How The Defense Department Defends The Use Of Open Source Software
The use of open source software might seem paradoxical inside the Defense Department or at best, a relatively recent development. It would be a mistake, however, to assume that the government has only...
View ArticleArmy Test Program Equips Top Leaders With Tablets, Smart Phones
Top military officials are finally getting a chance to see first hand how tablet computers and smartphones other than their trusted BlackBerrys might work in the line of duty. As part of previously...
View ArticleAir Force Information Assurance Team Recognized For Fast-Track Efforts
This is the last in a series of profiles featuring 2012 U.S. Government Information Security Leadership Award (GISLA) winners. The winners received the awards in October from (ISC)2 a nonprofit serving...
View ArticleCyber Chief Alexander Issues Call For Action; Outlines Who Does What
The nation’s top military cyber commander offered his version of how government and military agencies are likely to work together when America suffers cyber attacks, and warned that industry needs to...
View ArticleGovernment Agencies Balance Mobile Device Management, BYOD
Mobile device management software is helping federal, state and local governments to keep track of employee handheld devices. But as agency programs grow in size, new challenges such as technology life...
View ArticleHow In-Q-Tel Helps CIA Scout For Innovative Technology – A Model For Other...
US Government agencies often face a Catch-22 trying to adopt innovative technologies: Procurement rules designed to promote fairness can effectively preclude federal buyers from seeing – or influencing...
View ArticleDoD To Adopt Dutch Public Key System To Support Foreign Military Sales
The Defense Department is planning to accept a European-developed identification standard that will allow allied military personnel and contractors to access secure military networks under specific...
View ArticleIntelligence Agencies Move Towards Single Super-Cloud
The intelligence community is developing a single cloud computing network to allow all its analysts to access and rapidly sift through massive volumes of data. When fully complete, this effort will...
View ArticleDOD, Microsoft Agree To Landmark Enterprise Licensing Deal
The Defense Department has awarded a first of its kind joint enterprise licensing agreement for Microsoft collaboration, mobility, productivity and security tools. Valued at $617 million, the...
View ArticleNew Web2go App Makes Listening To The Web Easy
A new app for Android devices called, will read your favorite Websites and blogs to you, freeing your hands (via Bluetooth) while driving. But it also holds out a promising solution to those who have...
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