News


Cyber Command sees Plan X as essential to managing cyber missions

The Defense Department needs a mission-critical, command-and-control capability to operate in cyberspace and the closest thing to a workable system is a continuing research effort known as Plan X, says a top CYBERCOM official.

ITT Exelis to supply radar for Coast Guard's HC-130J

ITT Exelis has won a contract to deliver a radar system to the U.S. Coast Guard that will be used to support the service's maritime reconnaissance mission.

Transcom takes holistic approach to cyber defense to combat intruders

The U.S. Transportation Command is hard at work reducing the number of access points available to cyber intruders as a way to improve its network defensive posture, and also is working closely with its commercial suppliers to strengthen their interfaces with the command, the Transcom commander told Congress.

DIA cancels annual conference as sequestration hits home

The Defense Intelligence Agency has cancelled the 2013 Defense Intelligence Worldwide conference that was scheduled to be held in April.

DISA, Jackpine Technolgies partner on military cloud effort

DISA plans to award a sole-source contract to Jackpine Technologies to continue the development of the milCloud environment and various functionalities needed to support integration with the agency's next-generation Infrastructure as a Service.

AF Cyberspace Operations Group deployed to protect global grids

A new Cyberspace Operations Group activated March 1 by the Air Force Reserve Command will have as one of its most important duties the protection of Air Force and Defense Department global information grids.

SAIC to assist Navy with anti-terrorism program software

Science Applications International Corp. has won a contract from the Navy potentially worth as much as $74.3 million to provide software for a program designed to protect U.S. military installations around the globe from terrorist attacks.

Lockheed receives order for next set of missile warning satellites

The Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $284.4 million contract to procure long lead parts for the fifth and sixth geosynchronous earth orbit satellites in the Space Based Infrared System missile warning constellation.

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