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Sorenson: Army should emulate apps model
The Army is looking to industry's "apps" model at a way to meet its information technology goals, says the service's top IT official. Industry has streamlined and standardized the operating... Read more...
Panel urges DoD role in domestic network cybersecurity
A congressionally-chartered panel charged with charting long-term defense trends says the Defense Department should have a larger role in protecting domestic networks. The committee, the "Quadrennial... Read more...
AFCEA panel: Government, private sector dissatisfied with collaboration efforts
Defense Department contractors say they're preparing for greater DoD involvement in the cybersecurity of their networks. "The private sector owns and operates the vast majority of the infrastructure,... Read more...
DoD could defend critical private sector infrastructure from cyber attack
The Defense Department is contemplating creation of a government-sponsored cybersecurity regime for operators of critical private sector infrastructure, a top Pentagon official said May 26. "This... Read more...
NSA suspends metadata collection
The National Security Agency voluntarily halted collecting electronic communications metadata such as the origin and destination of emails and VoIP Internet addresses in response to concerns from the... Read more...
Computer network warfare is an essential military tactic, says Alexander
Cyber Command head nominee Army Lt. Gen Keith B. Alexander, said counter attack is a legitimate cyber warfare tactic. In written responses to a questionnaire in advance of his April 15 confirmation... Read more...
Shortage of Fed info security pros creates risk
Dickie George, the technical director of the National Security Agency's (NSA) Information Assurance Directorate, told GovInfoSecurity.com in an interview that the shortage of skilled information... Read more...
Release of secret documents delayed
President Obama is pledging an unprecedented age of transparency, but the spy agencies are holding him up. There are a number of documents--all more than 25 years old--that the administration has not... Read more...
NSA uses Facebook, too
Even the super-secret National Security Agency is using Facebook to recruit new employees. The Washington Post describes the agency as one "where you're practically strip-searched to get in."... Read more...
NSA to build $1.5B cybersecurity center
The National Security Agency (NSA) is planning to build a new $1.5 billion cybersecurity data center at the Utah National Guard's Camp Williams near Salt Lake City. Construction of the new center... Read more...
