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Digital Government
Software as service helps Army monitor environmental compliance
The Army plans to rely on Internet-based software monitoring and reporting tools as a major component in its campaign to monitor, record and reduce its emissions of greenhouse gases and other materials harmful to the environment.
Digital Government
USAF agency deploys alert system
Air Force's Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency implements IWSAlerts notification system that can accommodate messages with multiple security classifications and disseminate alerts to individuals according to security clearance.
Digital Government
Army medical record system expands
In addition to all Army and Air Force battlefield medical facilities, the Navy and Marine Corps health care providers throughout southwest Asia also are using the system.
Cybersecurity
Michael Peterson | Taking command in cyberspace
GCN Interview: The Air Force's chief information officer sat down with GCN recently to talk about creating online demilitarized zones and other steps to thwart cyberattacks.
Infrastructure
DOD, intell community to share services
U.S. military and intelligence communities plan to integrate their computer networks to share authorization and attribute services.
Digital Government
Bringing ITIL to DOD
2008 GCN Technology Leadership Award winner Drew Jaehnig applies best-practices approach to Joint Staff Support Center.
Cybersecurity
OMB to agencies: Lock down those DNS servers
The Office of Management and Budget will soon require agencies to configure their Doman Name System servers to NIST security specifications.
Infrastructure
Microsoft e-gov tool free for governments
Microsoft makes its Citizen Services Platform for creating Web-based electronic government services available to local and regional governments.
Digital Government
DOD narrows field for Wearable Power Prize
107 teams advance to the contest's next phase after their plans for batteries and fuel chemicals were deemed safe for competition.
Digital Government
Navy focuses on periscope camera
The Navy is going to test a 360-degree, high-resolution prototype camera designed for attachment to a conventional Type 18 submarine periscope.
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Digital Government
Army OKs WIN-T final design
The Army has approved the final design of Increments One and Two of its $7.8 billion Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) program.
Digital Government
Intell CIOs assess info-sharing initiatives
The intelligence community is making progress in establishing interoperability across its many information collection, storage and retrieval systems, according to the CIOs of major intelligence agencies.
Digital Government
E-warfare lessons learned
The Army's Combined Arms Center is building a database of lessons learned to help soldiers defend the Army's networks and IT systems.
Infrastructure
Countdown to 50
Agencies hustle to prepare their networks for a drastic reduction of Internet gateways.
Infrastructure
DOD blazes TIC path
Defense Department's experience with network consolidation and its lessons learned provide valuable guidance.
Infrastructure
Proposals for TIC compliance due April 15
OMB has given federal agencies an April 15 deadline to submit their proposed plans for implementing the Trusted Internet Connections initiative.
Cybersecurity
Deadline looms to re-engineer networks
Federal agencies are under pressure to implement OMB's Trusted Internet Connection initiative prior to the June 30 deadline.
Management
Pentagon awards research grants
Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research will award $15.7 million in research and engineering grants to 24 academic institutions in fiscal 2008.
