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DoD Adds Android 4.4, Samsung Knox To Mobile Capabilities

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, May 14th, 2014

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DoD Adds Android 4.4, Samsung Knox To Mobile Capabilities

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The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has approved the Android 4.4 operating system (OS) and the Samsung Knox security container for use on unclassified defense networks, the agency said Wednesday. DISA--which implements mobility policy at the behest of the Pentagon Chief Information Officer--said the two capabilities were rolled out to its mission partners on May 9. The additions are part of the DoD Mobility Unclassified Capability (DMUC), which entered its second phase in April. A major component of DoD’s mobile…

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