DISA Adds Social Networking to Forge.mil

The Defense Information Systems Agency has added a new element to its Forge.mil family of services: social networking.

Forge.mil Community will help users connect, collaborate, share information and manage content, as well as provide a more holistic view of Forge.mil activities, the agency said in a release.

“We knew the community layer would be…

DISA Moves HQ to Fort Meade

With 1,300 members of its workforce already relocated, the Defense Information Systems Agency has moved its headquarters from Arlington, Va.,  to Fort Meade, Md., which also houses the National Security Agency, according to The Washington Post.

DISA Director Lt. Gen. Carroll F. Pollett said last week 600 more employees would be…

CyberCom Blocks Access to Streaming Video; YouTube No Go for DoD Workers

The U.S. Cyber Command has restricted Defense Department workers’ access to  streaming-video websites such as YouTube, Amazon and Googlevideo, according to The Associated Press.

Officials say the overwhelming demand to see the Japan earthquake is using up the much-needed bandwidth already weakened by Internet problems in that region of the world.

Cyber Command has directed…

DISA Opens Door to New Information Operations Facility

Defense Information Systems Agency Director Army Lt. Gen. Carroll Pollett last week accepted a ceremonial key to the new DISA facility at the new headquarters command building at Fort Meade, Md.

The ceremony marks the first phase of DISA‘s occupation of its new headquarters facility at Fort Meade. After…

Cyber Task Force Passes Mission to CYBERCOM

After spending most of the past decade defending the Department of Defense’s computer networks, the Joint Task Force Global Network Operations command cased its colors.

Air Force Gen. Kevin P. Chilton, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, presided over the ceremony. He said that although the ceremony marked the end of the task force’s tenure, its…