Military Cloud


Army does forward march again on enterprise e-mail

The Army picks up speed in its move to enterprise e-mail after a pause earlier this year.

Budget struggles, cyber policies shape DOD approach to cloud

Strides in cloud computing are being made even as budget woes and other challenges weigh heavily on defense IT.

Learning lessons from Stuxnet before it's too late

A new class of cyber weapons, like Stuxnet, will have a long-term impact on critical infrastructure protection policy, experts at the Defense Systems Summit said.

DOD's move to the cloud keeps security experts up at night

DOD is finding that the old security techniques, which weren't that great anyway, won't be enough in the dynamic world of the cloud.

DARPA to help shield cloud networks from cyberattack

DARPA's Mission-oriented Resilient Clouds program seeks to protect cloud networks vital to military missions.

Barry Rosenberg

There's a lot at stake with military modernization programs

The eyes of all the military services are on DISA and its efforts to develop a private cloud of enterprise services for enhanced communication and collaboration across the Defense Department.

A look at DOD's AKO, DKO and JKO portal numbers

The announcement of the closure of Defense Knowledge Online is furthering uncertainty over the future of DOD's online portals and enterprise services. Here's a quick look at some of the numbers.

DISA sees private cloud as catalyst for enterprise services

The Defense Information Services Agency's road to enterprise services begins with consolidation of the Defense Department's disparate e-mail systems that hinder net-centric operations and cross-organizational collaboration.

Cloud cuts both ways when it comes to cybersecurity

With the right strategies and considerations, cloud solutions can drive efficiency and improve operations, federal officials say.

DOD's hard line against cloud computing gradually softens

Defense agencies are warming up to cloud computing, but fears still abound in personnel ranks, and serious hurdles still lie ahead.

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