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The Amrel DB6 - The FedMil.com Interview

2011-08-22T09:44:00.001-04:00

Wounded Warrior Project " A Path to the New Normal"My Latest Article for Fedmil.com / AND Magazine

2011-05-17T10:09:00.003-04:00

The men and women of the United States Military who so bravely volunteer to serve and protect our country have valiantly carried out their duties through 10 years of a war against terrorism, at home and abroad, as a result of the 9/11 attacks. These warriors have paid a heavy toll, not only the thousands who have given the ultimate sacrifice of their life but the over 40,000 troops physically wounded during the current military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Hundreds of thousands more are estimated to be recovering from invisible wounds of war, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depression, and traumatic brain injury (TBI). Enter Wounded Warrior Project, an organization headquartered in Jacksonville Florida that is built to empower warriors with the tools essential to not just survive their injuries, but to thrive and achieve personal and professional success along their path to what is referred to as the “new normal.” read more (here)
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CIA Director Leon Panetta and FedMil.com's Ted Ventresca

2011-04-06T11:22:00.000-04:00

I recently had the opportunity to speak with CIA Director Leon Panetta on the importance of Multi Language Fluency for all Military and Civilians during The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) Policy Lunch at The Rayburn Building. Click the video below for the response. For more details on NIAF click here

Maritime Biometric Technology in Action at Naval Surface Warfare Center

2010-11-17T15:47:00.005-05:00

On November 18Th and 19th 2010, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Carderock Division Detachment is hosting a Maritime Biometrics Technology Demonstration and Experiment in support of a requirement for the Office of Naval Research (ONR). The event will be held at Pier 2 on the Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base, Norfolk, Virginia and will feature the Stiletto technology demonstration vessel in a wide range of realistic Maritime Interdiction Operation(MIO) scenarios.

As the developer of the onboard command and control system for Stiletto (i.e., the Craft Integrated Electronics Suite or CIESAzimuth Incorporated will demonstrate its newly developed CIES Biometrics Enrollment Suite (CBES) including: a ruggedized server built to function as the main biometrics processing unit for the craft; a ruggedized multimodal biometrics enrollment station installed onboard the vessel; a 10km Line of Sight (LOS) network providing for data sharing between the Stiletto and its 11meter Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (11M RHIB); a customized biometrics enrollment software package fully integrated into the proven CIES interface; and, an ultra rugged, rack mountable, 8 channel digital video recorder serving as the video management core for all internal and external cameras. Additional technologies to be featured during the experiment will include: Berico Tailored Systemsí ruggedized, highly mobile, and customizable IP based PraefectaCELL technology enabling rapidly deployable 3G/4G long-range (i.e., up to 20km) cellular communications within tactical environments; AMREL Systems ruggedized computer platforms including AMREL System One(S1) Last Tactical Mile (LTM) Kit Enabling MANET-like, self-healing network control; and, mobile biometrics collection devices from Cogent Systems, CrossMatch Technologies, MaxID, and MaxVision. In addition, MaxID will demonstrate its credential verification and cloud-service supported identity management capabilities.The event is ìby invitation onlyî for participants from both government and industry.

All MIO scenarios will be executed on Thursday, November 18, 2010 and will be followed by a VIP technology demonstration on November 19, 2010. The Stiletto will be configured as a notional demonstration platform for use during the experiment. Proposed Stiletto functional capabilities will include SATCOM to provide the interface to shore nodes and access to intelligence resources, such as the Biometrics Identity Management Agency (BIMA). In addition, the 11M RHIB will support Boarding Team Operations. The 11M RHIB is a high speed watercraft that carries equipment and people and is often used as a delivery system for special operations personnel. The people onboard the 11M RHIB also communicate with other ships and locations while performing their mission. The 11M RHIB is integral in performing a number of tasks necessary during MIO exercises. A number of these tasks will be tested using various systems during the upcoming technology demonstration and experiment.

Vote Dan Wallrath a CNN hero!

2010-11-16T18:30:00.007-05:00

Here is his story! My friend Joyce Bosc from the legendary agency Boscobel brought Dan to my attention. He is doing special work for returning wounded vets! Read on here! Voting closes Thursday 11/18 @ 6AM! Please vote!

