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All DoD eyes focused on Army's cloud email transition

The Army is moving its email to the Defense Information Systems Agency's cloud. DISA's vice chief told reporters Tuesday that getting the rest of the military services on board was a question of when, not if.

Tags: DoD , technology , Army , DISA , Navy , Mike Krieger , Ronnie Hawkins , enterprise email , data center consolidation , cloud computing , Jared Serbu , DoD Report

Wednesday - 05/04/2011, 07:21am EDT

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Information sharing 'instrumental' in bin Laden killing

Information sharing has come a long way since Sept. 11, 2001. This interagency collaboration will be key to military successes, especially as the Defense Department prepares for massive spending cuts.

Tags: Howie Chandler , DoD , DoD Report , information sharing , Osama bin Laden , Steve Cooper , DHS

Monday - 05/02/2011, 11:28am EDT

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Do's and don'ts of military blogging

To give insight on what military bloggers can and can't do is milblogger and retired Senior Master Sergeant Rex Temple of the Air Force.

Tags: Rex Temple , DoD , blogs , technology , security , social media , In Depth

Friday - 04/29/2011, 05:36pm EDT

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New satellite to provide missile-launch warning

At nearly four times the budget, a new Air Force satellite is about to be launched nine years late.

Tags: Federal Drive , DoD Report , DoD , USAF , Space-Based Infrared System

Wednesday - 04/27/2011, 08:40am EDT

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Pentagon Labyrinth: Richards on gaps in DoD planning

Retired Air Force Colonel Chet Richards says DoD has missed the mark in several of its big decisions during recent years. He says defense leaders are making choices that leave people scratching their heads.

Tags: Pentagon Labyrinth series , Chet Richards , DoD , budget , Dorobek Insider ,

Thursday - 03/17/2011, 04:30pm EDT

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AFGE pulls out of NSPS talks

The American Federation of Government Employees said Tuesday it will no longer participate in discussions related to the future status of DoD employees who had been part of the soon-to-be-terminated National Security Personnel System. The labor organization said "union-busting" activities by the Air Force were the reason for its decision.

Tags: pay and benefits , DoD , Congress , NSPS , AFGE , John Gage , pay-for-performance , Jared Serbu

Wednesday - 03/16/2011, 07:40am EDT

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