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The Best Laid Plans Fly Awry
The U.S. Air Force’s migration to a new enterprise network known as AFNET will be at least two years late in completion because the project turned out to be more complicated than planners anticipated.
DISA to Spend Summer Exploring Security in the Cloud
A hand-picked group of Defense Department’s top information technology experts will work with a giant in the cloud computing industry to determine how security will play a part on the military’s migration to the cloud.
Big Data and Cloud Computing Present Opportunities, Challenges
The term “big data” means different things to different people. To a bank, big data represents the ability to gain business intelligence from financial transactions.
Intelligence Taps Industry for Essential Technologies
James Bond’s U.S. counterpart may be equipped more with commercial technologies than with systems developed in intelligence community laboratories. The private sector will be called upon to provide even more capabilities to help keep the intelligence community ahead of adversaries and budget cuts.
NIST Releases Latest Catalog of Security and Privacy Controls for Federal Systems
A government-wide task force led by NIST is out with the latest catalog of security and privacy controls for federal information systems, including some new thinking when it comes to addressing insider threats that go beyond technology.
NIST Revises Federal Computer Security Guide
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the most comprehensive update to the government’s computer security guide since 2
Advanced Capabilities Required for Future Navy Warfighting
Future conflicts likely will be fought in degraded information technology environments, which will require the U.S.
Corps Blazes Ahead With Cloud Computing
As they put the necessary pieces in place, Marines are mindful of tight resources and are seeking help from industry.

DISA Lays Groundwork for Commercial Cloud Computing Contract
One of the U.S. Defense Department’s top information technology officials says work is beginning on a multiaward contract for commercial cloud computing services, but the official says he has no timeline or total value for the business.
Nuclear Agency's Cloud Computing Plan Comes Together
The U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) began working on its Yourcloud solution about two years ago and expects to have the cloud computing solution in place by year's end.