Modernization
FCS cancellation confirmed, Army modernization changes course
A memorandum issued June 23 confirms the recommendations made earlier this year by Defense Secretary Robert Gates to replace the single, giant Future Combat System with a number of smaller modernization efforts.
Cybersecurity
DOD creates Cyber Command as U.S. Strategic Command subunit
The director of NSA will lead the U.S. Cyber Command, which will be a subunit of the U.S. Strategic Command and will reach initial operating capacity in October.
Modernization
Pentagon needs to take closer look at social networking, Gates says
The Defense Department wants to be linked in to the world, but must be wary of compromising operational security.
Cybersecurity
DOD: Be wary of social media's 'loose lips'
Two Defense Intelligence Agency experts explain how adversaries can use social-networking tools to gather information on targets.
Cybersecurity
DOD's cyber command takes shape
Defense Department officials are ironing out the details of a new major military command in charge of DOD’s cyber mission. However, they have not made a formal announcement that spells out the new command's scope.
Acquisition
GSA looks to corral former customers
Audit results suggest that bad contracting practices might be a thing of the past. Now GSA's challenge is to get the word out.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity: Legislation, new security controls on same track
New catalog of information and security controls co-developed by NIST, the Pentagon and the intelligence community, along with information security legislation gaining traction in Congress, are expected to significantly improve federal cybersecurity standards.
Cybersecurity
DISA seeks identity management technology
DISA wants to learn more about emerging access control technologies that can simplify management and interoperability.
Cybersecurity
Official: Gates still considering cyber command
A new Defense Department cyber command would not lead to a military takeover of cyberspace, says Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn.
Cybersecurity
The limits of a cyber czar
The cybersecurity coordinator needs support from the White House to to the job effectively.
People
Kundra advocates open source
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra includes open source as one of the key technologies to make government work better and more cheaply, but open-source evangelists still see major roadblocks ahead that will take more than lip service — even if it is from the White House — to overcome.
People
Air Force Cyber leader takes office
When Maj. Gen. Richard Webber takes command of the new organization in charge of the Air Force’s cyber mission, he will quickly face the challenge of making the mission relevant.
Modernization
Joint Forces commander blasts tech planning
Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis is critical of what he calls "wrongheaded thinking" of military planners in recent years who placed too much emphasis on the role of technology in winning wars.
Digital Government
Commission: DOD has acquisition problems in Iraq, Afghanistan
The Defense Department has too few trained acquisition employees to keep up with the increasingly expensive operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, commission states.
Cybersecurity
Gates: Cybersecurity is a high priority for DOD
Cybersecurity threats are a growing problem for the Defense Department, say Defense Secretary Gates and Joint Chiefs Chairman Mullen.
People
Air Force names leader of cyber unit
Maj. Gen. Richard Webber has been named commander of a new Air Fore unit that will focus on the service's cyber mission.
Cybersecurity
New DOD command planned for cyber warfare
A new cyber warfare command at the Pentagon would engage in offensive and defensive missions, according to media reports.
Modernization
DISA seeks on-demand communications
The Defense Information Systems Agency wants to build an on-demand communications system.
Acquisition