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Obama wants nearly $80B for IT projects
The administration has proposed only a small increase for IT spending in fiscal 2011.
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Multi-National Force - Iraq gets tech assistance
A unit of DRS Technologies Inc. will provide technical assistance for command and control functions to the Multi-National Force – Iraq under a $77.8 million contract.
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DARPA: Calling all cyber geneticists
A DARPA research program would combine technologies to apply genetics, anthropology, sociology and physiology to the identification of cyberattackers.
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Navy commissions cyber defense command
The Navy is the third military service to establish a cyber organization that will eventually report to the U.S. Cyber Command.
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Navy CIO Robert Carey talks Web 2.0
The Navy needs Web 2.0 technologies to communicate and collaborate with those outside of the military, says Navy CIO Robert Carey.
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Internet Alliance names new executive director
The D.C.-based Internet, e-commerce and technology advocacy group hopes the appointment of Tammy Cota will make a clear statement to lawmakers.
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When iPods are killers
iPods, smart phones and other personal devices are raising new questions about safety on the battlefield, on the beat and in other hazardous areas, writes blogger Brian Robinson.
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Army let contractor get too involved in program, IG says
DOD's IG found that a company helped develop a contract and then bid on it.
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Back to the beginning: Origins of Primitives in IT architecture
Dennis Wisnosky, chief technology officer of the Defense Department's Business Transformation Agency, discusses the evolution of Primitives as a way to develop a common language for system architectures.
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DOD turns to basic building blocks for common language
The Defense Department’s Business Transformation Agency is working on a unified language that makes it easier to translate user requirements into a format that developers can understand to build systems that address user needs.
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Cloud computing: 20 percent savings in five years?
The U.K. has high hopes for cloud computing (and open-source software and voice over IP, for that matter).
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DARPA eyes digital fingerprints to track computer attacks
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is holding a conference for those interested in helping with a project to use digital DNA to bolster cyber defense.
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PlayStations power Air Force 'supercomputer'
The Air Force Research Laboratory has built a supercomputer that is driven in part by several hundred Sony PlayStation 3 consoles.
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Getting war right
As the Defense Department looks toward enterprisewide network operations, one high-level official offered his insight for best practices.
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In cybersecurity, our greatest enemy may be...
In many cases, the greatest cybersecurity threat comes from a deliberately designed weakness in software.
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The Army delivers social media to soldiers
The Army has been experimenting since October with its own secure version of Facebook.
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The fundamentals of Army combat team modernization
The Army's Brigade Combat Team Modernization will employ high-tech communications devices and make use of interoperable, networked communications systems and applications.
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Air Force cyber unit begins operations
The 24th Air Force received approval Jan. 25 to begin performing critical elements of its mission to protect Air Force cyber assets and support joint warfighting efforts.
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