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NYC gets its first Chief Digital Officer
Social media entrepreneur Rachel Sterne has been named to the new position to coordinate social media and digital media for the city's 83 agencies.
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A blueprint for lowering acquisition costs
In an era of declining defense budgets, the Defense Department and industry are emphasizing affordability and closely examining factors that might help them reduce costs.
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Gorgon Stare test uncovers major glitches
Gorgon Stare, a sophisticated video capture system with nine cameras that provides wide-angle surveillance images, has significant operational glitches and is not ready to be fielded at this time.
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White House gets mixed grades in cybersecurity
The Obama administration has received less-than-stellar marks in a recent report card on its cybersecurity policies, earning grades in the B to D range.
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DOD approves requirements for coalition waveform
The military component responsible for the Joint Tactical Radio System has signed off on the operational requirements for a wideband networking waveform that will ultimately enhance interoperability among U.S. and coalition forces around the globe.
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AFCEA West to offer glimpse of future conflicts
Defense Systems will cover the AFCEA West 2011 three-day conference "After the Long War: What's Next?" next week at the San Diego Convention Center.
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BAE adds imaging company to its portfolio
BAE Systems has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Fairchild Imaging Inc., a privately held company specializing in solid-state electronic imaging components and systems for scientific imaging applications.
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Air Force selects provider for cybersecurity services
Computer Sciences Corp. will provide cybersecurity services to the Air Force 33rd Network Warfare Squadron under a three-year contract that has an estimated total value of $30 million.
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Army publishes new social media guide
The Army Social Media Handbook 2011 provides guidelines and best practices to soldiers, Army families and
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Rumored Army CIO nominee gets official nod
White House nomination is the next step in the confirmation process.
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New DOD CIO lays out top priorities
New Defense Department CIO Teri Takai calls for partnerships and maximizing technology as the department seeks to evolve.
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Test shows smart phones vulnerable to attack
A demonstration of an attack against an Apple iPhone at the Black Hat Technical Security conference showed that the phones might be smart, but they are not necessarily secure.
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DOD tackles information security in the cloud
DOD officials are determining how to make mandatory cloud computing work for the military's security needs.
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Four join forces to pursue NGEN opportunity
Harris Corp., Computer Sciences Corp., General Dynamics Information Technology and Cisco Systems are teaming to pursue an anticipated five-year, Navy Department contract to provide network transport services for the Next Generation Enterprise Network initiative.
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Congress asks about cyber black ops
A recent written exchange between the Senate Armed Services Committee and the nominee for the Director of National Intelligence indicates the pace with which cyber warfare has progressed might already have outpaced existing policies and laws such as those requiring proper reporting of clandestine operations to Congress.
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Navy’s next-gen shipboard IT passes critical milestone
The Navy’s next-generation Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services project has met key standards to proceed with acquisition efforts and also engineering and manufacturing development.
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Innovative tools advance fight against IEDs
New technologies surface as the counter-IED fight intensifies in Afghanistan.
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DOD fields handheld device to foil IEDs
A relatively new weapon in the counter-improvised explosive device fight is a handheld device designed to detect illicit cell phones inside correctional facilities.
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U.S. should aim for cyber resilience, former DOD official says
Offense now trumps defense in the emerging theater of cyberwar, and he United States must focus on the resilience of its critical infrastructure, former Assistant Defense Secretary Franklin Kramer said Tuesday at the Black Hat Federal Briefings.
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