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Navy seeks to do 'more with less' in 2012
The Navy's budget request for fiscal 2012 focuses on technology and new equipment as well as cost and energy savings.
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Army budget targets force readiness
Army's proposed budget emphasizes force maintenance and modernization.
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Lawmakers fret over lack of cyber defense coordination
A panel of lawmakers notes that the nation and the Defense Department still aren't taking cyberspace threats seriously.
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Army sheds more remnants of FCS program
The Army continues to shed the remnants of its Future Combat Systems program with the cancellation of the unattended ground sensors and Class 1 unmanned aerial system.
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New space policy will take U.S. to infinity and beyond
The new National Security Space Strategy outlines how the U.S. government will manage its space industrial base, defend its space assets and share space-based resources with allies.
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Army presses forward with e-mail move
The Army will start moving user accounts to its new enterprise e-mail service this month and expects to finish the job for 1.6 million accounts by year's end.
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Army puts new battlefield network strategy in place
Lessons learned from previous Army battlefield networking and technology programs are paving the way for the service's new network integration strategy.
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DOD database to keep watch on network traffic
The vice commander of U.S. Cyber Command says participation in the joint database would be voluntary, but that it would produce a clearer view of cyber threats.
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Air Force embraces new mindset for cyber warfare
Networks should be viewed as weapons systems, says Brig. Gen. Charles Shugg, vice commander of the Air Force Cyber Command.
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U.S. still lacks some basic essentials for cyber defense
The U.S. government and the private sectors must work together to defend critical infrastructure and to foster greater education and awareness of cybersecurity issues, a retired Air Force general says.
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Army seeks to align networks for maximum capability
The Army's goal is to vertically align systems from the tactical operations center down to the individual soldier, says Army LandWarNet/Battle Command director Col. John Morrison.
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Army must remove next-gen technology roadblocks, vice chief says
The Army must be able to field new systems and equipment promptly despite hurdles presented by an archaic acquisition process, says Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Chiarelli.
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Electronics testing needs greater flexibility, Army official says
Maj. Gen. Mark Bowman, the Army's acting deputy CIO, expressed his frustration with the Defense Department's testing process for electronics in a presentation at the Network Enabled Operations conference Jan. 25.
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DISA strives for leaner structure, tighter security
DISA CIO Henry Sienkiewicz describes how the agency is reinventing itself during its move to Fort Meade. Md.
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Cost savings crucial to acquisition reform, DOD official says
A key Defense Department official said Jan. 25 that the department should reward the military services when they generate savings.
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Congress examines undisclosed military cyber ops
A question-and-answer session during a Senate confirmation hearing raises concerns about unreported secret military cyber missions.
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Army makes strides in smart-phone security
The Army's aggressive smart-phone deployment offers a model for other services.
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Volunteer cyber corps to defend Estonia in wartime
All volunteer force will defend national cyber infrastructure in times of crisis.
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Work commences on $1B NSA 'spy' center
The cyber intelligence data center being built in Utah will gather and aggregate data on a variety of cyber threats and help defend Defense Department and civilian government networks.
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