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cnn.heroes/archive10/dan.wallrath.html

RT @Joyce_Bosc Vote for Dan Wallrath as @cnnheroes 2010! http://bit.ly/bSP90l Help him build free homes for wounded vets!

Veteran's Day Thank You.

2010-11-11T10:03:00.001-05:00

BAE debuts new vehicles at AUSA

2010-10-29T16:12:00.000-04:00

The Folks at BAE debuted several military vehicles at this year's Association of United States Army (AUSA) meeting and exposition, including spotlighting a truly different kind of vehicle --one that's designed to bridge the gap between heavy duty commercial vehicles and military patrol vehicles. This one caugh t my eye....

Dubbed "Sentinel", the off-road vehicle merges the best qualities of both light military and civilian commercial vehicles and offers multiple mission possibilities to a varied customer base.

"Sentinel is a true multi-mission vehicle in every sense of the word," said Chris Chambers, line lead for BAE Systems. "Sentinel can be armoured to provide varying levels of mission-specific protection to the vehicle's occupants. While it can also be fitted with defensive technologies it is also extremely agile and can easily and cost-effectively maintained with off-the-shelf components because it is built on an enhanced commercial truck chassis," added Chambers.

Since Sentinel's body design is both modular and adaptable, it can be customized to specific customers and their mission requirements.

"Every mission, for every customer comes with its own unique set of logistical and tactical challenges, "Chambers said. "Because of that, we knew Sentinel needed to be more than just a military or a commercial vehicle. It had to offer the best qualities and features of both in one flexible solution," (read more here)

Latest Blast Mitigation Technology at AUSA

2010-10-28T16:21:00.000-04:00

new BlastRide™ seat for military vehicles, the only seat on the market to successfully combine an active damping system with the latest shock absorption technology.

The BlastRide seat was developed by QinetiQ North America's Technology Solutions Group in response to concerns about the explosive and shock impacts that soldiers sustain while traveling in military vehicles. The system provides protection from both primary (blast) and secondary (slam down) impacts while reducing soldier fatigue during long convoys over rough terrain. (Read more here )

Avaya launches a Unified Communications UC Benchmark

2010-10-04T17:43:00.005-04:00

by Ted Ventresca

Over the years that I've covered the Military and Federal IT Communications space I have heard Generals and IT leaders asking for bundled, end to end solutions that can enhance or build upon existing infrastructure...enter the Avaya Aura™ Application Server 5300 Release 2.0. Desgined to provide a secure, next-generation, SIP-based UC solution that integrates voice, video, multimedia conferencing and collaboration with the dynamic capabilities enabled by Instant Messaging, live chat sessions and other presence-based communications.

The solution ensures mission critical communications for the war fighter offering high levels of security and resiliency and helps boost productivity by creating more intuitive and integrated user experiences. It can also provide service portability enabling communications from virtually anywhere and reduces operating costs by simplifying and centralizing network management functions and delivering optimal traffic routing.

This new release meets Department of Defense (DoD) and federal government security and service assurance requirements, and complies with the DoD Unified Capabilities Requirements (UCR) 2008 specification including support for AS-SIP, IPv6 and V.150.1. The solution has been granted JITC certification and has been added to the US DoD Unified Capabilities Approved Products List (APL) by the Defense Information Systems Agency.

"This is the first UCR 2008 UC solution in the market today that meets the US Federal Government's strict requirements for next-generation communications," said Steve Derr, vice president, Sales and Engineering, Avaya Government Solutions. "This product launch builds on Avaya Government Solutions' ongoing commitment to driving innovation that helps make critical government communications more reliable and secure, as well as more cost effective. The software-based architecture and deployment flexibility provides a solution to satisfy most government communications needs for new installations or to complement existing infrastructures."

The AFA Another Impressive Showing

2010-09-24T17:03:00.008-04:00

The leaders in Air Force Defense and IT assemble for AFA 2010. Check out Boeing's newest video on their NewGen Tanker. The video was unveiled at the show and is available here.
I particularly was imrpessed by the footage of air refueling and the case Boeing builds on their ability to deliver maximum platform capabilities at the lowest possible cost for American taxpayers. compelling story....compelling video.

