Moving Military Cyberspace Veterans Into Industry

Pede Assigned to U.S. Army
Brig. Gen. Charles N. Pede, USA, has been assigned as assistant judge advocate general for military law and operations, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C.
Risch Assigned to U.S. Army Legal Services Agency
Brig. Gen. Stuart W. Risch, USA, has been assigned as commanding general, U.S. Army Legal Services Agency; and chief judge, U.S.
Toy Assigned to U.S. Army Engineer Division, Great Lakes and Ohio River
Brig. Gen. R. Mark Toy, USA, has been assigned as commanding general, U.S. Army Engineer Division, Great Lakes and Ohio River, Cincinnati.
Wilson Assigned to U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School
Brig. Gen. Paul S. Wilson, USA, has been assigned as commanding general and commandant, U.S.
DeVries Named OPM's CIO
The Office of Personnel Management announced Tuesday it has appointed David DeVries as its new chief information officer. DeVries now leaves the Defense Department, where he serves as the department's principal deputy chief information officer under Terry Halvorsen.
Have Developers Become Overly Dependent on Dependencies?
One often-overlooked aspect of software development is how much programmers rely on open source libraries and packages for prewritten functions. Using the method makes a new program dependent on the existence and availability of that particular module. If that dependency is not available or the code functionality is broken, the entire program fails.

Ohio Crime Lab Using Battelle DNA Technology to Solve Cold Cases
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) is investing in cutting-edge DNA testing capabilities to bolster its arsenal to solve missing persons forensic cases, among other tasks. The bureau is working with Battelle, an independent nonprofit research and development organization, and the organization’s technology that provides investigators with new tools for more in-depth DNA profiling.

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TechNet Panel Tackles Issue of Getting Girls and Women To Seek and Stay In STEM
It’s not easy for some women to find their voices among the cacophonous male-dominated chatter of the technology world, much less getting it heard by others—especially leaders. AFCEA tackled the issue of problems women face when trying to get into and remain in certain fields at its first Women in STEM panel held this week at TechNet Augusta in Georgia.
