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Sprawling intel system is first test for Air Force’s new commitment to open architecture

Relevant links are at the bottom of this post. Jared Serbu on Federal Drive with Tom Temin After years of expensive updates to its Distributed Common Ground System via slow, grinding block upgrades, the Air Force is ready for a change and says it’s fully invested in an agile methodology for the vast intelligence analysis system. […]

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DOD funding sign of Hanscom’s value

Relevant links are at the bottom of this post. In itself, the Department of Defense decision to infuse $265 million for research-facility upgrades at MIT’s Lincoln Labs is cause to celebrate. By all accounts, it’s long overdue, since an independent study in 2008 found the facilities “structurally obsolete.” However, it’s where these facilities are located– […]

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DoD mulls OpenStack to stretch IT budgets

Relevant links are at the bottom of this post. The Department of Defense’s search to squeeze greater performance out of its data centers resources may lead to OpenStack software. The department is examining OpenStack’s numerous efficiency and financial benefits — and its acceptance in the commercial sector — as a way of enabling budget-strapped facilities […]

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SPAWAR’s strategic plan focusing on cyber

Relevant links are at the bottom of this post. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command has released its 2016 Strategic Plan, which places adding advanced cyber capabilities among its five key objectives. The plan, which supports SPAWAR’s seven-year vision launched last year, was issued recently by SPAWAR Commander Adm. David Lewis. “SPAWAR’s vision is to […]

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New contract vehicle opens doors for Battle Management programs

Relevant links are at the bottom of this post. 1/29/2016 – HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. — Battle Management programs are now able to take an expedited approach to acquisition by tapping into a select pool of small and large businesses courtesy of a new contract vehicle called PEITSS. Wednesday, the Air Force awarded a $538 million indefinite delivery, […]

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NSA’s Information Assurance Directorate at a crossroads

Relevnt links are at the  bottom of this post. Intelligence Although often overshadowed by the far bigger Signals Intelligence Directorate, IAD’s mission of protecting sensitive information on government networks is more important than ever. By Sean Lyngaas Jan 26, 2016 Curt Dukes, head of the NSA’s Information Assurance Directorate, described the daunting challenge his 3,000-person […]

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Acquisitions enterprise: Experimentation and agility

Relevant links are at the bottom of this post. 1/15/2016 – WASHINGTON (AFNS) — A key leader in Air Force acquisitions testified Jan.7 on Capitol Hill before the House Armed Services Committee on acquisition reform, explaining how the Air Force is improving its acquisitions processes through agility and experimentation. Rich Lombardi, the acting assistant secretary of Air Force acquisition, […]

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DOD CIOs visit area to discuss innovation and collaboration

Relevant links are at the bottom of this post. 12/21/2015 – HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. — The Chief Information Officer for the Department of Defense and the Chief Information Officers for the Joint Staff, Air Force, Army, Navy, and Coast Guard, along with more than twenty senior representatives from DoD, Cyber Command and the intelligence community visited the […]

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PENTAGON AIMS TO REVAMP GLOBAL COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM

Relevant links are at the bottom of this post. The Defense Department is looking to industry for how it might modernize its Global Command and Control System. GCCS is essentially the operational architecture, including hardware, software, standards and applications, which provides situational awareness and worldwide connectivity to all levels of U.S. armed forces command. In […]

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DOD urged to go commercial

Relevant links are at the bottom of this post. Industry and market experts told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Dec. 1 that the Defense Department must be less rigid in its acquisition processes and move toward more nimble commercial practices. Ben FitzGerald, a senior fellow and director of the Technology and National Security Program at the […]

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