Defense

  • More congressional oversight is coming for one defense contractor in particular. Learn more in today\'s DoD report.

    June 10, 2011
  • The Navy readies RFIs for email and data storage to figure out how to best reduce spending on non-mission critical systems. Navy CIO Terry Halvorsen is exploring whether DON\'s non-classified email can be hosted by a third party, and whether a public-private partnership can be developed around data centers. Navy has no plans to use the DISA email system.

    June 10, 2011
  • Terry Halvorsen, the Department of the Navy\'s chief information officer, said the Navy and Marine Corps should expect ruthless cost cutting in information technology. Halvorsen said if the services don\'t cut costs themselves, it will be done for them.

    June 09, 2011
  • An in-depth analysis report by a Senate committee exposes inadequacies in spending on counternarcotics contracts in Latin America, which may affect future expansion to Afghanistan.

    June 08, 2011
  • General Dynamics wins $900 million contract to build the consolidated headquarters technology infrastructure.

    June 07, 2011
  • Learn more in today\'s Cybersecurity Update

    June 07, 2011
  • In his recent visit to Poland, President Obama discussed joint defense actions between the United States and Poland with Polish President Komorowski and Polish Prime Minister Tusk. The meeting followed Poland\'s May 2011 ratification of a U.S.-Poland Bilateral Defense Agreement and focused on a number of topic areas including missile defense and air defense training. The discussion of missile defense revolved around the progress in Phases one and two of the PAA and on preparations for the 2018 deployment of a land-based interceptor in Poland.

    June 03, 2011
  • It\'s like something straight out of Star Wars. The Navy is developing laser cannons. Learn more in today\'s DoD Report

    June 02, 2011
  • The Navy may have to keep some attack subs around past their retirement. Learn more in today\'s DoD Report

    June 02, 2011
  • GAO\'s Sharon Pickup explains how the Army and Marine Corps are working together and how your agency can work with other agencies to achieve a common goal.

    June 01, 2011
  • Malcolm O\'Neill, the Army\'s assistant secretary for acquisitions, logistics and technology will resign his post for personal reasons, he told colleagues in an email Tuesday.

    June 01, 2011
  • As the White House calls for international cooperation in cyberspace, the need for contracting support will be needed too. We learn more from Boeing\'s Roger Krone.

    May 31, 2011
  • Retired Air Force Major General Dale Meyerrose is the vice president and general manager of Cyber and Information Assurance for the Harris Corporation. He is here to tell us what a new facility can offer to your agency\'s cloud computing needs.

    May 27, 2011
  • President Obama and Russian President Medvedev held a private meeting on May 26th to discuss missile defense and security policy at the G-8 Economic Summit in France. The meeting comes after President Medvedev expressed concern over the United States\' current approach for missile defense in Europe, which would deploy land- and sea-based interceptors around Europe. After their meeting, the two leaders emphasized the need for continued cooperation on missile defense and the European-based missile defense shield.

    May 27, 2011

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