Virtual Satellites New Technology from DARPA

2010-08-20T09:04:00.002-04:00

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is developing technology to make future satellites and other spacecraft smaller, more decentralized and virtual.

The defense research arm is refocusing its System F6 (Future, Fast, Flexible, Fractionated, Free-Flying Spacecraft United by Information Exchange) spacecraft demonstrator program to “emphasize development of an open and ubiquitous space architecture and an associated set of open standards," according to a recent announcement. read more (here)

Happy Honor America Weeks & Indpendence Day

2010-06-25T10:19:00.001-04:00

Found a very interesting article in The Hill- I know that we usually reserve this space for Military and Federal IT but it is an interesting story. Enjoy!

Tracing the origins of the legend surrounding America’s first flag - TheHill.com

Until recently, the story behind the original American flag’s stripes and stars was relegated to children’s tales and legends.

The story goes that Betsy Ross, a Philadelphia seamstress, designed the flag in 1776, when George Washington and two representatives from the Continental Congress, one of whom was her husband’s uncle, visited her store. And it claims that Ross suggested to Washington that his square and six-point star flag design should instead be rectangular and sport five-point stars — a tale repeated and popularized by the testimony of her children and grandchildren. (read full story here)

The G.I. Film Festival - A Chance to walk with America's Heroes

2010-05-18T08:43:00.006-04:00

by: Ted Ventresca

What a perfect way to kick of Military Appreciation Month! The G.I. Film Festival. Now in its fourth year, this Star-Studded Week includes films, celebrities, military and government leadership and Entertainment...all honoring "Our Nation’s American GI Heroes…"

The award-winning GI Film Festival was held May 11-16 at the Carnegie Institution in Washington, DC.

I had the pleasure of speaking with the co creator of the G.I. Film Festival, Laura Law-Millet also ESPN980 and WTNT Freddom 570 were proud supporters of the event. Ms. Law-Millet and her husband launched the G.I. Film Festival for one simple reason: "to let artists tell the story of our great troops, their successes and their sacrifices."

The massive undertaking included 38 film screenings, 22 world premieres, red carpet events, celebrity guests and filmmaker workshops. Film topics covered major conflicts from the Civil War through the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

One of the most poignant moment for me was the Glenn Close screening of the world premiere of PAX, this is a must see short film that she directed on post traumatic stress. The G.I. FIlm Festival included Gary Sinise and an advanced screening of the new documentary Lt. Dan Band: For The Common Good, Ricky Schroder screening the world premiere of Starting Strong, a new reality television program he created, produced and directed for the U.S. Army. Also, Iraq War veterans Brian Iglesias and Anton Sattler take you on a heart-pounding journey through one of the most savage battles in U.S. history in their epic documentary Chosin, which focuses on the Korean War’s Chosin Reservoir Campaign.

www.gifilmfestival.com

The G.I. Film Festival Brilliant Films and the Patriots Behind Them

2010-05-18T08:38:00.002-04:00

by: Ted Ventresca

The Maritime Homeland Security Summit on April 27th

2010-04-27T10:08:00.002-04:00

Some exciting technologies and innovation come together for this years event.
One of the well designed integration solutions includes “Stiletto / Craft Integrated Electronics Suite™ (CIES) for Maritime ISR & Littoral-Riverine Activities.” Mr. Larry Wiley, an accomplished Senior Systems Engineer from the Naval Surface Warfare Center and Mr. Kevin Poe of Azimuth, Inc. will host the demo. This solution consists of:

CIES, a software/hardware suite designed by Azimuth that integrates all onboard engineering, external operational data, communications and sensor systems.
Mesh network created by CoCo Communications, hosted on American Reliance (AMREL) computing platforms, ties in the boat’s systems to a UAV, external sensors, satellite networks, the Rigid-Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) launched from the Stiletto, and the SEAL team deployed on the RHIB.

Mobile devices provided by AMREL, including the RHIB’s rugged mobile server, the team’s PDAs, and tablets used by the RHIB’s coxswain & deployed team.

