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Pentagon greenlights Army's cloud-based intelligence system

A decade in the making, the Army gets the nod to start deploying a multi-billion dollar computing infrastructure to support intelligence work.

Tags: DoD , Army , DCGS-A , Palantir Technologies , information sharing , Stephen Fogarty , Harold Greene , Jared Serbu , technology

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Intelligence community cloud coming online in early 2013

Intelligence Community Information Technology Enterprise will reach initial operating capability next March on the way to full implementation in 2018. The NGA and DIA are building a common desktop for all of the intelligence community agencies.

Tags: technology , ODNI , NGA , GEOINT , James Clapper , Letitia Long , Intelligence Community Information Technology Enterprise , shared services , cloud computing , common desktop , Jared Serbu , NSA , CIA , DIA

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Spies give way to 'sexy' social media

The developing field of using social media to gather information can provide benefits to the intelligence community, but it also involves challenges. The changing environment of open source intelligence requires agencies and companies plan their approaches carefully.

Tags: technology , Government Executive magazine , Invertix , Craig Parisot , Open Source Center , Fairmont State University , ODNI , David Abruzzino , Patrick O’Neil , Esther Carey , open source , social media , DNI

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New polygraph question to deter intel leaks

New security measures, including a new polygraph question, will help avoid leaks from intelligence employees, announced James Clapper, director of National Intelligence. Lawyer John Mahoney analyzes the legal responsibilities between agencies and federal employees.

Tags: James Clapper , Esther Carey , polygraph , security clearance , national security , Federal Drive , leaks , management , oversight , John McCain

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House bill extends TSA intel sharing to mass transit

The Transportation Security Administration already shares intelligence it collects with airports. Now a House bill would expand TSA's intel sharing to local mass transit systems as well.

Tags: Jackie Speier , TSA , DHS , Federal Drive , terrorism , information sharing , mass transit , Jolie Lee

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House votes to outspend White House on spy bill

The House voted to give the intelligence community a few billion dollars more Thursday than the White House wanted for next year's budget _ a price tag that covers the range of intelligence needs from the CIA to the high-tech satellites that spied on Osama bin Laden's compound.

The White House registered its objection before the vote, but did not threaten to veto the bill, which the House passed 386-28.

Tags: Congress , House , budget , NSA

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Mergers and acquisitions

KippsDeSanto Managing Director Kevin DeSanto joins host Mark Amtower for a wide ranging discussion of the merger and acquisition market.
January 30, 2012(Encore presentation March 26, 2012)

Tags: acquisition , contracting , Amtower Off Center , mergers and acquisitions , Kevin DeSanto , KippsDeSanto , SRA , Providence , DRC , HPTI , USR , Apptis , cybersecurity , health IT ,

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Army works to build and maintain intel capabilities in cloud

The Army says it's learned a lot about how to put intelligence capabilities directly into the hands of soldiers. The next challenge is to maintain the momentum for development of those capabilities once troops are out of combat.

Tags: Army , DoD , Mary Lynn Schnurr , cloud computing , DCGS-A , DI2E , Jared Serbu

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Cyber information-sharing bill passes House intel committee

A bill to let spy agencies share intelligence on cyber threats with private companies was backed by a House of Representatives intelligence panel.

Tags: Cybersecurity Update , technology , Federal Drive , DoD , Mike Rogers , Dutch Ruppersberger , NSA , Michael OConnell

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AP Exclusive: CIA tracks revolt by Tweet, Facebook

Tags: CIA , intelligence community , Facebook , twitter , social media

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