People
The Army delivers social media to soldiers
The Army has been experimenting since October with its own secure version of Facebook.
Digital Government
The day the military loosened its tie
The DOD crowd does tend to be rather tight-lipped, but at AFCEA Army IT Day on Jan. 14, some normally reticent officials opened up, Amber Corrin writes.
Digital Government
How DOD wants to speed shop
One-product, one-test approach would involve the exchange of an approved products list, testing standards and vetting processes.
Digital Government
Army mulls realignment to fortify cyber command
Army officials are weighing realigning networking and communications units to build a fully operational cyber component by October 2010.
People
Army iPhone app downloaded 20,000 times
An iPhone application developed by the Army to deliver news has been downloaded more than 20,000 times since its introduction in December.
Digital Government
Army kicks off consolidated buying season
The Army will open its semiannual consolidated buying program for desktop and notebook computers on Jan. 11, officials said today.
Modernization
Laptop with personal data about thousands stolen from Army employee
A government laptop containing names and personally identifiable information of more than 42,000 patrons of childcare and recreational facilities at Fort Belvoir in Virginia since 2005 was stolen on Nov. 28.
Digital Government
Army's Go Mobile puts big computing power into soldiers' pockets
The Army is readying a mobile kit based on smart phones that will give soldiers access to the online resources of the Army Knowledge Online portal from anywhere in the world.
Digital Government
Army chief of staff outlines global security challenges
Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey outlines four key areas must be addressed for global security.
Cybersecurity
After Fort Hood shootings, no force-wide changes in Army base security
An Army official today confirmed that no force-wide alterations have been made to existing security measures across Army bases in the U.S. in wake of the Nov. 5 shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, that killed 13 people.
People
Military uses social media to share info on Fort Hood shootings
Facebook and Twitter quickly became a way to communicate during and after the attack.
Digital Government
Alexander nominated to lead Cyber Command
Army Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander has been nominated for promotion to the rank of four-star general and also to the post of commander of the Defense Department’s new U.S. Cyber Command.
Cybersecurity
Army cooks up new technology in AKO lab
A new test lab for the Army Knowledge Online and Defense Knowledge Online (AKO/DKO) Web portal gives service officials a safe and efficient way to test new applications and technologies for the site.
Cybersecurity
What you can do on AKO
Here are some of the features on the Army Knowledge Online and Defense Knowledge Online (AKO/DKO) Web portals.
People
Army network plan crucial to battlefield success
An Army effort to transform itself into a highly mobile and connected force is evolving into a crucial tool for the military services to collaborate in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Digital Government
DOD finds knowledge management a tricky fit
As much as Defense Department officials like the idea of knowledge management, they are finding the discipline often does not fit easily into their daily operations.
Digital Government
Army shows Air Force the way on unmanned aerial safety
A series of mishaps involving unmanned aerial systems operating in Southwest Asia has Army and Air Force officials revisiting key operational procedures.
Modernization
Marine Corps wants green IT partnership with Army, industry
The Marine Corps wants to collaborate with the Army and industry on green IT systems that would lighten the logistical loads for warfighters.
Digital Government
Army establishes new program office for technology modernization
Program Executive Office Integration will support warfighter technology modernization — and current and future acquisitions — under the restructuring of the Future Combat Systems program.
Cybersecurity