SIPRNet news from FierceGovernmentIT

Department of Navy computer users who primarily use software office applications are prime candidates for thin- or zero- client computing, DON Chief Information Officer Terry Halvorsen said during an Read more...

Information sharing among agencies has not suffered in the wake of Wikileaks releases of State and Defense department data, said a State department official during a March 10 hearing of the Senate Read more...

The majority of the Navy could shift to a thin client computing environment, says departmental Chief Information Officer Terry Halvorsen. "It appears to be something we could do fairly quickly, where Read more...

Rand Corp. is suggesting a four-step test to classification that could significantly raise the bar on what information is kept secret. In a 2010 report recently made public, Rand says four basic Read more...

The Army is warning its personnel about viewing or downloading documents posted on Wikileaks or "any other website that purports to publish classified information." The warning comes in an All Army Read more...

McAfee and Northrop Grumman have started implementing a $9.7 million deal with the Department of Defense to secure 5 million desktop and notebook computers and services. Officials say it is helping Read more...

The military is taking a huge step forward in using open-source software. It will allow the development of classified open-source software on SIPRNet, its version of the civilian Internet. It may Read more...