CIES offers total onboard integration to the boat’s entire crew. All onboard displays have complete access to navigation, intelligence, sensor information and other relevant data.

Integration is extended over the “Last Tactical Mile” to the action team via CoCo’s mesh network. This allows forward deployed handheld communications devices to function as repeaters, thus extending the communications footprint. Read more here

BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin f-35 Vertical Landing

2010-04-19T16:34:00.002-04:00

One of the most Exciting Technologies that I Found at FOSE 2010

2010-04-06T09:54:00.004-04:00

Brows Aloud...www.browsealoud.com used by some of our larger Federal and Military sites and available as a simple web based app for users. Great technology!

NG Selling Global Hawk and other UAV's to Foreign Countries

2010-04-02T10:09:00.001-04:00

The U.S.-made RQ-4 Global Hawk spy plane looks like an upside-down double-decker bus with wings, flies slowly, offers zero leg room -- and is one of the most coveted pieces of military technology in the world.

Impressed by its successes in combat for the U.S. Air Force in Iraq and Afghanistan, countries around the globe are lining up to buy the unmanned "drone" aircraft to bolster their own intelligence abilities, despite concerns that exports might send sensitive technology into the wrong hands.

Some experts said the export of the planes could also heighten tensions with countries like China, Iran and Russia -- who could be the subject of closer observation and perceive the drones' operations as offensive threats.

Undaunted by such concerns, Northrop Grumman, the producer of the Global Hawk, just wrapped up an Asian tour in Tokyo with a full-sized mock-up and says that along with Japan other countries considering adding the plane to their air forces are South Korea, Australia, Singapore, Britain, Spain, New Zealand and Canada.

Germany has already contracted for a variant called the EuroHawk to be delivered this year.

"That you're going to see a lot more of these airplanes is the bottom line," said Curtis Orchard, vice president Japan for Northrop Grumman Corp. Aerospace Systems. "There is still a `boutiquey' feeling now, but there is going to be widespread usage."

Raytheon Makes First Delivery of Encrypted Identification Technology to U.S. Air Force

2010-04-01T10:33:00.001-04:00

Raytheon Company has delivered the first KIV-77 Mode 4/5 crypto applique computers to the U.S. Air Force more than 60 days ahead of contract schedule.
The delivery was the first of a five-year, indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity agreement. The KIV-77 Mode 4/5 crypto applique computers for Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) equipment will provide the warfighter with the latest technology in secure air, land and surface combat-identification capability.
"The partnership between Raytheon and the Air Force allowed for the successful delivery of the KIV-77 ahead of contract schedule," said Brian McKeon, vice president, Integrated Communications Systems for Raytheon Network Centric Systems. "Achieving this early milestone demonstrates Raytheon's ability to deliver on our commitments to our customers. Our work helps protect the warfighter by safeguarding combat-identification transmissions."
The KIV-77 is Type 1 certified by the National Security Agency and provides information assurance for both legacy Mode 4 and new Mode 5 IFF equipment. Mode 5 IFF is the next-generation encrypted data link between interrogators and transponders to confirm an aircraft is friendly

Fascinating Info on Technolgy and Growth Enjoy!

2010-03-03T20:52:00.001-05:00

Check out the USGIF International Commercial Remote Sensing Symposium in DC March 3-5!

2010-02-18T15:56:00.004-05:00

USAF Global Hawk Drone Deployed Over Haiti - AOL News

2010-01-29T10:07:00.003-05:00

USAF Global Hawk Drone Deployed Over Haiti - AOL News

NETCENTS 2 RFP Details

2010-01-05T16:41:00.004-05:00

Our friend Joyce Bosc and her team at Boscobel provided me the following useful resource including details about the Netcentric Products RFP and Enterprise Integration and Service Management (EISM) RFP that is scheduled to be released anytime after January 4. The Network Operations and Infrastructure Solutions (NetOps) and Application Services RFP releases will follow as soon as possible.You can read the full list of updates here or
http://herbb.hanscom.af.mil/esc_opps.asp?rfp=R2111. From the Ted Ventresca Military IT News Blog

The Hill Sends Happy Holidays!

