority
Barry Barlow talks about the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's acquisition strategy and finding technology enablers to get real-time geospatial intelligence into people's hands.
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Military hard at work on cyberspace rules
A top European Command official says the military is still working out how it defines and governs its operations in cyberspace.
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Coast Guard center helps steer network initiatives amid tight budgets
The Coast Guard's C4IT service center is helping the service manage its IT infrastructure.
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Army pauses e-mail migration while it cleans up its network
The Army’s enterprise e-mail effort, on an operational hiatus since July, will soon restart account migration but will continue to take short pauses to evaluate progress, the Army CIO said.
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DOD to fast-track cyber acquisition
The Defense Department is revamping how it will develop and acquire cyber systems.
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Air Force CIO pushes for operational mindset
Lt. Gen. William Lord, Air Force chief of warfighting integration and CIO, talks about data center consolidation and cloud computing and how the service's network administrators operate with their fronts to the flight line instead of their backs.
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Navy seeks underwater drone to prowl high seas
The Navy is seeking prototypes of a robot that can stay at sea for months at a time to help boost maritime awareness around the globe.
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Army tactical network gets a stress test
Evaluation tests will vet new systems slated to re-equip Army units before redeployment.
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US forces must help block infrastructure cyberattacks: Panetta
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta discussed national security concerns with military service members during an Aug. 5 visit to U.S. Strategic Command headquarters at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.
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Army goes rugged with biometric hardware, software kits
The Army has chosen GTSI to provide it with biometric identification hardware and software kits under a 16-month contract worth $159 million.
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DOD on the hunt for hacker hires
Hacker turned DARPA program manager Mudge returned to his roots at the Black Hat Briefings to announce a new program to fund small-scale hacker research.
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JTRS Rifleman Radio enters initial production
Thales Communications has received a contract for an unspecified amount from prime contractor General Dynamics C4 Systems to begin low rate initial production of the Rifleman Radio.
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Army to hold NIE industry day in September
The Army plans to hold a briefing Sept. 8 in El Paso, Texas, to inform interested contractors about how the service's Network Integration Evaluation works and how they can get their equipment tested.
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Army to trim civilian workforce in efficiency move
Army Secretary John McHugh has instructed leaders throughout the Army to begin cutting their staffs in an effort to meet former Defense Secretary Robert Gates' mandated efficiency objectives.
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DOD to use existing review as guideline for budget cuts
The Defense Department's hunt for savings now takes on increasing importance with the recent debt-ceiling agreement.
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