[defensesystems] Amazon cloud gets DOD authorization

The Defense Department, which has been pushing to take advantage of cloud computing, has granted Amazon Web Services provisional authorization to deliver its cloud services to DOD components, Amazon announced. 

[defensesystems] Slicing up the spectrum: DOD’s tough task

As Defense Department and other federal stakeholders struggle to divvy up precious electromagnetic spectrum, all sides agree on the need for closer government/industry collaboration along with investment in new "dynamic spectrum sharing" technologies.

[defensesystems] DOD budget reflects impact of cyber, unmanned systems, R&D

The proposed 2015 Defense budget — the first request in 13 years not based on U.S. forces being involved in a foreign war — paints a picture of the military moving toward fewer soldiers, reduced spending and a greater reliance on technology.

[defensesystems] GAO to DOD, VA on electronic health records: Prove it

The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments need to prove that their separate quests to develop interoperable electronic health records are more cost-effective than a combined approach, or at least show why a more expensive approach will be more effective, according to a Government Accountability Office review of the programs.

[defensesystems] DOD adds three Cray supercomputers to its HPC program

• By Defense Systems Staff
• Feb 13, 2014

The Air Force and Navy will soon be getting new additions to their supercomputer collections. The Defense Department has awarded two supercomputing contracts totaling more than $40 million to Cray Inc. to furnish several systems for the DOD’s High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP), the company announced.

[defensesystems] DOD to require documentation for lost, stolen ID cards

• By Defense Systems Staff
• Feb 12, 2014

By early April, military and civilian employees looking to replace a lost or stolen Common Access Card will have to show supporting documentation, either from their agency or a police report.

[defensesystems] Report says DOD fuel supply chain vulnerable to cyberattack

• By Defense Systems Staff
• Feb 10, 2014

The Defense Department needs to shore up cyber defenses in its energy supply chain in order to protect against a Stuxnet- or Shamoon-style attack, according to a study commissioned by the U.S. Army War College's Strategic Studies Institute.