2009-12-23T15:48:00.002-05:00

A Special Christmas Poem

2009-12-18T12:42:00.005-05:00

( The well regarded attorney Bill Roberts who works along with me and my fellow Town Council members in our little town, passed the following along..I am dedicationg the entire front page of the blog to this poem for the Holidays for my military and IT friends..)

The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light, I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight. My wife was asleep, her head on my chest, My daughter beside me, angelic in rest. Outside the snow fell, a blanket of white, Transforming the yard to a winter delight.
The sparkling lights in the tree I believe, Completed the magic that was Christmas Eve. My eyelids were heavy, my breathing was deep, Secure and surrounded by love I would sleep. In perfect contentment, or so it would seem, So I slumbered, perhaps I started to dream.
The sound wasn't loud, and it wasn't too near, But I opened my eyes when it tickled my ear.. Perhaps just a cough, I didn't quite know, Then the sure sound of footsteps outside in the snow. My soul gave a tremble, I struggled to hear, And I crept to the door just to see who was near.
Standing out in the cold and the dark of the night, A lone figure stood, his face weary and tight. A soldier, I puzzled, some twenty years old, Perhaps a Marine, huddled here in the cold. Alone in the dark, he looked up and smiled, Standing watch over me, and my wife and my child.
"What are you doing?" I asked without fear, "Come in this moment, it's freezing out here! Put down your pack, brush the snow from your sleeve, You should be at home on a cold Christmas Eve!" For barely a moment I saw his eyes shift, Away from the cold and the snow blown in drifts..
To the window that danced with a warm fire's light Then he sighed and he said "Its really all right, I'm out here by choice. I'm here every night." "It's my duty to stand at the front of the line, That separates you from the darkest of times.
No one had to ask or beg or implore me, I'm proud to stand here like my fathers before me. My Gramps died at ' Pearl on a day in December," Then he sighed, "That's a Christmas 'Gram always remembers." My dad stood his watch in the jungles of ' Nam ', And now it is my turn and so, here I am.
I've not seen my own son in more than a while, But my wife sends me pictures, he's sure got her smile. Then he bent and he carefully pulled from his bag, The red, white, and blue... an American flag. I can live through the cold and the being alone, Away from my family, my house and my home.
I can stand at my post through the rain and the sleet, I can sleep in a foxhole with little to eat. I can carry the weight of killing another, Or lay down my life with my sister and brother.. Who stand at the front against any and all, To ensure for all time that this flag will not fall.."
" So go back inside," he said, "harbor no fright, Your family is waiting and I'll be all right." "But isn't there something I can do, at the least, "Give you money," I asked, "or prepare you a feast? It seems all too little for all that you've done, For being away from your wife and your son."
Then his eye welled a tear that held no regret, "Just tell us you love us, and never forget. To fight for our rights back at home while we're gone, To stand your own watch, no matter how long. For when we come home, either standing or dead, To know you remember we fought and we bled. Is payment enough, and with that we will trust, That we mattered to you as you mattered to us."

LCDR Jeff Giles, SC, USN 30th Naval Construction Regiment OIC, Logistics Cell One Al Taqqadum, Iraq

For All of us who Enjoyed a Safe, Calm, Peaceful Thanksgiving with family or friends

2009-11-28T13:22:00.007-05:00

Groups of soldiers like these, all over the world, make peaceful calm holidays and every day, possible...that's what I'm thankful for this Thanksgiving. Thanks to my former colleague Charlie Bennett for passing along a photo from his son Gunnery Sgt. Brian Jay Bennett USMC ( Brian is farthest on the left...I remember this kid when he was running around our studios at CBS in 1987.) Brian sent this through of his platoon of in Iraq.

"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem."
--President Ronald Reagan, 1985
Happy Thanksgiving America.

Nice piece on Northrop Grumman Global Hawk

2009-11-27T11:34:00.000-05:00

What is Cloud Computing.. Your Gonna Like this!

