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Is PDF hurting transparency?
At least one transparency advocacy group says PDF, championed by Adobe, inhibits the easy re-use of data.
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DOD open-source memo could change software landscape
DOD has issued guidance that clarifies the use of open-source software.
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DOD's new rules promote open source
New guidance from Defense Department acting CIO David Wennergren says DOD should consider open-source software on equal footing with commercial offerings.
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Pentagon certifies Alfresco records management app
The Defense Interoperability Test Command has certified a records management module from Alfresco that runs in the background of each user's computer, rather than running as a separate application.
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DISA ramps up cloud-computing platform
The Defense Information Systems Agency is boasting that its new cloud-computing platform can provide a NIPRnet-connected, production-ready virtual server within 72 hours.
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DOD rethinks buying versus building software
DISA, Army exploring a new way to acquire applications more quickly and with less cost by building them in-house.
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Army finds answers in knowledge management
Training center keeps an centralized repository of help-desk questions.
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Visualization tools support Army's criminal investigations
SRA analysts use visualization software to support the Army Criminal Investigation Command's cases against bribery, money laundering and conspiracy.
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DISA releases open-source administration app
The Defense Information Systems Agency has released its Open Source Corporate Management System with hopes that other agencies and industry may reuse and further develop the software suite.
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A SWAT team for enterprise app woes
The Coast Guard Operation Systems Center employs a dedicated task force to troubleshoot complex problems with its own applications.
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Navy tests online simulation environment for sub design
Immersive modeling software aids in rapid prototyping.
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New tool helps Army root out procurement fraud
SRA International uses data visualization software from I2 to help the Army detect cases of bribery, money laundering, conspiracy and other malfeasance.
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Cloud proves to be the answer for Army lab testing
What do you do if your application is so large that it would require all the nodes on your network just to test? If you're the Army Research Laboratory, you turn to cloud computing.
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DARPA ponders taking supercomputing to the extreme
The Defense Department wants to take supercomputing to the next level by funding the development of a new breed of supercomputers that will be smarter and faster and yet smaller and require much less power than today's massive machines.
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Mobility is 2009 Coalition Warrior demo's theme
This year's Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration focused on mobility, field-testing a new set of prototype command and control technologies by running them in a simulated operational environment.
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.mil mandate causes EMall server relocation
With the move, the Defense Logistics Agency retains final approval of application matters, while the Defense Information Systems Agency will oversee hardware and server maintenance.
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Navy to test how network outages affect NMCI
The idea behind the service is to identify the specific mission areas and even individuals who are affected when a network service is disrupted for some reason.
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NIEM, NATO models considered as data-sharing standard
An Object Management Group working group has begun investigating the possibility of either developing or adopting a set of standardized security tags that different service commands could use to share information among themselves and intelligence agencies and foreign military services.
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DISA open sources HR software
The Defense Information Systems Agency will open source a set of 50 programs collectively called the Corporate Management Information System that handle human-resource related functions.
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