The new House-passed defense authorization bill for fiscal 2015 contains provisions to modernize the Defense Department‘s information technology systems, FCW reported Friday. Adam Mazmanian writes the bill seeks to streamline Pentagon’s IT procurement
MoreU.S. Navy Adm. Bill Gortney formally took the post of commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and the U.S. Northern Command during a change-of-command ceremony held at Peterson Air Force Base. DoD News reported Friday that Chief
MoreRichard Hale, chief information security officer at the Defense Department, has said security tools for embedded computing in the Internet of Things, cloud and computer settings are on his “wish list” of technologies, Nextgov
MoreGen. John Hyten, commander of Air Force Space Command, said the branch still needs to work out the details of a plan to develop a rocket engine to replace the Russian-made RD-180,
MoreThe Justice Department‘s criminal division will soon have a dedicated cybersecurity group that will give legal guidance on electronic surveillance cases and collaborate with U.S. lawmakers on cyber legislation, The Hill reported Thursday. Cory Bennett writes that Assistant Attorney General
MorePresident Barack Obama is set to appoint Brodi Fontenot, currently assistant secretary for administration at the Transportation Department, to the assistant secretary for management position at the Treasury Department. An announcement posted Thursday on the White
MoreThe Defense Department is set to roll out a set of joint regional security stacks in January as it pushes the Joint Information Environment concept, the DoD said Friday. Terry Halvorsen, DoD’s acting chief information officer,
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The Defense Department‘s acquisitions chief has said the DoD Better Buying Power 3.0 initiative calls for agency personnel to determine the potential costs of military technologies across their life cycle, DoD News
MoreAn unmanned Orion spacecraft completed its maiden test flight Friday, a 4.5-hour excursion intended to provide data for NASA and Lockheed Martin engineers to assess the capsule’s potential for manned space exploration.
MoreThe General Services Administration is looking to buy real estate in Foggy Bottom or the Northern Virginia area as part of its plan to consolidate Bureau of Diplomatic Security operations. The agency
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