Maj. Gen. Sandra Finan — a former U.S. Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center commander — has been named deputy chief information officer for command, control, communications and computers and information infrastructure at the Defense Department. DoD reported
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Maj. Gen. David Thompson, vice commander for Air Force Space Command, has discussed the growing role of space and cyberspace in military operations with Air Force Times in an interview published Saturday. Thompson told Air Force Times’ Phillip Swarts that
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Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work has unveiled a Pentagon plan to create a space operations center to manage military and intelligence satellites as part of efforts toward space resilience, Breaking Defense reported Tuesday. Colin
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Air Force Brig. Gen. Sarah Zabel has indicated that the service’s new information technology strategy will focus on cybersecurity as a requirement for every program “right from the beginning,” Breaking Defense reported Monday. Sydney Freedberg Jr.
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Gen. John Hyten, former vice commander of the Air Force Space Command, has assumed the post of AFSPC commander to succeed Gen. William Shelton, who will retire by the end of this month. AFSPC said Aug. 21 that Hyten will manage the
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Gen. William Shelton, Air Force Space Command chief, has expressed interest in having big satellites split into a number of smaller satellites in order to achieve a “survivable architecture,” Breaking Government reported
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Gen. William Shelton, commander of Air Force Space Command, has outlined plans for future U.S. satellites in an effort to address growing threats, the American Forces Press Service reported Wednesday. Shelton told audiences at
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The U.S. Air Force has started to distribute mobile devices that run Apple’s operating system across its enterprise as a replacement for Blackberry gadgets. Air Force executives have begun to transition to iOS
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A Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman-built missile detection satellite has entered its operational trial period after the U.S. Air Force concluded post-launch evaluations five months ahead of schedule, Spaceflight Now reported Tuesday.
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Lt. Gen. William Lord will retire as the U.S. Air Force’s chief information officer at the end of July after three years of service, FedScoop reported Tuesday. Lt. Gen. Michael Balsa, who
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