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As investigators fill in the blanks regarding Navy Yard shooter Aaron Alexis, Deputy Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said the department will complete three separate reviews in late December, including internal and independent assessments of base safety procedures as well as the security clearance process. Carter said during a Pentagon briefing the "Bottom line is, we need to know how an employee was able to bring a weapon and ammunition onto a DoD installation."
September 26, 2013 -
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For the second time, the court-martial of a U.S. Army general facing sexual assault charges has been postponed. The trial of Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair had been scheduled to begin at Fort Bragg next Monday. It was announced Tuesday that military Judge Col. James Pohl rescheduled the trial for Jan. 7 after a request from Sinclair's defense team. Unresolved issues are being worked out according to his civilian lawyer.
September 26, 2013 -
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Dennis C. Moran is the vice president of Government Business Development reporting to the president of RF Communications. Prior to this, he was the senior exec¬utive account manager (SEAM) and vice president of the Department…
September 26, 2013 -
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Congress approves a $175 million spending package that will let the Army move ahead with plans to consolidate 400 IT security watchtowers down to around a dozen. The cyber initiative is part of broader effort to move the entire DoD toward the Joint Information Environment.
September 25, 2013 -
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How does Tripwire help Federal Agencies with their continuous monitoring plans? Hear from Dwayne Melançon, Chief Technology Officer at Tripwire!
September 24, 2013 -
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United States Department of State Bureau of Information Resource Management Deputy Chief Information Officer for Information Assurance and Chief Information Security Officer William G. Lay, a member of the Senior Executive Service, was appointed Deputy…
September 24, 2013 -
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Dwayne Melançon CTO Tripwire Dwayne Melançon is Tripwire’s Chief Technology Officer, where he owns a critical role in driving and evangelizing the company’s global overall product strategy. He joined Tripwire in 2000, and brings over…
September 24, 2013 -
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Jim Pflaging Managing Director The Chertoff Group Mr. Pflaging, based in San Francisco, is the co-head of the global advisory services business for The Chertoff Group. He works with technology firms and investors to develop…
September 24, 2013 -
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Tactical radios are evolving from devices that merely transmit voice messages from one point to another, into devices that allow warfighters to receive important multimedia information at the edge of the tactical network. But what are the challenges, opportunities - and frustrations - of avoiding past mistakes, and realizing the promise of joint tactical communications devices? We'll explore that on this edition of AFCEA Answers with the Marines CIO, Gen. Kevin Nally USMC, and retired Army General Dennis Moran, Vice President of Government Business Development with Harris RF Communications.
September 23, 2013 -
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The U.S. military is laying fiber-optic cable under water to connect Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba with Florida, and the Associated Press reports it "could someday extend it to the rest of Cuba,." Ronald Bechtold, chief information officer at the Pentagon, said Friday at the war crimes tribunal, the project would be finished in about two years and vastly improve communications between the naval base and the United States."
September 23, 2013 -
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Anthony Vergnetti hosts a roundtable discussion of the issues affecting federal law enforcement officers. September 20, 2013
September 20, 2013 -
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LinkedIn is one of many resources that can help your company. With so many digital resources, it can be difficult to tell which of them will help the most.
September 20, 2013 -
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The Pentagon said Wednesday conducted the second test of the ship-based Aegis missile defense system in a week, firing two SM-3 missiles to intercept a single, complex separating target in space, the U.S. Defense Department said. According to DoD, the first SM-3 that was launched, successfully intercepted the target warhead. Raytheon said the second SM-3 was launched to test the system's ability to launch multiple missiles at one time against a threat. It was not intended to intercept the target.
September 20, 2013 -
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How are agencies tackling the threats and vulnerabilities inherent in today's technology dependent government? Continuous monitoring provides nearly real-time information in the face of cyber attacks and is essential for senior leaders making ongoing risk-based decisions that affect critical mission and business functions. OMB mandates and NIST guidelines require agencies to establish oversight mechanisms to evaluate systematically and ensure the continuing security, interoperability, and availability of systems and agency data. Tune into this interactive discussion to learn about the current state of risk management and how agencies are using continuous monitoring to maintain situational awareness of information security and organizational risk.
September 19, 2013
