People

Cyber training no longer basic

Today's troops are getting the latest in high-tech training and education to learn how to combat a fast-moving cyber threat.

Cybersecurity

Cyber programs at a glance

Here is a look at some of the cyber training programs offered by the military services.

People

Rising stars: Young feds bring innovation to agencies

Federal managers, take note: A new generation of public servants is transforming the government, and these rising stars have new ways of thinking when it comes to solving old problems.

Modernization

Army expanding, experimenting with tablets

The Army is building on the popularity of smart phones in the field with further testing and expansion of the use of tablets for a range of applications.

People

Army struggles to save programs

The Army hopes that by streamlining acquisition and identifying core priorities, it will be able to avoid cancelling major weapons programs, according to top officials.

Digital Government

Zacharie T. Hall: Getting firsthand feedback...from Kandahar Province

Hall volunteered to go to a combat outpost in Afghanistan so he could get a better understanding of what soldiers needed.

Digital Government

Maj. Nicholas R. Miller: Honoring the fallen behind the scenes

Miller overhauled Arlington National Cemetery's IT strategy to address critical information assurance problems.

Digital Government

Zachary Lindsay: Helping the Army get down to business

Lindsay accelerated the development schedule for new releases of the General Fund Enterprise Business System, which helped the Army produce its first auditable financial statement.

Modernization

Army HQ next for e-mail migration

The Army picks up speed in its move to enterprise e-mail.

Digital Government

Army names new PEO-EIS

Douglas Wiltsie will succeed Gary Winkler as Army Program Executive Officer-Enterprise Information Systems.

Modernization

Army-tested tips for data center consolidation

The Army is tackling challenges in downsizing and quantifying savings, and its successes so far could help other agencies.

People

Army's new network strategy to guide acquisition, budget decisions

The Army's Network Integration Evaluation is modernizing the way the Army develops, acquires and fields technology, and is also helping guide decision-making in austere budget conditions.

People

Budget worries loom large for DOD IT future

Defense officials are looking to IT to lead the way in innovative efficiency.

Digital Government

Army makes strides in data center consolidation

The Army IT Agency is touting its major efforts to reduce servers and energy consumption.

People

A nation at war: Taking tech into battle

Gen. Nick Justice says he was forever changed by his days on the ground early in the U.S. military response to the 2001 terrorist attacks.

Modernization

A nation at war after 9/11: From experiment to experience

John Sklinar, a senior manager in an elite Army communications division, recalls how he got a new job the day the airplanes hit the World Trade Center and Pentagon.

Digital Government

9/11 at the Pentagon: Stepping into the breach

Neal Shelley took over leadership of the Army's Information Management Support Center when the director -- and Shelley's best friend -- perished in the attack.

Modernization

Army plans 2012 release of major IT contract

The contract, ITES-3H, will support the Army’s requirements for commercial hardware and more.

Modernization

Army’s new network strategy is changing the way it fights

Col. John Morrison discusses the Army's new integrated networking strategy and how it's helping the Army keep up with the constantly evolving requirements of modern warfare.

Digital Government

Enterprise e-mail's departmentwide future uncertain

Defense Department CIO Teri Takai won't mandate migration to the Defense Information Systems Agency's enterprise e-mail effort, so the question of whether other branches will move their e-mail programs to the cloud hangs in the air.