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Cyber

DoD Should Increase Industry Role In Joint Info Environment Efforts, DISA Official Says

Monday, February 25th, 2013

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The Defense Department should increase industry involvement in its centralized information sharing effort known as the Joint Information Environment (JIE), including possibly hosting an industry day, the Defense Information System Agency’s (DISA) chief of staff said Friday. “We need to have an industry day,” DISA Chief of Staff Army Brig. Gen. Frederick Henry told an audience at AFCEA Cybersecurity Symposium 2013 in Washington “We’re looking at best practices and industry brings a lot of those best practices.” JIE is a…

Army

Lawmakers Request DoD Briefing On Army’s Planned Cuts To Aviation Procurement

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Congress

CENTCOM Looking To Lessons Learned From Use Of LUCAS Drones

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Army

Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

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Congress

Appropriators Press For Details On Iran War Costs; DoD’s $29B Estimate Doesn’t Include Base Damage

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