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The Department of Defense (DoD) is a department of the federal government and has three main components: The departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force. The DoD is housed in the Pentagon building. The department's roles and limits are contained in Title 10 of the US Code. This section of the law has five components: Subtitle A refers to General Military Law, Subtitle B to the Army, Subtitle C to the Navy and the Marine Corps, Subtitle D to the Air Force and Subtitle E to Military Reserves. Important agencies within the DoD include the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), National Security Agency (NSA), the Missile Defense Agency, and the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA).
The DoD receives the largest portion of each year's federal budget. Through an efficiency initiative, the DoD seeks to redirect spending from overhead to higher-priority initiatives.
The DoD has recently reconsidered their methods of buying and using IT services.
NewsClapper sounds alarm on cyber capabilities of Iran, China and Russia
In unclassified testimony Jan. 31, top U.S. intelligence official James Clapper revealed little new but sounded alarm bells against an increasingly aggressive Iran and the cyber-intelligence Read more...
White House standards memo sends strong signal, says Saunders
A Jan. 17 White House memo on the importance of private sector involvement in standards-setting sends an important message to federal agencies and foreign governments, said Mary Saunders, director of Read more...
Agencies not sharing enough information, says Karen Evans
Even by federal internal measures, information sharing remains a challenge, said Karen Evans, who occupied the position of federal chief information officer during most of the George W. Bush Read more...
Panetta: DoD cyber spending won't be cut
Defense spending on cyber capabilities won't be subject to cuts as the Pentagon attempts to reduce its budget by $487 billion over the next decade, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told reporters Read more...
Ozone Widget Framework to transition to OSS
Open source advocates within the intelligence community are applauding a provision of the fiscal 2012 defense authorization bill requiring the Defense Information Systems Agency to publically make Read more...
Air Force plans launch of WGS-4
The Air Force plans to launch the fourth of 10 planned Wideband Global Satcom satellites on Jan. 19 from Cape Canaveral during a 93-minute launch window opening at 7:39 p.m., eastern time. The number Read more...
DHS takes control of DIB cybersecurity pilot
The Homeland Security Department is now in charge of a cybersecurity information sharing pilot with the defense industrial base launched by the Defense Department, DHS officials say in a Jan. 13 Read more...
LightSquared GPS interference cannot be solved, say federal agencies
Proposed commercial broadband wireless service provider LightSquared received a possibly deadly blow with the Jan. 13 release (.pdf) of a letter from nine federal agencies concluding that the Read more...
DHS seized $78.4M worth of counterfeit goods
Counterfeit good seizures by the federal government during the past fiscal year included a significant rise in consumer safety and critical technology products, says a Jan. 9 report from Customs and Read more...
DoD spending strategy emphasizes cyberspace
A new strategy for military spending unveiled Jan. 5 by President Obama at a Pentagon press conference calls on the Pentagon to, among other things, work with international allies on securing Read more...
| Press ReleasesU.S. Department of Defense to Supply Safari Books Online to DOD, Active and Retired Military Personnel and FamiliesDOD Uses Safari Books Online for Training, Job Skills Improvement and Accessing Any Learning Resource from the 16,000+ Books and Videos SEBASTOPOL, Calif. - September 12, 2011 - Safari® Books Read more >> DOD Announces Information Technology Exchange Program PilotIMMEDIATE RELEASE
No. 571-11July 01, 2011
The Department of Defense announced today the availability to participate in a new pilot program that provides an avenue for information technology Read more >> DoD Senior Executive Service AnnouncementsSenior Executive Service Announcements Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced the following Department of Defense Senior Executive Service reassignments. David M. Read more >> BCWipe Total WipeOut Now On GSA Via Ideal System SolutionsGSA Schedule Awarded To Jetico’s DoD-Approved Full Drive Wiping Software MAPLE GROVE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Value added reseller Ideal System Solutions is proud to announce today that Jetico’s Read more >> U.S. Department of Defense Names ANSI Accreditor of Personnel Certification Bodies for Workforce Improvement Program Under DoD DWASHINGTON, May 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has been named the approved accreditor of certification bodies by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Read more >> |
