Air Force CIO pushes for operational mindset

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8/17/2011 Air Force CIO pushes for operational mindset Lt. Gen. William Lord, Air Force chief of warfighting integration and CIO, talks about data center consolidation and cloud computing, and how the service's network administrators operate with their fronts to the flight line instead of their backs. UAV purchases to double, despite deep defense cuts DOD plans to close more data centers DOD scales back JTRS ground mobile radio buy Mobile command posts boost battlefield control Rogers selected to lead Navy Cyber Command Navy, Army team on unmanned helo purchase Navy to transition from EP-3 to maritime drones China rolls out propaganda app for military iPhone, iPad Director view NGA makes real-time intell top priority Major players Top 20 defense contractors ServSwitch Secure KVM Switch with USB Sponsored by Black Box Secure KVM switching for networks with multiple security classifications. TEMPEST approved and EAL4+ certified. Prevent data leaking between ports. Prevent electronic snooping. Combat a range of potential data leakage threats with the ServSwitch Secure. Learn more. In case you missed it Army pauses e-mail migration while it cleans up its network DISA faces bumps in road to enterprise services More resources 5 flavors of virtualization that trim data center needs Agencies have plenty of virtualization options to mix and match when forming a strategy to cut data center costs. Successful cloud projects require agency introspection first Before leaping into a cloud project, agencies need to ask what they intend to gain from the move and what risks they face. Featured Jobs Supervisory Medical Technologist (Chemistry) - Department Of Veterans Affairs - Indianapolis Metro area Quality Care Our Heroes DeserveNow is the time to take your career to the next level and become part of the high-caliber talent that is VA. Experience what 250,000 current VA employees already have ?state-of-the ... Ground Test Provisioning Advanced Engineer - SE6-1602 - DCS - Huntsville Required Experience: 12 YearsSecurity Clearance: SecretLocation: Huntsville, ALConcentration: Required Education Level: Master's DegreeEmployment Type: Full TimeProvide engineering and scientific ... Ground Test Provisioning Intermediate Analyst - TA4-1604 - DCS - Huntsville Required Experience: 8 YearsSecurity Clearance: SecretLocation: Huntsville, ALConcentration: Required Education Level: Bachelor's DegreeEmployment Type: Full TimeExecute analytical tasks utilizing ... GEOINT 2011, October 16-19, San Antonio, TX The GEOINT Symposium is the nation's largest intelligence event of the year. Register now Download resources Virtualization streamlines the ever-expanding data center Sponsored by: General Dynamics Information Technology There are few data centers around that haven't implemented some level of virtualization. Organizations are turning to virtualization to help reduce costs, free floor space, and save on power and cooling. Read the full article. Making Mobile Operations Secure For Warfighters Sponsored by Immix DOD plans to address specific mobile security requirements, meet challenges, and leverage technologies for enhanced secure remote access. Learn more. Sponsored Links FEEDBACK    |    ADVERTISE   |    CHANGE EMAIL ADDRESS    |    UNSUBSCRIBE   |    PRIVACY   |    CONTACT STAFF Defense Systems 1105 Government Information Group 3141 Fairview Park Drive, Suite 777 Falls Church, VA 22042 703-876-5100   Defense Systems Managing Editor Editor - Bill Welsh | Online Editor-in-Chief - Susan Miller 1105 Government Information Group President - Anne A. Armstrong | Vice President, Group Publisher - Jennifer Weiss 1105 Media President/CEO - Neal Vitale   Copyright 2011 1105 Media Inc. Defense Systems newsletters may only be redistributed in their unedited form. Written permission from the editor must be obtained to reprint the information contained within this newsletter. This message was sent to: dwyld.kwu.careers@blogger.com