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Grimes: DOD needs to shift information culture to right-to-know
As the Defense Department develops a new information architecture, the need to share information with authorized users who have a right to know it has become paramount, he told a House subcommittee.
Cybersecurity
Successful cyberattacks against DOD drop
Lt. Gen. Charles Croom says better computer configuration management and use of PKI cards helped beef up defense.
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Senate accepts troop withdrawal provision; Bush vows veto
The president objects to deadlines for troop withdrawals in a war-funding bill, as well as to line items unrelated to defense spending.
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DISA's Quagliotti to retire April 13
Maj. Gen. Marilyn Quagliotti, DISA's deputy director, will be succeeded by Rear Adm. Elizabeth Hight.
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Intercepts
Emergency fish funding?; Christmas in March; Wait until July if you need PTSD counseling at NMCSD
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Lt. Col. Edward Clayson: Leading by leaving nothing to chance
Clayson spent months in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait and Qatar working with the people using his unit's combat casualty care applications.
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Army VHF-FM radios would lose $100.4M in Senate bill
The Senate Appropriations Committee also approved the Army’s full budget request of $509.2 million for high-frequency radios, however.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity defense requires a good offense
Congress may need to help the Defense Department cut through the technical, legal and international screens that protect hackers.
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House cuts funds from war supplemental bill
The House Appropriations Committee cut funding for defense communications and information systems programs it deemed unrelated to the war on terrorism.
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House boosts health budgets for DOD, VA
The House Appropriations Committee set aside funding to expedite soldiers' disabilities claims.
Digital Government
EU's alternative to GPS runs into trouble
With development delays threatening to drive up costs, Europe may find an alternative approach to its current Galileo contract.
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