Allen Assigned to Seventh Fleet
Rear Adm. Russell E. Allen, USN, will be assigned as deputy commander, Seventh Fleet, Yokosuka, Japan.
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Albanese Appointed to Pentagon Force Protection Agency
John S. Albanese has been appointed to the Senior Executive Service as general counsel, Washington Headquarters Services and Pentagon Force Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.
Research Teams Demonstrate New Cybersecurity Technologies
December 3, 2013
Eight emerging cybersecurity technologies developed by the Department of Energy’s National Laboratories will be featured at the Transition-to-Practice Technology Demonstration Day for Investors, Integrators and IT Companies East event on December 18 in Washington, D.C.
Researchers Shrink 50 Meters of Optical Fiber to the Size of a Microchip
December 3, 2013
Researchers funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) created a new class of photonic waveguides with signal losses approaching that of optical fiber, resulting in a smaller, more precise component.
Cool App-titude: FCC Speed Test
December 3, 2013
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Want to learn more about your mobile broadband performance while helping the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) securely map data from across the United States? The free FCC Speed Test app for Android accurately measures and tracks mobile broadband performance over time.
Council Finds Holes in Government and Industry Cybersecurity
December 2, 2013
Members of President Obama’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology have found that cybersecurity for government and industry organizations requires a set of processes that continuously couple information about an evolving threat to defensive reactions and responses. In a report to the president, the council shared its six findings and correlating recommendations for remedies to better security information technology in both the public and private sectors.
Information International Associates Names New Leaders
Information International Associates Inc., Oak Ridge, Tennessee, has named Stephen C. Malone director of the Homeland Security and Information Analysis Center and Randy Hoffman as deputy director and scientific and technical information manager.
Barrett Assigned to U.S. Central Command
Col. Sam C. Barrett, USAF, has been selected for the grade of brigadier general and assigned as director, Central Command Deployment and Distribution Operations Center, U.S. Central Command, Southwest Asia.
Lofgren Assigned to U.S. Air Forces Central Command
Maj. Gen. Jeffrey G. Lofgren, USAF, has been assigned as deputy commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command and deputy, Combined Force Air Component Commander, U.S. Central Command, Southwest Asia.
Lettre Appointed as Principal Deputy Undersecretary of Defense
Marcel Lettre has been appointed to the Senior Executive Service as principal deputy undersecretary of defense for intelligence, Washington, D.C.
