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Critics: DoD IT acquisition report lacks new thinking

Two major contributors to a task force on Defense Department IT acquisition said DoD's report to Congress on its plans for reform contains some good recommendations - but fails to identify how the department will overcome powerful cultural barriers to change. Experts said DoD failed to look outside the traditional Defense industrial complex for new ways to manage the IT lifecycle.

Tags: contracting , IT Acquisition Advisory Council , John Weiler , Mike Wynne , William Lynn , DoD , David Fisher , cloud computing , Jared Serbu

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Cyber Warfare Prevention - Securing Your Software and Applications

Thursday, June 17th

The sophistication of security breaches of federal information systems and reports of improper access to these systems continues to grow at an alarming rate. Clearly, there is concern about and a desire to improve the security of these critical infrastructures. So where and how do we begin to effectively safeguard today's systems from cyber threats and increasing system vulnerabilities? c

Tags: technology , Cyber , security , Fortify , cyber crime , FISMA , Robert Lentz , Joseph A. Grace, Jr

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