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Northrop Grumman wins DHS classified networks contract

Tags: Northrop Grumman , information sharing , technology , classified network , contracting , DHS , Ruben Gomez

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Agencies still sharing after WikiLeaks

Fears that the leak of thousands of State Department memos to the website WikiLeaks would reverse progress on interagency sharing of national security information have not materialized, officials testified Thursday. Agencies have responded by recognizing the need to protect data rather than by hoarding it, they said.

Tags: DoD , Congress , technology , information sharing , State Department , Director of National Intelligence , James Clapper , Teri Takai , Corin Stone , Patrick Kennedy , WikiLeaks , Joseph Lieberman , Susan Collins , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs , identity management , secure identity cards , CACs , public key infrastructure , SIPRNet , Jared Serbu

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DoD wants cyber partnership, not to spy

Gen. Keith Alexander, commander of the military's new Cyber Command and the director of the NSA, said DoD can help protect private networks from cyber attack - especially critical infrastructure - without infringing on civil liberties. He said civilian agencies and private network operators could leverage NSA's capabilities without having the spy agency be in charge of security.

Tags: DoD , cybersecurity , technology , Keith Alexander , U.S. Cyber Command , NSA , DHS , Do William Lynn , privacy , civil liberties , Information Technology Exchange Program , industry , information sharing , Jared Serbu

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Fusion Centers facing growing pains

One DHS official said efforts to encourage collaboration between federal and local law enforcement agencies are off to a good start. But he said the full potential of fusion centers isn't being realized yet.

Tags: Defense , homeland security , fusion centers , management , technology , FBI , DHS , Bart Johnson , Matthew Drake , Kerry Sleeper , Elaine Cummings , PM-ISE , CSIS , information sharing , Meg Beasley

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DoD analysis centers make info sharing easier

Christopher Zember, deputy director of the centers, explains how analysts sift through all the data.

Tags: Cybersecurity Update , technology , Christopher Zember , information sharing , data analysis , DoD , Dorobek Insider

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U.S. intelligence agencies 'sharing too much'

Intelligence agencies may be ordered to limit the information they share.

Tags: Intel Briefing , information sharing , security , management , JJ Green

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VA struggles to balance cloud apps, security

Assistant secretary Baker said he can't let doctors store veterans' data on unsecured systems in the cloud. But Baker said he wants to figure out how to solve this problem because the ability to access data anywhere, anytime is necessary. VA shutdown facilities usage of common commercial cloud applications.

Tags: technology , Roger Baker , VA , Google , Yahoo! , cybersecurity , cloud computing , privacy , budget freeze , information sharing , Jason Miller

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Gen. Cartwright on Wikileaks, Don't Ask Don't Tell, and DoD budget

The nation's No. 2 military officer strongly endorsed the warfighting value of information-sharing.

Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , DoD , information sharing , James Cartwright , technology , Defense , WikiLeaks

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How to share info in the age of WikiLeaks

Thomas McNamara, former program manager for Information Sharing Environment joined Chris Dorobek on The Dorobek Insider.

Tags: DorobekInsider , Thomas McNamara , information sharing , WikiLeaks , technology , security

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OMB: improve geospatial data collection, sharing

Federal CIO Vivek Kundra wants agencies to take a portfolio approach so geospatial data is better coordinated governmentwide. The administration releases a supplement to Circular A-16 making geospatial data a capital asset.

Tags: technology , Vivek Kudra , OMB , Federal Geographic Data Committee , geospatial data , information sharing , Circular A-16 , Jason Miller

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