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Leaked Pentagon doc slams Lockheed: Leaked Pentagon doc slams Lockheedwill it make any difference?Is this going to make any difference as faras Lockheed's ability to get contracts?How many of the Hurricane Katrina relief effortvendors are still doing business with FEMA andother agencies?EVMS sucks...I want you to think long and hard about EVMS for a minute...first...; Tags: Lockheed Martin Corp., EVMS, Pentagon; Discussion threads 2008-06-05
Leaked Pentagon doc slams Lockheed: A leaked Pentagon report said Lockheed Martin, the world's largest defense contractor, failed to "provide the requisite definition and discipline to properly plan and control complex, multi-billion dollar weapon systems acquisition programs." This allegation casts doubt on Lockheed's ability to manage large programs, including major IT...; Tags: Lockheed Martin Corp., Pentagon, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Performance Management, Productivity, Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, It Operations, It service Management, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Investment, Finance, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-06-05
Google Street Views and the military threat: The Pentagon is not feeling too friendly towards Google these days. The brass got pretty pissed off when the discovered that Google Maps Street View had some up close and personal images of Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio. "It actually shows where all the guards are....; Tags: Google Inc., Pentagon, Blogging, Internet, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-03-07
Google pulls some map images at Pentagon's request: Google pulls some map images at Pentagon's requestGoogle pulls some map images at Pentagon's requestLOL a smack in the face to Google! Even the government doesn't want anything to do with him. Glad to see more people are starting to wake up and realize Google is not worth...; Tags: INTERNET, SECURITY, Nothing, Google Inc., Pentagon; Discussion threads 2008-03-07
Military ready to defend and conduct cyberwar: The Pentagon is well-aware of the importance of the computer networks -- known as cyberspace to the media and the "Global Information Grid" to the Defense Dept. -- to national security and is actively working to shore up defenses. That was the news from Gen. Kevin P....; Tags: Network, Adversary, Pentagon, Computer, Joint Information Operations Warfare Command, Productivity, Networking, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-03-04

3Com, Bain, Huawei pull filing with U.S. foreign investment committee: 3Com, Bain, Huawei pull filing with U.S. foreign investment committeeIf the Pentagon is the issue then they should bail them out...If the biggest hurdle to having a foreign government purchase 3COM (which I personally don't like the idea) is because 3COM supplies equipment to the Pentagon then it would only...; Tags: Pentagon, 3Com Corp., Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Bain; Discussion threads 2008-02-21
TalkBack Central: Pentagon -- Get off the Net!: TalkBack Central: Pentagon -- Get off the Net!Aren't organized???I don't have any data to back my hunch, but I would bet that organized crime/hostile governments are VERY active in internet hacking/terrorism/fraud.RE: TalkBack Central: Pentagon -- Get off the Net!You forget who created the Internet in the first place sir.RE: Pentagon,...; Tags: INTERNET, Government, Vertical industries, Net!, Pentagon, Get Off, TalkBack Central; Discussion threads 2008-01-28
FBI building massive biometric database: In The Simpsons movie, Marge, Bart and Lisa's conversations are tracked by the NSA. It's not that they've been targeted as specific threats to the EPA's plans to wipe Springfield off the map but because the NSA listens to every American's conversation. That scenario -- which...; Tags: Database, FBI, Fingerprint, Pentagon, Iris, Federal Government, Storage, Databases, Government, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2007-12-24
Pentagon shifts to GPS with no signal reduction: Pentagon shifts to GPS with no signal reductionGreat!Now al Qaeda can fix their targets more accurately!; Tags: Handhelds, Pentagon, GPS; Discussion threads 2007-09-19
