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DOD mobile pilot programs take shape to fit into departmentwide standards, policies
The department's three-part mobile strategy aims to securely connect over 600,000 devices.
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The Army lays out its objectives for this month's NIE 13.2
WIN-T Inc 2, Nett Warrior and other tactical communications systems now testing at White Sands Missile Range.
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Navy steams ahead with virtual desktop technology
By upgrading the computers and software in its classrooms and training centers the U.S. Navy is modernizing how it trains its personnel.
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Army IT Day: Consolidation key to future networking, says LandWarNet director
The Army’s side of the Global Information Grid, known as LandWarNet, is undergoing rapid changes as the service copes with new technology and a tight budget environment, says the director of the LandWarNet Mission Command.
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Army IT Day: Budget woes hinder network operations, says acquisition deputy
Money issues are pressing in on the Army, affecting how it will allocate funds for its network modernization plans, says MG Harold J. Greene, Army deputy for acquisition and systems management.
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Army IT Day: Improved networking could save dollars, says CIO
The Army is looking at restructuring its information and communications networks so that they might drive efficiencies in a time of shrinking budgets, says Army CIO Lt. Gen. Susan Lawrence.
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Army IT Day: JTRS radios go to troops in Afghanistan, Korea, says PEO for C3T
The Army command responsible for equipping soldiers with radios and communications equipment is making sure that units getting ready to deploy to Afghanistan have the latest gear and that units in Asia will have the same capabilities, says MG N. Lee S. Price, PEO for C3T.
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Plan for DISA mobile device network to bring services together
Jennifer Carter, DISA’s component acquisition executive, on setting up a mobile device service that will support DOD classified and unclassified communications.
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AF IT Day: Gen. Shelton says service needs to refine its cyberspace mission
The Air Force still cannot define its role and responsibilities in cyberspace, despite stating for years that the domain was a zone of operations, says a top service official.
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AF IT Day: Lt. Gen. Hawkins says DISA will launch JIE, but not operate it
The Defense Information Systems Agency will play a key role in launching the Defense Department's next-generation virtual information sharing zone known as the Joint Information Environment, but it will not actually run it.
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AF IT Day: Lt. Gen. Basla says operational rules on horizon
The Air Force needs to work out what its missions and responsibilities are in cyberspace, a top service official said Oct. 11.
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Partnership grooms cyber pros for challenges that lie ahead
The University of Maryland and Northrop Grumman are working together to develop a college-level course to train and accredit tomorrow's cybersecurity professionals.
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Warfighters to app writers: Who better to develop mobile applications
As a part of its broader mobile device efforts, the Army has begun training efforts to teach soldiers how to write their own apps and then make them available for download.
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2012: The year of DOD's mobile network launch?
The Defense Information Systems Agency is building the architecture for the Defense Department's mobile network and expects to have it at least partly up and running by the end of the year.
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One of the bright spots for the entire defense industry is up in the sky
The latest report on the state of the satellite industry finds global demand for services, especially mobile services for commercial and government users, increasing.
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DISA's Defense Connect Online Web app goes mobile
A DOD desktop-based tool that lets users set up and join meetings on the go is available as a mobile app for Android smart phones and tablets.
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Unconquered territory: DOD searches for ways to deploy mobile devices at the tactical edge
The Defense Department has launched a number of mobile device programs, but the devil is in the details when it comes to deploying handhelds past the wire.
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New Army lab does the heavy lifting before the NIE
Aberdeen Proving Ground facility tests and evaluates software and electronics bound for field evaluation.
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