President Barack Obama has nominated Vice Adm. Dixon Smith as deputy chief of naval operations for fleet and readiness at the U.S. Navy and Rear Adm. Mary Jackson as commander of the Navy Installations
The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking to upgrade its existing electronic health record system as the Defense Department holds a competition to upgrade the Pentagon’s EHR system, Nextgov reported Thursday. Bob Brewin writes
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The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps are planning to migrate the servicesâ data to commercial cloud platforms as part of government efforts to reduce information technology spending, Federal Times reported Thursday. Nicole
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Army Gen. Keith Alexander, outgoing commander of U.S. Cyber Command and director of the National Security Agency, believes Cybercom is mature enough to attain a unified command status, Federal News Radio reported
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U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno has introduced a new concept for working with other countries to jointly respond to contingencies, Defense News reported Thursday. Paul McLeary writes Odierno said
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The U.S. Army plans to test its mobile tactical network in a move to further streamline that system for warfighters, Defense Systems reported Wednesday. Kevin McCaney writes the Army intends for the
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Vice Adm. Michael Rogers, head of the U.S. Navyâs cyber unit, has urged lawmakers to pass a bill authorizing the government and private sector to share threat intelligence data, National Journal reported
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The Office of Personnel Management has released a strategic information technology plan that Director Katherine Archuleta says is intended to address the agencyâs technology needs. Archuleta said Tuesday the plan is developed
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has ordered the North American Electric Reliability Corp. to develop physical grid security standards for responses to threats and vulnerabilities, Homeland Security Today reported Tuesday. Owners and
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The FBI has moved to update and centralize its human resource systems by using Accenture-built information technology products. The agency intends for the updated system to help users access personnel information on
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Research and Markets has released a new forecast of defense vehicle industry trends for the period beginning in 2013 through 2020. Unmanned combat aircraft, tactical vehicles and armed protective vehicles will drive
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