Networks and Spectrum


Army upgrades infrastructure on many fronts

Gary Winkler, the Army program executive officer for enterprise information systems, discusses the Haiti relief effort, upcoming solicitation for the Area Processing Centers and lessons learned in recent implementations of enterprise resource planning systems.

The human element complicates cybersecurity

Despite the congressional focus on cybersecurity, all the money, software and hardware in the world can’t entirely ward off cybersecurity threats. One nontechnology factor greatly impedes cybersecurity: the human factor.

DOD certifies telecom products that could help cut costs

DOD picks products for network services with an eye toward cost, power requirements and space.

Army puts ground sensor program on fast track

The Army plans to bring networked sensors to the battlefield as part of the first stage of the Early Infantry Brigade Combat Team program.

Meshing of US and allied defense sensors gaining importance

Networking of sensors could help bring about reduction in nuclear stockpiles, says military's vice chaiman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. James Cartwright

DISA clears way for mainframe upgrade

Unisys Corp. will continue to provide information technology services to the Defense Department under a five-year contract worth an estimated $187 million.

Navy commissions cyber defense command

The Navy is the third military service to establish a cyber organization that will eventually report to the U.S. Cyber Command.

Air National Guard selects managed services provider

Harris Corp. will provide information technology support to the Air National Guard network and regional operations and security centers under a new contract.

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eSeminar

  • Where Cyberwarfare and Cybersecurity Meet

    We invite you to attend the third event in this three-part series on Cybersecurity. 1105 Government Information Group will present a panel of government and cybersecurity experts, including Jeffrey Carr, cyber strategies consultant and author of Inside Cyber Warfare; Dean Lindstrom, strategic cybersecurity architect and CEO of Cyberström LLC; and Dr. George Stein, director of the Cyberspace and Information Operations Study Center, Air War College, U.S. Air Force, in this editorial webcast on Tuesday, April 13 at 11 a.m., where they will discuss the cyberwarfare threat to both industry and government, as well as strategies to consolidate the wider cybersecurity mission. Read more