Relevant links can be found at the bottom of this post. Why Read This Report OpenStack is an open source cloud platform that has become a compatibility standard for the private cloud market. Despite its headway into the Fortune 100 and long list of notable vendor supporters, coverage thus far has been limited to media […]

http://www.hanscom.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123449471 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs 6/1/2015 – HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. — Battle Management’s Operations Command and Control Division is sponsoring the second annual Hanscom MilCloud Meeting and Training at the Jackpine Technologies facility in Maynard, Mass., June 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Program managers or cloud users wanting to learn more are welcome […]

Relevant links are at the end of this post. The Defense Department is instituting some efforts to curb insider threats, but those policies don’t go far enough beyond the bare-minimum standards, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office. DoD components have instituted six minimum standards mandated in an executive order aimed at protecting classified […]

Relevant links are at the end of this post. The Defense Information Systems Agency on May 21 released a new Defense Department-wide framework standardizing IT services throughout the military. The goal of the new guidance is to streamline operations while improving cybersecurity and saving money, among other priorities. The DoD Enterprise Services Management Framework “provides guidance to […]

Relevant links are at the bottom of this post. Added: May 18, 2015 7:09 pm The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Information Directorate (RI) – AFRL/RI, on behalf of the Undersecretary of the Air Force for Acquisition’s Office of Transformational Innovation (SAF/AQTI), is releasing this presolicitation notice to inform interested parties of a forthcoming solicitation, post […]

http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=128665 By Cheryl Pellerin DoD News, Defense Media Activity WASHINGTON, April 24, 2015 – The Defense Department has maintained a steady $12 billion investment in science and technology and is using new initiatives to boost innovation and military superiority, defense officials told a Senate panel April 22. Frank Kendall, undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology […]

http://www.hanscom.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123444851 4/10/2015 – Peter Walsh of Jackpine Technologies briefs Mass. Governor Charlie Baker and Public Safety Secretary Daniel Bennett, along with other guests Maj. Gen. L. Scott Rice, Mass. adjutant general, and Patsy Reeves, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center executive director, during a visit to the Hanscom Collaboration and Innovation Center April 10. The governor […]

http://www.hanscom.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123444424 4/7/2015 – HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. — The Air Force Vulnerability Management team, a program office within Hanscom AFB’s Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence Infrastructure Division, received an Elite 6 Award during a C4ISR and Networks Conference today in Crystal City, Va. The 25-member team was recognized for their efforts within the cyber field, one of six main […]

http://www.federalnewsradio.com/412/3831728/Nick-Guertin-Office-of-the-Deputy-Assistant-Secretary-of-the-Navy http://media.dev-cms.com/wtop/37/3738/373834.mp3 The Navy is applying its 20-year-old open systems architecture strategy to a new class of ships. The OSA strategy tackles acquisition and system development in a modular way, so the Navy can customize weapon systems and designs throughout the lifecycle of the program. Nick Guertin is director of transformation in the Office of the Deputy […]

http://www.forbes.com/sites/benkepes/2015/03/31/more-clarity-on-paypals-infrastructure-vmware-versus-openstack/ Last week when I wrote a post detailing PayPal‘s move to 100 percent OpenStack in its infrastructure, I caused howls of protest from VMware. The protests were understandable, partly because the situation is more complex than one would initially think but also because VMware VMW +0.11% is in a tricky position. It is certainly unpalatable having commentators shine a light on the fact that solutions […]