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Crypto rules changing for ID cards
A draft of revised specifications for cryptographic algorithms used with government PIV cards has been released with updated requirements.
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Cass Sunstein remembers a special date
The administrator of the White House's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs shared a special personal memory in his keynote speech at the Brookings Institution.
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Navy to continue tactical data link engineering support
The Navy has awarded a follow-on contract to Science Applications International Corp. to continue providing engineering and technical services support for tactical data link capabilities required for command and control operations.
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Air Force selects 6 for engineering integration services
Six companies will compete for enterprise-level engineering integration and service management support under an Air Force contract.
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DOD sets standards to overwrite classified data
The standard for clearing drives by overwriting data comes from the Defense Department's National Industrial Security Program, which establishes requirements and limitations for the process.
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Are feds ho-hum about pay freeze?
Several employees from the General Services Administration didn't really complain about losing out on plenty of money over the next two years.
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Pay freeze: How $2B + 1 decade = $60B
Jeffrey Zients, federal chief performance officer, explains the math behind President Barack Obama's projected $60 billion in savings with a two-year freeze on federal salaries.
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A-T Solutions sees explosive growth in counter IED technology
Since Dennis Kelly joined A-T Solutions Inc. as chief operating officer in May 2008, the government contractor has experienced a 45 percent annual growth rate. The success helped the company garner a contractor of the year award. Kelly sees even more growth ahead.
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Navy names new CIO
Terry Halvorsen previously served as the deputy commander of the Navy Cyber Forces.
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Commission takes aim at defense budget
The White House-led fiscal commission's proposal to cut $100 billion in defense spending comes on top of cuts proposed earlier by Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
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Army gains new efficiencies through data operations merge
The Army IT Agency is pushing transformation in data center consolidation and unified communications.
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Army seeks robo-cart for IED hunt in Afghanistan
The Army is asking small business for assistance developing a semi-autonomous, remote-controlled, vehicle that is bigger than existing robotic devices now used to hunt for hidden improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan, reports Spencer Ackerman with Wired's Danger Room blog.
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Foursquare, other geolocation services could endanger troops
Popular geolocation services tell smart-phone users where they are, but the Air Force warns that they could also tell the enemy as well.
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VA hires IT client advocates
VA CIO Roger Baker said he has hired three advocates as liaisons between the IT office and VA divisions.
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DLA awards pair of support services contracts
Robbins-Gioia LLC has been awarded two contracts from the Defense Logistics Agency for program management support services and for enterprise architecture with a combined value of approximately $4.5 million.
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DISA won't get derailed by changes in location, culture
DISA's evolving mission and impending relocation are happening simultaneously. And Paige Atkins is in the middle, coordinating strategy and policy to make sure it all happens seamlessly.
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Remote device might become battlefield angel
The Air Force Research Laboratory is working with industry to develop a device that can remotely determine a warfighter’s health status under combat duress with sensors that can be either worn or digested, reports Elizabeth Long with the Air Force’s 711th Human Performance Wing.
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DOD plugs alternative power sources into battlefield
The Defense Department is looking at new ways to distribute power to the battlefield consumer while also reducing fuel consumption, writes Ron Houle of DHS Systems.
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