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Takai is ASD-NII no more

The assistant secretary of defense for networks and information integration within the Defense Department is no more, as of Jan. 11. On that day, a memo from Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter

DoD IT strategy focuses on consolidation

The Defense Department says it has a departmentwide information technology plan that will allow flexible adoption of emerging technology while taking "appropriate actions" for projects that are "not

DoD: Eliminating ASD-NII saves $10M

The Defense Department says it will save $10 million in the next fiscal year through disestablishment of the assistant secretary of defense for networks and information integration. The number comes

DoD CIO duties not going to Cyber Command

Duties of the Defense Department chief information officer won't be transferred to Cyber Command, says an undated DOD memo posted online July 5. The memo is signed by Robert Gates, who left the

SASC urges behavioral pattern threat detection DoD cybersecurity pilot

Defense Department cybersecurity pilots conducted with Internet service providers and telecom companies to protect portions of the defense industrial base should be expanded to include behavioral

HASC defense authorization bill on House floor

Defense spending would be authorized slightly more under a House Armed Services Committee-approved markup than the Obama administration had requested for next year's federal fiscal budget. The bill

Takai: DoD-wide cloud strategy taking shape

Defense Department Chief Information Officer Teri Takai emphasized the need for a measured, standardized approach to cloud computing adoption, while speaking May 24 at an AFCEA International event in

No forking, says DoD open source report

A new Defense Department-sponsored document urges the department to adopt more open source technology development. The May 16 report, sponsored by officials from the assistant secretary of defense

Takai warns against federal cloud adoption without standardized technology

Moving information technology to a cloud computing environment without first adopting standardized platforms and virtualized environments would damage federal information technology systems, warned

Skelton warns Pentagon to justify ASD-NII elimination

The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee says he's withholding support for a Defense Department efficiency drive that includes elimination of the office of network and information