The Defense Department has released a new mobile device strategy to address increasing demand of the devices and security of the devices, Reuters reports. Pentagon Chief Information Officer Teri Takai said that the new strategy will focus on information sharing and collaboration across the military branches and other defense agencies, according to Andrea Shalal-Esa’s report. [...]
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The Air Force plans to purchase additional iPads that will be used for flight management and as sources of reference for flight crews. In a request for proposals, the Air Force said it wants 2,725 third-generation iPads to be used as electronic flight bags. The 64 gigabyte, Wi-Fi only devices will replace reference books and [...]
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The Defense Information Systems Agency expects to issue security guidelines in August covering both Google‘s Android operating system and Apple‘s iOS, a lead DISA official told NextGov. Mark Orndorff, DISA’s program executive officer for mission assurance network operations, said the guidelines will address security concerns that currently bar the use of commercial devices on the Pentagon’s [...]
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Held Aug. 23-25 in Tampa, Fla., the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association’s LandWarNet Conference 2011 will focus on “Transforming Cyber While at War” and feature speakers, panel sessions, information exchange forums and exhibits. AFCEA today announced some of the confirmed speakers, which include industry executives as well as government officials. From the public sector, [...]
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On the heels of the WikiLeaks debacle and growing concerns about the insider threat, the Defense Department has taken steps in preventing another massive leak of its classified information, a senior official told a Senate committee last week. After thousands of classified military documents were leaked and distributed online last summer, DoD launched an investigation and [...]
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U.S. Cyber Command and NSA head Keith B. Alexander and White House cyber coordinator Howard A. Schmidt have been chosen among the top 50 government CIOs on InformationWeek Government’s compilation of technology leaders across federal, state and local agencies. But what exactly makes a top government CIO? Although there is no one-size-fits-all answer for that [...]
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The Defense Department’s the new Deputy CIO and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Robert Carey will deliver his first-ever public address in his new role tomorrow. The breakfast briefing “New Frontiers of Cybersecurity: Emerging DoD and DHS Cybersecurity Strategies,” produced by CyberSecurity Seminars, will be held between 8-10:30 a.m. at Crowell & Moring’s offices in [...]
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Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced yesterday his appointment of Teri Takai as DoD chief information officer. Takai previously served as CIO for the state of California and was a past president of the National Association of State CIOs. Named one of Government Technology’s Top 25 “Doers, Dreamers and Drivers,” Takai will assume her [...]
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