Tech
Defense official responds to critics of decision to ban popular Web sites
Order doesn’t change anything for troops in Afghanistan and Iraq, where the sites have been blocked on U.S. Central Command networks for more than two years.
News And Analysis
Mad About MySpace
Defense’s decision to block popular Web sites pits online buddies against bandwidth.
Defense
Military stifles Web-based health records system
Defense medical agencies place priority on systems costing hundreds of times as much.
Defense
Army, Air Force seek to go on offensive in cyber war
Services ask for technology industry’s help in launching attacks on enemy systems.
Defense
Army weighs using RFID network partially owned by Chinese firm
Radio frequency identification network in Pakistan would track shipments to American forces in Afghanistan.
Defense
Army medical units in Iraq struggle with information systems
Internal briefings show that units are using records system that runs on outdated Windows 2000 operating system.
Features
Computing a Cure
In the hot seat over soldiers’ medical care, the Army and Veterans Affairs find answers in their own back yard.
Defense
Army report backs upgrades in combat medical units
Internal briefings describe training, equipment shortfalls.
Defense
Defense plans to be big user of GSA’s Networx contract
Defense Information Systems Agency officials say they plan to shift from the existing FTS 2001 telecommunications system to Networx along with other federal agencies.
Defense
Army stockpiles, destroys WMD antidotes in Iraq
Millions of dollars worth of drugs are incinerated under policy stemming from belief that Saddam Hussein stockpiled weapons of mass destruction.
Defense
NSA seeks to open classified network to allies
Under plan, Australia, Canada, United Kingdom and New Zealand would get access to Secret Internet Protocol Router Network.
Defense
States cite high cost of upgrading driver’s license systems to meet federal rules
Reengineering computer systems to meet Real ID Act requirements could cost more than $1 billion, state officials say.
Defense
Federal ID card standards draw harsh criticism
Proposed Homeland Security regulations under Real ID Act could pose a threat to security by making counterfeiting easier, state officials say.
Defense
No date yet for full e-records exchange between VA, Defense
Two departments have made some progress with short-term projects to share health information, GAO says.
Defense
Walter Reed moves to new medical tracking system
Clinicians and case workers now can quickly schedule appointments and locate documents needed to apply for benefits.
Defense
VA to debut new patient tracking system
New version of Defense application will allow tracking of records from the battlefield to VA hospitals.
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