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Navy's souped-up acquisition strategy would save $35B
The Navy's effiency plans will hinge on streamlining personnel, buying smarter and closely examining major programs, says Robert Work, the military service's under secretary.
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Army seeks to align networks for maximum capability
The Army's goal is to vertically align systems from the tactical operations center down to the individual soldier, says Army LandWarNet/Battle Command director Col. John Morrison.
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Army must remove next-gen technology roadblocks, vice chief says
The Army must be able to field new systems and equipment promptly despite hurdles presented by an archaic acquisition process, says Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Chiarelli.
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Navy takes holistic approach to interoperability
Top naval engineer says plans to improve interoperability will include broader views of networks and systems, new roadmaps for IT operations and new workers with system-of-systems expertise.
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Navy taps contractor for signature-silencing work
ManTech International Corp. has won a four-year, $45 million task order from the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division for engineering and technical assistance.
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Network modernization caught in a holding pattern
The military's No. 1 modernization priority, the network, will receive no new funding for at least the next year -- and perhaps much longer.
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Cooperative mindset needed to protect infrastructure
There is a lot of talk about the need for private sector working with the government and military to protect our nation’s critical infrastructure, but little information has emerged about how this will be done.
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Electronics testing needs greater flexibility, Army official says
Maj. Gen. Mark Bowman, the Army's acting deputy CIO, expressed his frustration with the Defense Department's testing process for electronics in a presentation at the Network Enabled Operations conference Jan. 25.
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DISA strives for leaner structure, tighter security
DISA CIO Henry Sienkiewicz describes how the agency is reinventing itself during its move to Fort Meade. Md.
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Tech-savvy Navy personnel still need IT training
Familiarity with popular technologies doesn't yield an IT expert, says Rear Adm. Patrick Brady, commander of Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command.
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Cost savings crucial to acquisition reform, DOD official says
A key Defense Department official said Jan. 25 that the department should reward the military services when they generate savings.
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Plan now to prevent data breaches -- or pay later
The Online Trust Alliance has released a Data Breach and Loss Incident Readiness Guide, with advice for preventing, detecting and responding to data security breaches.
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Mark Forman to leave KPMG
Mark Forman is leaving KPMG. His last day with KPMG is January 31. Forman was OMB administrator for e-government and IT during part of the Bush adminstration.
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NATO, DOD officials band to battle cyber bandits
Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn meets with NATO and European Union officials in Brussels this week to strengthen cyber defense.
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Training ranges help boost cyber warfare readiness
The Defense Department Information Assurance Range and Marine Corps Cyber Range are two examples of how the military is training troops to operate in cyberspace just as they do in air and space, on land and at sea.
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Air Force tackles Gorgon Stare technical problems
The Air Force moved swiftly and forcefully in response to reports circulating this week that the Gorgon Stare battlefield surveillance system is flawed and unfit for deployment, reports Colin Clark at DOD Buzz.
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Navy must adjust to evolving conflict, says vice admiral
As the Navy faces a rapidly changing world of asymmetric warfare, it must evolve its training and capabilities and sharpen its unique skills to secure the maritime domain, Vice Adm. Richard Hunt, commander of the Third Fleet, said in the kickoff address for AFCEA West 2011.
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Navy halts creation of new data centers, server purchases
The Navy has frozen its server purchases and halted the creation of new data centers in a move seen as a step toward reducing its IT infrastructure.
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Navy selects four to maintain battle command systems
A quartet of contractors will provide IT systems to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command and other prospective U.S. government and foreign military customers.
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