Author Archive
David C. Walsh
Digital Government
Network science project
Transforming the Defense Department into an integrated, globally networked organization will cost between $30 billion and $50 billion and be as challenging asthe Manhattan Project. And it is a long way from becoming a reality. Those are two key findings of <i>Network Science 2006</i>, a report ordered by the Army's director of research and laboratory management.
Digital Government
Military CIOs reassure lawmakers on IT transformation
<font color="CC0000"><b>(Updated)</b></font> Key military CIOs last week laid IT successes before a House Armed Services subcommittee, but conceded few metrics exist to chart its course as part of military transformation.
Digital Government
Will unmanned aerial vehicles run out of air?
Experts question whether DOD has enough radio bands to support them
Cybersecurity
In QDR, Defense focuses on combating cyberthreats
The newly released Quadrennial Defense Review suggests an evolution in Pentagon thinking about the role of IT in countering cyberthreats.
Digital Government
Marines' Shea: Demystify net-centric warfare, keep threats in mind
Meeting the military's network-centric challenges must not trump vigilance toward IT threats, according to the director of command, control, communications and computer systems for the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Infrastructure
DISA exec is upbeat about IPv6 and VOIP
The Defense Information Systems Agency is moving to a converged voice, video and data network, and spearheading the migration to the latest Internet protocol.
