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Defense agencies should provide ways for industry to fix security issues
August 02, 2010
Provision in Senate Defense authorization bill would allow a top procurement official to exclude a company based on security risks, without a chance for a protest.

Air Force calls up cell phone plan to save millions
June 16, 2010
Service will heed the advice of an employee and change its cell phone strategy.

The Cyber Command Logo Mystery - What's Brewin'
July 08, 2010 | Allan Holmes
Wired's Danger Room blog has a fun contest that Nextgov readers should take a serious look at -- especially cyber specialists.

McCain's Dirty Cyber Politics - Cybersecurity Report
June 15, 2010
partnership, particularly with the Department of Defense,'' McCain said.'' We'll try and convince you that DHS is the right agency that can do it,'' Lieberman said in...

Feds Caught Up in iPad Breach - Cybersecurity Report
June 09, 2010
Within the military, we saw several devices registered to the domain of DARPA, the advanced research division of the Department of Defense, along with the major service...

Cyber Legislation's Unnoticed Rise - Cybersecurity Report
June 01, 2010
(2) it is critical that the Department of Defense develop technological solutions that ensure the security and freedom of action of the Department while operating in the cyber...

Report: Defense contractors battle' relentless' online assaults
April 05, 2010
Unfriendly -- and friendly -- nations use Internet tools, including social networking, to ferret out information on military IT systems, UAVs and aeronautical technology.

Defense should stop buying obsolete radios
December 22, 2008
Science boards say continued acquisition of legacy systems threatens development of advanced radios that all four services can use to download intelligence data and videos.

Department Of Defense News & Info from Government Agencies

DOD Identifies Navy Casualty
December 24, 1999 | U.S. Navy News Top Stories
The Department of Defense announced April 20, the death of a Sailor who was supporting Operation New Dawn. ...

DOD Identifies Navy Casualty
December 24, 1999 | U.S. Navy News Top Stories
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Department of the Navy civilian who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. ...

NAVSUP Earns Value Engineering Achievement Awards
December 24, 1999 | U.S. Navy News Top Stories
The Department of Defense announced the winners of Fiscal Year 2010's Department of Defense Value Engineering Achievement Awards, April 21. ...

DOD Identifies Navy Casualty
December 24, 1999 | U.S. Navy News Top Stories
The Department of Defense announced Sept. 11 the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. ...

DOD Identifies Navy Casualty
December 24, 1999 | U.S. Navy News Top Stories
The Department of Defense announced Oct. 20 the death of a Sailor who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. ...

DOD Identifies Service Members Killed In CH- 47 Crash
December 24, 1999 | U.S. Navy News Top Stories
The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of 30 service members who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Aug. 6 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of...

DOD Launches New Helpline to Support Victims of Sexual Assault
December 24, 1999 | U.S. Navy News Top Stories
The Department of Defense launched its newest initiative to support victims of sexual assault April 15. ...

Department Of Defense Articles from GovExec

U. S. acknowledges' mistakes' in attack that killed 24 Pakistani troops - - GovExec....
December 21, 2011
Poor coordination and other gaps in information contributed to an errant attack on a Pakistani military outpost.

Pentagon moves against conversion of in- house work to contractors - - GovExec. com
December 07, 2011 | Charles S. Clark
Union applauds stepped-up enforcement and proposal to apply it governmentwide.

Senate- passed Defense bill would cap contractor pay - - GovExec. com
December 02, 2011 | Charles S. Clark
Reimbursement ceiling of $400,000 would apply to all defense company employees.

Super committee failure helps feds in short term - - GovExec. com
November 21, 2011 | Kellie Lunney
But automatic spending cuts governmentwide ultimately will hurt agencies and workers.

: FEATURES: Government at Its Best - - GovExec. com
October 01, 2011
A look at governmentâ€™s most significant problem-solving endeavors.

Department Of Defense on Wikipedia

The United States Department of Defense (USDOD, DOD or DoD, initially briefly referred to as the National Military Establishment or NME) is the U.S. federal department allocated the largest level of budgetary resources and charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to national security and the United States armed forces. The Department/Secretary of Defense is an evolution of the Department/Secretary of War, a change in nomenclature that has happened in many countries; e.g. , the old UK War Office became the Ministry of Defence, the Argentine...

Department Of Defense Stories from Tech News Sites

Falcone's Plan B: Swapping Airwaves
February 16, 2012 | All Things Digital
LightSquared Inc. may seek to exchange its wireless airwave licenses for similar ones operated by the U.S. Department of Defense in a last-ditch effort to revive its mobile...

Sykipot Trojan hijacks Department of Defense authentication smart cards
January 13, 2012 | Network World on Security
A variant of the Sykipot Trojan Horse hijacks U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) smart cards in order to access restricted resources. ...

Sykipot Trojan Hijacks Department of Defense Authentication Smart Cards
January 12, 2012 | CIO.com - News
Sykipot variant acts as smart card proxy in order to access protected resources ...

Sykipot Trojan hijacks DoD smart cards
January 13, 2012 | Latest from Computerworld
A variant of the Sykipot Trojan Horse hijacks U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) smart cards in order to access restricted resources. ...

Testing shows proposed 4G network interferes with 75% of GPS devices
December 11, 2011 | Ars Technica - Law & Disorder
Testing carried out by a federal agency at the behest of the Department of Defense, Federal Aviation Administration, and a handful of GPS makers showed that the proposed...

Testing shows proposed 4G network interferes with 75% of GPS devices
December 11, 2011 | Ars Technica - News
Testing carried out by a federal agency at the behest of the Department of Defense, Federal Aviation Administration, and a handful of GPS makers showed that the proposed...

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DARPA Decides the 'Avatar' Program is Worth Looking Into
February 20, 2012 | Newsy.com

Spies among us
February 18, 2012 | WTVT FOX 13 Tampa, FL

Nutrition for troops
February 10, 2012 | WTKR CBS 3 Norfolk, VA

Department of Defense reviewing report of 2010 crash
February 10, 2012 | KTVF NBC 11 Fairbanks

122nd Fighter Wing's future
February 01, 2012 | WANE CBS 14 Fort Wayne

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