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AFCEA DC Announces Winners Of the 3rd Annual Spring Technology Leadership Awards

by A. J. Guenther — 05-18-2010 01:48 PM

14 Individuals Recognized for Significant IT Contributions to the Warfighter

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Best practices gained from NextGen deployment (Federal News Radio, 2/2/10)

by A. J. Guenther — 02-10-2010 09:13 AM

Federal News Radio has been telling you about the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), which promises to transform the nation's air transportation system in the 21st century.

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DISA wants collaboration marbled through enterprise (Federal News Radio, 1/8/10)

by A. J. Guenther — 01-11-2010 11:31 AM

The vision for the future of the Defense Information Systems Agency likely will be unveiled next week. John Garing, the director for strategic planning and information, held up the draft campaign plan Thursday during a panel discussion sponsored by AFCEA Washington D.C. chapter, and says the document is awaiting DISA director Lt. General Carroll Pollett.

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Navy grapples with 'relentless pace' of technology change (FCW, 10/23/09)

by A. J. Guenther — 12-09-2009 03:50 PM

The Navy is making strides toward implementing various information technology policies and systems that will shape the force’s interoperability and improve capabilities in defending against cyber threats, but it still has a long way to go, according to two Defense Department officials.

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Washington DC Chapter News (SIGNAL, 9/11/09)

by A. J. Guenther — 12-09-2009 03:43 PM

In September, the chapter resumed its monthly panel series with a focus on defense leaders. Lt. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sorenson, USA, chief information officer (CIO)/G-6, Headquarters Department of the Army, moderated the panel.

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NSA Director LTG Keith Alexander & FISMA Team Lead Dr. Ron Ross speak at AFCEA DC Symposium

by Martin Haley — 08-09-2009 07:10 PM

LTG Keith B. Alexander, Director of the NSA/CSS, and incoming Commander of the newly formed Unified Cyber Command, and Dr. Ron Ross, FISMA Team Lead & Senior Computer Scientist & Information Security Researcher from (NIST), spoke at the AFCEA Cyber Symposium on June 26. Both speakers addressed the importance of an integrated defense against cyber attacks currently threatening national security.

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AFCEA DC ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR 2009-2010

by admin — 07-21-2009 03:16 PM

Members to Help Shape Chapter’s Programs, Focus on Increasing Scholarship Contributions

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Highlights: AFCEA Cybersecurity Conference (Federal News Radio 6/26/09)

by A. J. Guenther — 07-14-2009 11:48 AM

The Defense Department's decision to finally announce the unified cyber command yesterday raises the hopes among the services. FederalNewsRadio's Jason Miller was at the AFCEA cybersecurity conference and has details.

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Alexander: Break Cyber Stovepipes! (Tech Bisnow 6/26/09)

by A. J. Guenther — 07-01-2009 12:41 PM

Yesterday, we were on hand as NSA Director Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander addressed 670 people at the Capital Hilton for AFCEA DC’s first Cyber Security Symposium, just two days after Def Sec Robert Gates recommended him to head the nation’s first cyber command. Keith’s message: “We’re the nation that created the Internet, so we should be the first to secure it.”

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AFCEA DC ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2nd ANNUAL SPRING LEADERSHIP AWARDS PROGRAM (5/26/09)

by A. J. Guenther — 05-26-2009 12:18 PM

10 Individuals Recognized for Significant IT Contributions to the Warfighter

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AFCEA DC AWARDS 18 SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL, COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS (5/5/09)

by A. J. Guenther — 05-06-2009 01:12 PM

Association Invests $123,500 to Promote Higher Education in Technology and the Hard Sciences

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Secret CIOs: Top Intel, Military Execs Talk Tech (InformationWeek, 4/15/09)

by A. J. Guenther — 04-17-2009 11:35 AM

An extraordinary group of CIOs from the CIA, NSA, FBI, DoD, and other intelligence and defense agencies convened for lunch Monday and these seldom-seen CIOs shared some plans for 2009: cloud computing, upgraded desktops and network apps, and lots of integration and collaboration.

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Today's CIO Luncheon (Tech Bisnow, 4/13/09)

by A. J. Guenther — 04-17-2009 11:32 AM

The FBI will make a major investment in IT infrastructure to upgrade its desktop and network applications, CIO Dean Hall told a packed house today at AFCEA DC’s monthly luncheon at the Pentagon City Ritz that featured 10 (yes, 10!) Intel CIOs.

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Chapter News (SIGNAL, 2/17/09)

by A. J. Guenther — 04-17-2009 11:26 AM

In February, the chapter's monthly luncheon featured an Air Force panel. Maj. Gen. Paul A. Dettmer, USAF, assistant deputy chief of staff, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C., served as the panel's moderator. The topic was "Air Force Communications and ISR Requirements, Issues and Challenges."

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DISA to decide on future of DKO (Federal News Radio, 2/2/09)

by A. J. Guenther — 03-17-2009 12:20 PM

The Defense Information Systems Agency recently met with the General Services Administration to better understand how two of the largest federal acquisition service providers could work more closely together.

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DOD launches site to develop open-source software (FCW, 1/30/09)

by A. J. Guenther — 03-17-2009 12:14 PM

Defense Department officials have launched a new Web site where developers can work on open-source software projects specifically for DOD, David Mihelcic, the chief technology officer for the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), said today.

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AFCEA DC ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR 2008-2009 (7/14/08)

by A. J. Guenther — 07-23-2008 12:38 PM

Chapter Focused on Continued Delivery of Successful Event, Scholarship Programs

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