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New network tech heightens battlefield awareness
Defense Department technicians are working to break down barriers so that warfighters on the battlefield can have better situational awareness drawn from multiple networks.
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Wennergren's new job announcement
Former DOD CIO Dave Wennergren has been assigned as assistant deputy chief management officer, Office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense, Washington, D.C.
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Marines’ manpower branch re-ups for IT services
CGI Federal Inc. will provide IT services to the Marine Corps under a five-year, $11 million contract.
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DOD considers distributing task, delivery orders electronically
Defense Department officials want to make the electronic distribution of task and delivery orders standard.
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Cyber Command grew from 12 years of work
Robert Lamb relates how lessons learned by the DOD's Joint Task Force for Computer Network Defense paved the way for U.S. Cyber Command.
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Telework tool: A DOD innovation goes wide
As legislation requiring agencies to move more aggressively to allow telework comes closer to passage, managers worry about security. A tool the Air Force developed could ease their minds.
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DOD dropped the ball on workforce reviews, GAO says
DOD officials might have lost an opportunity to build for the future, GAO officials wrote in a letter to congressional committees.
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U.S. Cyber Command not ready for prime time
Announcement that the U.S. Cyber Command is late in reaching full operational capability comes as the Army cyber component installs a commander and the Air Force cyber agency achieves full capabilities of its own.
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Product interoperability effort is showing promise
The Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium demonstrates the first products and programs that meet its interoperability standards.
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Takai nomination for DOD CIO withdrawn
California CIO Teri Takai's nomination as defense CIO is dead at least for now; the job and its responsibilities are being shifted between Defense Department agencies.
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VT Group adds unmanned systems expertise to portfolio
VT Group has acquired the Evergreen Unmanned Systems, a division of Evergreen International Aviation Inc. Financial terms of the transaction were not reported.
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Departing DARPA exec leaves legacy of creativity
Peter Lee, the head of DARPA's Transformation Convergence Technology Office, is leaving to head Microsoft's research office in Redmond. He spoke to GCN about his accomplishments.
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Administration's wiretapping push could damage cloud security
If Internet service providers give the FBI backdoor access to online communications, the bad buys might benefit as well, notes blogger Brian Robinson.
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DOD isn't poaching, but it is hiring, official says
The Defense Department is a unique place, and that attracts young people to leave industry and join its civilian workforce, Undersecretary Ashton Carter says.
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DOD officials face Senate ire over budgetary measures
DOD officials were questioned over plans for trimming the defense budget, including closing the Joint Forces Command.
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Army takes on acquisition, cyberspace and culture
The Army's cyber component's opening comes during unprecedented challenges in upgrading its IT services.
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Army tests electronic, updatable manuals for the field
The Army is testing a variety of applications and devices, including a Kindle, six iPads and an Entourage Edge, as potential platforms for battlefield systems manuals.
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