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Fewer Marines, Larger California Desert Base
Expansion will help accommodate training and exercises for a Marine Expeditionary Brigade size force.
Modernization
DISA Ready to Act as Commercial Cloud Broker for All of Defense
Agency says approval of two commercial cloud providers 'imminent.'
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Navy Plans to Beef Up Cyber Workforce
Service’s 2014 budget also includes $340.1 million for shipboard networks.
Modernization
Sprint Boston Network Operating in Wake of Marathon Bomb Blasts
Carrier did not receive any official requests to shut down network in area.
Digital Government
Pentagon’s $1.45 Billion Health IT Budget Request Includes Spectacles
System for ordering eyeglasses cuts processing time for deployed patients.
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VA Seeks a 10 Percent IT Funding Boost in 2014
The top development priority is the integrated electronic health record with Defense.
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There’s a Word for VA’s Paperless Claims System
For some employees, VBMess is now shorthand for the Veterans Benefits Management System.
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Pentagon's 2014 Budget Continues the Department's Focus on Asia
Defense officials are seeking nearly $5 billion for cyber operations and $10 billion for space capabilities.
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VA’s Top Budget Priority: Processing Disability Claims
Total cost of new system is pegged at more than half a billion dollars through 2014.
Digital Government
Did Jon Stewart Foil the Pentagon's Health Records Plan?
The comedian could finally do what Congress hasn't been able to do: Force the Defense Department to address its ‘intolerable’ system.
Modernization
Navy CIO Tells Units to Use Commercial Cloud Services for Public Information
Move puts a dent in DISA’s plans to become the key host provider for Defense.
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VA Seeks to Quadruple Funding for Paperless Claims System
Overall, department requests 4 percent increase in 2014 discretionary budget.
Digital Government
It Seems Defense Really Doesn’t Need Much Money to Develop Its Acquisition Workforce
Maybe it's just a matter of winning the lottery.
Modernization
DISA Signs Deal to Store Exabytes of Drone and Satellite Images
The sole-source contract buys storage for 'hundreds of billions' of imagery files.
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Jon Stewart on the VA’s Hand-Cranked Disability Claims File System
Maybe it’s time for Plan B -- a change of leadership.
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Semper Fidelis for 50 Years
I learned one key lesson in infantry training: Never give up.
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Key Pentagon IT Programs Survived 2013 Budget Cuts Mostly Unscathed
Despite sequester, DISA received full funding but Army communications took a $537 million hit in omnibus budget.
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Hagel Takes Aim at Risky and Expensive Pentagon Programs
In his first major policy speech, the Defense secretary also blasted the bloated bureaucracy.
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Former Veterans Affairs CIO Roger Baker Joins Agilex as Chief Strategy Officer
He says he will draw on his experience with mobile and health technologies to help other agencies.
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