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DoD official: Open source memo doesn't mandate a support vendor
The October 2009 memo on Defense Department use of open source software may have inadvertently created an additional roadblock to it, said DoD officials.
DoD spending on major ERPs to go slightly down
Newly released Defense Department budget documents detailing the department's information technology budget proposal for the coming fiscal year show a request to somewhat decrease spending on key...
Alexander: DoD needed to respond to cyber attacks
The Defense Department "would be the natural ones to defend the country" in the event of a cyber attack, asserted Gen. Keith Alexander, head of Cyber Command and the National Security Agency while
DoD finalizes cybersecurity scholarship program
Retention and recruitment of cybersecurity professionals through scholarship incentives should become a primary method for ensuring the Defense Department has skills on tap, according to a final rule
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
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
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
'DISA first' for data center consolidation, says Army and Air Force
The Defense Information Systems Agency will be the provider of first choice for Air Force, Army and Defense Logistics Agency data centers, says a Nov. 8 consolidation plan from the DoD chief
Carey: Rapid acquisition systems generally don't scale
WILLIAMSBURG, VA. - Rapid Defense Department acquisition programs often fail to deliver scalable systems, said Rob Carey, the DoD deputy chief information officer, during a keynote session of the
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
