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Industry Expert: Agencies Should Focus on Mobile App Usability
Published on 2 Apr, 2012 at 10:40 in Mobility | Viewed 30 times | No Comments
Federal agencies should focus on the usability of mobile applications as they acquire mobile devices, an industry journalist suggested to AOL Government.
Tom Temin, editor in chief for FedInsider and a Federal News Radio host, wrote in a column posted on AOL that federal technology managers should examine their mobile technology purchase…
NTIA: Spectrum Reallocation to Cost $18B
Published on 30 Mar, 2012 at 11:00 in Cyber | Viewed 35 times | No Comments
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration released details Tuesday on its proposal to reallocate 95 megahertz of federal spectrum for commercial use, NextGov reports.
The NTIA said the reallocation would cost $18 billion and take at least 10 years to finish.
More than than 3,100 individual frequency assignments of 20 federal agencies need to be moved.
The…
Air Force Cyber Lead Wants ‘Holistic’ Cyber Defense Plan
Published on 23 Mar, 2012 at 16:43 in Cyber | Viewed 95 times | No Comments
Defense and intelligence officials told the Senate Tuesday that the U.S. needs new strategy to mitigate cyber attacks.
Gen. William Shelton, head of the Air Force Cyber Command, is also looking ahead to gauge what cyber defense his Pentagon division will need in order to maintain security, DoD Buzz reports.
Shelton said…
Lockheed Air Force Space Fence Radar Tracking Orbiting Objects
Published on 15 Mar, 2012 at 9:08 in C4ISR | Viewed 28 times | No Comments
A Lockheed Martin-led team has updated a radar system for the U.S. Air Force to track orbiting space objects, according to a company announcement.
The team includes General Dynamics, AT&T and AMEC.
The Bethesda, Md.-based contractor is developing technology for the U.S. Air Force’s Space Fence program, which aims to give the U.S. space station situational awareness.
The prototype radar recently met a…
Air Force Research Lab Seeking Software Engineering Ideas
Published on 9 Mar, 2012 at 16:26 in Industry News | Viewed 23 times | No Comments
The Air Force Research Laboratory is accepting white papers on how to build software engineering technologies for computer science, mathematics and technology.
The Air Force said in a Thursday request for information that it wants ideas for creating large-scale, software-intensive technologies that operate in demanding environments.
In a March 2011 report, the Government Accountability Office said the increasing scope of software…
Boeing-Built Space Plane Hits ‘Year in Flight’ Milestone
Published on 7 Mar, 2012 at 10:59 in C4ISR | Viewed 41 times | No Comments
The Air Force’s Boeing Co.-built space plane recently hit an endurance milestone remaining in flight, circling the Earth’s orbit for a year and two days, Wired reports.
The 30-foot-long craft was designed to last nine months in flight.
The Air Force has yet to confirm the exact uses of the X-37B, also known as Orbital…
Air Force Purchases 18K iPads for Aircrews
Published on 5 Mar, 2012 at 10:00 in Mobility | Viewed 75 times | No Comments
The Air Force has moved forward with plans to provide its aircrews with tablets as it awarded a $9.36 million contract for 18,000 iPads Thursday, Bloomberg reports.
The Air Force awarded the contract to Phoenix-based Executive Technology Inc. in one of the largest military tablet procurements, according to Bloomberg.
The Air Force is following commercial airlines’ lead and practice…
Air Force Striving to Keep Cyber Workforce
Published on 2 Mar, 2012 at 10:22 in Cyber | Viewed 88 times | No Comments
The Air Force is striving to create a career progression path for its cyber experts similar to the paths it offers for its pilots, an Air Force cyber training unit official told Federal News Radio.
Skip Runyan, Air Force technical director for the 39th Information Operations Squadron, said the Air…
Special Ops Seeking Mid-Range, Precision Missile System
Published on 28 Feb, 2012 at 11:39 in C4ISR | Viewed 32 times | No Comments
The U.S. Special Operations Command is seeking a medium-range guided missile system, according to a request for information posted Monday.
USSOCOM wants to purchase the systems to provide precision engagement capabilities to U.S. special forces against enemy forces.
USSOCOM said it wants the weapons system to be portable and lightweight.
USSOCOM said the weapon should be…
Air Force to Upgrade Cyber Operations Training, Investments
Published on 27 Feb, 2012 at 17:41 in Cyber | Viewed 176 times | 3 Comments
In response to the accelerating pace of technological change and the increasing importance of cyber operations, Air Force Chief Information Officer Lt. Gen. Bill Lord said Thursday the branch will update training processes for the expanse of Air Force personnel.
Amber Corrin wrote in a Federal Computer Week report Monday…
