Defense
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A failure by Navy air traffic controllers to follow standard procedures contributed to a midair collision that killed seven Coast Guard members and two Marines off Southern California last year, according to a Coast Guard report released Tuesday. The Associated Press says controllers at Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado, near San Diego, failed to notify the pilot of a Coast Guard C-130 plane that four Marine helicopters were in the area. The Marine flyers were also unaware of the Coast Guard plane\'s presence. The report said there is no single reason or person to blame for the crash on the night of Oct. 29, 2009. It made a series of recommendations to improve safety in the largely unregulated airspace.
August 25, 2010 -
Learn more in today\'s cybersecurity update.
August 25, 2010 -
The Senate Armed Services Committee has agreed to hold a hearing Sept. 9.
August 25, 2010 -
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has ordered a coordinated cyberspace counterintelligence policy to better identify military personnel who may pose a threat.
August 25, 2010 -
Defense Department officials are testing a new project.
August 25, 2010 -
The high priority list includes a number of well-known, and almost infamous IT projects that have given CIOs under several administrations gray hairs. Ed Meagher knows the feeling. He\'s a former CIO at Veterans Affairs and Interior.
August 25, 2010 -
The Navy indicated Monday there would be a several-month delay in awarding a high-profile combat ship contract. We get details from The Hill\'s Roxana Tiron
August 25, 2010 -
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Agencies and vendors soon will be able to submit cloud-based products and services to be certified and accredited once and be available for use by all of government. Version 2 of the FedRAMP security controls should be ready in the next few weeks. Cloud working group still must address several questions about the approval process.
August 25, 2010 -
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The Defense Logistics Agency is looking into small business contracts
August 24, 2010 -
What is the latest with the Internet Policy Task Force?
August 24, 2010 -