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DoD Cyber 3.0 strategy to focus on cyber missions

While speaking at the RSA conference in San Francisco DoD Deputy Director William Lynn said the military will need to change how it views cybersecurity.

Tags: DoD , Cybersecurity Update , technology , RSA conference , Dorobek Insider

Wednesday - 03/02/2011, 02:33pm EST

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DoD pushes for 2011 spending increase

Military officials detail the impact of a full-year continuing resolution on DoD. Defense Deputy Secretary Lynn said the department would meet payroll and medical bills, but have to cut acquisition and training programs.

Tags: management , pay and benefits , DoD , Robert Hale , Senate Appropriations Committee , continuing resolution , budget , medical benefits , Jason Miller

Wednesday - 03/02/2011, 07:16am EST

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100 foreign agencies test Defense networks

More than 100 foreign intelligence agencies have tried to crack the DoD computer networks.

Tags: Federal Drive , Cybersecurity Update , cybersecurity , cyberattacks

Wednesday - 02/16/2011, 08:30am EST

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Lynn praises DoD workers' charitable giving

DoD employees gave more than $17 million to the Combined Federal Campaign in 2010, Deputy Defense Secretary Bill Lynn said Monday.

Tags: DoD , Combined Federal Campaign , Jared Serbu

Tuesday - 02/01/2011, 07:15pm EST

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Defense's Lynn in cybersecurity talks

Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III is meeting with NATO and European Union officials in Brussels to strengthen cyberdefense capabilities.

Tags: Federal Drive , Cybersecurity Update , cybersecurity , Defense , NATO ,

Monday - 01/24/2011, 08:30am EST

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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 , Kevin Carroll , John Weiler , Mike Wynne , DoD , David Fisher , cloud computing , Jared Serbu

Monday - 01/03/2011, 02:09pm EST

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DoD: Job losses in Virginia less than expected

At a recent meeting with lawmakers and industry representatives to review the Pentagon's cut-cutting measures, Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn explained what the state can expect.

Tags: Federal Drive , Defense , DoD Report , Pentagon , Virginia , contracting ,

Wednesday - 12/22/2010, 09:40am EST

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DoD to streamline IT acquisition

A Congressionally-mandated report issued by the Defense Department finds the acquisition and budget processes being used for IT were designed for major weapons systems - not 21st century computer systems. The recommendations would let DoD keep pace with rapid developments in the IT marketplace.

Tags: contracting , technology , DoD , OMB , Congress , IT acquisition , agile development , budget , Jared Serbu

Thursday - 12/16/2010, 02:12pm EST

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