The Department of Defense (DOD) has made information technology reform an important part of its agenda throughout the Obama administration, and efforts to overhaul the department are finally starting to bear fruit. Within the last few months, the DOD formally shuttered the office of the assistant se...
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via Military and Aerospace Electronics Current MOS 0650 (network operations and systems) limited duty officers (LDOs) can plan on being redesignated as 0605 (cyber network operations (Cy-berNetOps)) LDOs. This change reflects the current and future relevance of cyberspace as an integrated domain and...
via AFCEA Signal Scape The Air Force and Arlington County, Virginia, are taking preventative measures against hackers such as the ones that recently attacked Sony, costing them over $170 million. It’s not just money at risk for government networks, however. The Air Force has the lead for the N...
via InformationWeek Government The research arm of the Department of Defense (DOD) is seeking to develop cloud-computing-based infrastructure that builds resiliency directly into the network to more effectively support military missions. Through a project called the Mission-oriented Resilient Clouds...
via Government Computer News The Army’s new Cyber Command is up and running, but it is still a work in progress. Although it achieved full operational status in October 2010, the new command is still in a growth phase, acquiring new personnel and honing its mission to defend the service’...