JIE: How DOD is building a bigger network that's also a smaller target
The Joint Regional Security Stacks add speed to the interservice network while reducing its cyber attack surface.
NGA's map to put a world of geospatial intell in one place
The digital Map of the World will be the bedrock of the intelligence community’s information sharing.
How cloud is changing the spy game
For the first time, all 17 agencies in the Intelligence Community will be on a shared platform.
How the Army is building a better battlefield network
WIN-T, the centerpiece for the service's mobile tactical communications, rolls on in face of fiscal realities.
NGA maps the future of geospatial intelligence
Agency COO Ellen McCarthy discusses activity-based intelligence, the ICITE framework, the Map of the World and other aspects of NGA’s five-year plan.
GEOINT tradecraft: 'Human geography'
How new tools like Activity Based Intelligence are helping intel analysts map the “human terrain.”
NGA opens doors to GEOINT app store
Following the lead of other agencies, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is making it easier to download apps.
Tablets hit the battlefield
Army looks to field a family of common computers, displays.
Defending DOD networks with a single security architecture
The DOD's vision of the Joint Information Environment includes enhanced network security through standardized configurations and shared security protocols at the enterprise level.
Unified capabilities: The IP-enabled battlefield of the future
Unified capabilities are critical to what some call the Defense Department's "everything-over-IP" infrastructure.
Building a secure, global DOD mobile enterprise to support warfighters
DISA is leading the Defense Department effort to create an enterprise solution to support a range of mobile devices that share classified and protected data regardless of location.
Advanced optics give ground forces operational advantage
Acquisition of night-vision devices by adversaries means that the United States needs to develop advanced technologies that can help soldiers continue to “own the night.”
COMSATCOM continues to play critical role in supporting military
Faced with a shortfall of on-orbit capacity from military satellite systems, the Pentagon continues to rely heavily on commercial satellite communications to meet the bandwidth demands and operational requirements of deployed U.S. forces.
SPAWAR putting in place building blocks of a unified IT network
As the Navy migrates to a future net-centric enterprise, the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) has been charged with putting in place the building blocks for a unified, global network that converge some large-scale IT integration and development efforts that the command has underway.
Distributed common ground system comes under fire
The Army Test and Evaluation Command finds that the services’ integrated ISR system is flawed, with each service confronting its own set of challenges.
Military looking to DISA for clear direction on security in the cloud
The Defense Information Systems Agency plans to do a careful assessment of all of the security implications associated with broad use of cloud computing.
In cyber defense, it’s still about people
Army Cyber Command believes the key to securing Army cyberspace globally is not technology but people.
DISA offers details on the enterprise and data-center consolidation
Developing a core DOD infrastructure of networks, computing centers and enterprise services remains a top priority for DISA.
Massive DISA global network-services contract coming down to the wire
Multibillion-dollar contract will provide for day-to-day operations of GIG networks.
DISA storefront for apps makes security the no. 1 priority
Agency wants to ensure smart-phone users comply with rules and regulations.
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