CMU team takes charge at Urban Challenge
DARPA gained ground in its quest for autonomous military vehicles at this year's Urban Challenge with an assist from Carnegie Mellon University.
Jeffrey Sorenson | Army's long march to collaboration
GCN Interview: If improving the Army's information technology posture depends in part on better IT acquisition, then Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Sorenson, the Army's nominee for staff chief information officer, has the credentials to lead the charge.
Army begins shift to hub computing
TECH TRENDS: Consolidation effort would support worldwide operations from a dozen data centers.
Carnegie Mellon team wins DARPA vehicle challenge
'Boss,' the self-driven vehicle engineered by Carnegie Mellon's Tartan Racing team, took first place in DARPA'S Grand Challenge autonomous vehicle competition.
DOD needs to speed up global interoperability
Integration between the IT assets of the U.S. and its partners for coordinated command and control of many nations' armed forces might take nearly a decade, according to military leaders at the Milcom 2007 trade show.
DISA-compliant smart phone hits the street
Trust Digital's Smartphone Security CAC Pack has been cleared for use in Windows Mobile Wireless e-mail implementations.
Military to coordinate systems across all branches
The military community is working to make its communications and computer systems interoperate across all its branches and with state and local emergency agencies.
IP fills bill for Army data traffic
Exponential increase in data communications validates the service's decision to use the Internet Protocol as its de facto standard.
Trust Digital delivers DISA-compliant smart phone
The company's Smartphone Security CAC Pack has been cleared for use in Windows Mobile Wireless e-mail implementations.
Navy tightens grip on BlackBerrys
The Navy has implemented tougher security settings for BlackBerry devices used by naval personnel.
Soldiers get the message with Xacta deal
The Army will buy the tactical extension of Xacta's Automated Message Handling System to enable soldiers to use its secure messaging capability in the field.
New specs for DOD Architecture Framework
Object Management Group has approved several new specifications, including a unified modeling language profile for the DOD Architecture Framework.
Want to enlist? Let's chat
The Air Force chats up potential new recruits.
Army beefs up PDA data security
The Army will install security software from SMobile Systems on mobile data devices used by soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Report: IT security spending on the rise
A typical government agency or company now spends 20 percent of its IT budget on security, according to a survey released today by CompTIA.
Digital mapping to aid FBI
FBI agents investigating violent crimes in more than a half-dozen major metropolitan areas will soon begin using off-the-shelf digital mapping software to uncover valuable leads.
Agency Award'Defense Information Systems Agency | Across the board
2007 GCN Award: DISA's enterprise services portfolio puts information into the field.
DISA seeks a faster track
DISA wants to pick up speed in deploying technologies.
Web site guidelines
NIST provides a guide to help agencies secure servers that handle public Web pages.
Air Force to probe code in development
The Air Force will buy and use software designed to look for security vulnerabilities in the software development process.
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