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The Army tries its hand at rapid software development, the Defense Department strives to balance needs for conventional versus asymmetrical warfare, and the Defense Information Systems Agency deploys its network infrastructure to assist in the Haiti earthquake relief effort.

DOD looks to the clouds for enterprise computing options

Army’s enterprise messaging and collaboration plan adds weight to military efforts to expand cloud computing efforts.

DOD enterprise service structure in the works, official says

the guidelines will define and coordinate governance and creation of capabilities, official says.

Cloud clarifies Haiti relief work

Cloud computing work in Haiti relief efforts reflects broad transformation.

SPAWAR technologist evaluates pros and cons of cloud

More sophisticated search capabilities and closer ties with industry are needed to secure private and public clouds, technologist says.

DOD tests secure data sharing in the field

The Defense Department is testing a novel form of network encryption that fuses standard encryption with bit-splitting data packets.

Forge.mil provider acquires project management business

CollabNet, the provider of the software development platform behind the Defense Information Systems Agency’s Forge.mil, has acquired Danube, a provider of Scrum project management solutions.

Air Force, IBM plan to demonstrate secure cloud computing

The Air Force and IBM plan to develop and demonstrate a secure cloud computing infrastructure capable of supporting defense and intelligence networks.

Microsoft to Congress: Time to seed cloud computing

Privacy, security, and international sovereignty issues need congressional attention, says Brad Smith, senior Microsoft executive.

DISA rolls out training for cloud site users

The Defense Information Systems Agency is setting up training for how to best use ProjectForge.

Webcast

  • Improving Performance Management and Project Control to Meet Cost/Schedule Milestones in DoD Procurement

    It can be nearly impossible to build annual budgets that consider forecasted project and program work plans along with detailed cost data, particularly when attempting to reconcile actual and projected program costs with actual schedule performance. In this webcast, a defense IT program manager will share best practices and hard-won lessons aligning critical data on project performance, cost systems and schedules for truly big picture program management insight. Read more