Pentagon was hacked, some say by China: Pentagon was hacked, some say by ChinaWould be interesting to see the evidenceI would, of course, expect the Chinese government to deny any involvement, regardless of whether or not they were.NoMoreChinaNoMoreMexicansNoMoreBush NO MORE!!!!!Gosh, China wouldn't do that, would they. I thought they were our business friends. I know,...; Tags: SECURITY, Chinese Government, Pentagon; Discussion threads 2007-09-04
Pentagon was hacked, some say by China: Hackers breached Pentagon computers, including an unclassified email system in the Secretary of Defense's office, the Pentagon revealed Tuesday, according to a Reuters report. The security breach occurred late last spring when Defense Department monitors detected the penetration of "elements of an unclassified e-mail system" that was...; Tags: China, E-mail, Pentagon, ZDNet Government; Blog posts 2007-09-04
China rejects U.S. charge it hacked Pentagon: China rejects U.S. charge it hacked PentagonAnd yet...After our pets being poisoned, our food being poisoned, and now this, we continue to send more and more manufacturing jobs over there daily.I hope all those short-sighted CEO's are making enough extra money to buy that next yhacht they drool over, because...; Tags: Vertical industries, Free trade, Pentagon, government; Discussion threads 2007-09-04
Pentagon email voting plan attacked as insecure: Pentagon email voting plan attacked as insecureComputer votingThis has got to be worked out so it is secure. Eventually our congressmen can stay at home and be available to their voters and not isolated in D.C. Also the number of Representatives can become what it was supposed to be before...; Tags: Pentagon, attacked, e-mail; Discussion threads 2007-08-27
Thanks to CIA, your cellphone could catch terrorists: Thanks to CIA, your cellphone could catch terroristsCell phones? Not likely...This tech. will most likely be used to clean up satelite imaging from outer space, giving the feds the ability to focus on pin points instead of pin headed people.Cell phones? Not likely...This tech. will most likely be...; Tags: Cellular phones, Pentagon, cell phone, airliner, CIA; Discussion threads 2007-07-25
Congress: P2P networks harm national security: Congress: P2P networks harm national securityOK...I'll ask the question......Why are government employees within secure facilities or any workplace running Limewire clients? I must have missed something there.And wow....Congress is a fearful place these days. Evildoers?H-1B quota and War on TerrorismLets get real. The greater threat is H-1B contractors...; Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), Pentagon, network, P2P, Henry Waxman, U.S. Congress, national security; Discussion threads 2007-07-24
Photos: Pentagon pushes mine-resistant vehicles: The Defense Department is urging Congress to spend an additional $1.2 billion on tough trucks for duty in Iraq.; Tags: Pentagon, U.S. Department of Defense, Iraq, U.S. Congress, photograph; Image galleries 2007-07-20
Birth of RoboCop? iRobot sells taser-wielding robots to police, Pentagon: Birth of RoboCop? iRobot sells taser-wielding robots to police, PentagonRoomba with an attitude..."Lift your feet, [b]NOW![/b]"; Tags: Robots, Robocop, iRobot Corp., Pentagon, robot; Discussion threads 2007-07-11
Birth of RoboCop? iRobot sells taser-wielding robots to police, Pentagon: Although RoboCops aren't walking the neighborhood beat yet, one vacuum cleaner manufacturer has joined forced with a stun-gun manufacturer to develop robots for police forces and the Pentagon, reports the Associated PressiRobot Corp. is hoping that soldiers and law enforcement will embrace the idea of a taser-wielding robot as a...; Tags: Defense, Law enforcement; Blog posts 2007-07-06
Who broke into Pentagon email? China or rogue hacker or ...: Who broke into Pentagon email? China or rogue hacker or ...ARe they going to blame this one on McKinnon too?It seems like anybody can just wander in to the Pentagon's computers. McKinnon says that many of the servers were not even password protected.Obsolete data processing systemNo wonder almost anyone can...; Tags: Hacking, Pentagon, McKinnon, e-mail; Discussion threads 2007-06-25
Who broke into Pentagon email? China or rogue hacker or ...: Hackers broke into Defense Department systems and caused an email outage that disrupted email service for 1,500 employees, reports Ars Technica."Elements of the OSD unclassified email system were taken offline yesterday afternoon, due to a detected penetration," said Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, according to a transcript of the event...; Tags: Security, Defense; Blog posts 2007-06-22