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JTRS must satisfy NSA info security criteria
All JTRS radios developed through the recently streamlined program will have to conform to the agency’s requirements, a General Dynamics official said.
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Intercepts
The Academy Cyber Bowl; Good news: Military health benefits ‘transformed,’ not cut; Army FCS: A few million lines of code here, a few million lines there…; Semper fidelis: Leon Daniel
Modernization
Army sets new benchmark for IP telephony
Infantry commanders can now use a phone and place a VOIP call from the battlefield
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AEPTEC Micro to settle Navy false claims suit
AEPTEC Microsystems has agreed to pay the government $1.6 million to settle claims that the company overcharged the Navy for shipboard automation technology.
Cybersecurity
Lack of oversight endangers missile defense
The inspector general and defense analysts point to network security and policy missteps.
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Intercepts
You, too, can play the Warner Theatre, Abizaid vs. the Internet, Where did all the widget money go?, From green eyeshades to mining
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Intercepts
Joint Staff to get first woman C4 director; Hacker warning note: Don’t mess with MDA; The vanishing IG report; The Army network vision thing.
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Navy extends NMCI pact
The $3.1 billion contract extension locks in 15 percent seat price reduction.
Modernization
DISA needs tech to push data
Vendors at industry day learn of agency’s focus on net-enabled information
Acquisition
DISA awards $22.8M business modernization contract
The agency will use the contract to create an integrated procurement system that is accessible worldwide to authorized users.
Cybersecurity
Missile Defense Agency slows IG reviews
The Defense Department's inspector general charged the Missile Defense Agency with trying to delay investigative audits.
Cybersecurity
Missile defense network open to cyberattack
Lack of automated log audits and individual passwords could cripple network.
Cybersecurity
DOD removes missile defense system report from Web site
It details poor password security and a lack of audit trails.
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Intercepts
War is hell, 2006 update; Real-life Army/Navy video game battle; A hundred billion here…
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DOD IG: Lack of systems engineering imperils missile system
The Missile Defense Agency has not completed a systems engineering plan or developed a sustainment plan for the Ballistic Missile Defense System, a report states.
Cybersecurity
Security flaws could cripple missile defense network
The IG report faults the network that stitches together radars, missile launch sites and command control centers for the Missile Defense Agency.
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Flying ICUs save lives
Handheld scanners, airborne ICU equipment help prevent battlefield fatalities
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