2009-11-24T13:09:00.003-05:00

Check out GSA's Apps.gov

2009-11-24T13:08:00.000-05:00

From Carahsoft Partner Services to Google..A great resource for cloud related support and services.
GSA Gov

DISA Gov Details their Cloud based R.A.C.E. Support

2009-11-24T12:58:00.001-05:00

DISA Gov

The DISA Who's Whos & GSA/DISA FCSA Issue of Military Information Technology

2009-11-10T11:53:00.002-05:00

AFA Cyber Patriot II is November 7

2009-11-01T23:19:00.005-05:00

Had the opportunity to speak with Colonel Gregory White and Duke Ayers from SAIC about the AFA high school and college an understanding and experience in real time defense of of military cyber related assets. Cyber Security is one of the fastest growing and most important sectors for the U.S. Military and the U.S.A.F. You can lear more at www.afa.org

Infotech 2009 Dayton Ohio Wright Patterson AFB

2009-10-22T23:16:00.006-04:00

Over 100 of the Military IT elite industry partners joined the AF Cyber and IT leaders for Infotech 2009. I had the pleasure of having some dear firends from ESW and caets join me in our MIT booth. Kudos to the Dayton AFCEA Chapter for creating one of America's premiere military IT events! Gen. C. Robert Kehler (below) joins the Mayor of Dayton Infotech/AFCEA Leader from CRC and GreenTree to Welcome the thousands to Infotech 2009! The General had some very important comments on the importance of integrated solutions being provided by the industry to the US Air Force (read more here)

Rick Lober and Rajeev Gopal from Hughes join me at SATCON 2009

2009-10-19T00:59:00.003-04:00

SATCON 2009 was the focus for the U.S. Military surrounding the recent DISA/GSA FCSA military satellite communications initiative. I sat down with Richard (Rick) Lober, VP and General Manager of Defense & Intelligence Systems Division for Hughes and Rajeev Gopal, Ph.D., Senior Director, Transformational Communications for Hughes Network Systems. In Parts One and Two they share their views on the DISA/GSA alliance surrounding FCSA, the big part that Hughes plays in this space, Hughes solutions to bandwidth efficiency, the Jupiter Launch, the interesting opportunities for those considering a career in satellite communications and more.

Hughes @ SATCON 2009 w/Ted Ventresca from Military Inform...

Ted's Satcom & Info Tech Talk

Hughes (pt. 2) @SATCON 2009 w/Ted Ventresca from Military...

Ted's Satcom & Info Tech Talk

The 24th Air Force for Cyber Defense

2009-10-09T16:55:00.002-04:00

Look for the 24th Air force and General Webber to be featured in the December MIT!

Navy Secretary Ray Mabus on The Daily Show w Jon Stewart!

2009-10-07T16:43:00.000-04:00

Here is the AUSA issue of MIT

2009-09-22T17:28:00.002-04:00

Check Out Apps.gov from the GSA!

2009-09-18T16:31:00.003-04:00

The Obama Administration announced the launch of the General Services Administration’s cloud storefront Apps.gov. This online storefront enhances how the government leverages technology by enabling federal agencies to acquire and purchase cloud computing services in an efficient, effective manner.

“By offering a centralized storefront for cloud solutions, GSA will help facilitate innovation and efficiency across government while reducing the cost of government operations,” said GSA Chief Information Officer Casey Coleman. “Through Apps.gov, GSA can take on more of the procurement processes upfront, helping agencies to better fulfill their missions by implementing solutions more rapidly. We will also work with industry to ensure cloud-based solutions are secure and compliant thereby reducing duplication of security processes throughout government.”
visit www.apps.gov

Commanding Military Drones - Now iPhone Has an App for That

2009-08-19T16:08:00.009-04:00

If you've got drones in all different area codes...Apple's iPhone has an app for that! Check out what MIT and HAL are up to! here! Check out more great articles from http://singularityhub.com

The AFITC Issue of MIT

2009-08-18T17:12:00.000-04:00

AFITC 2009 The Air Force Information Technology Conference

2009-08-18T10:30:00.000-04:00

The 22nd annual Air Force Information Technology Conference (AFITC) wraps today with their annual Golf Tournament. If you know of my golfing ability, you will realize why I am writing this update and not playing. General Lord is on the links today along with many of the Industry Partners. Over 4,500 attendees were in Montgomery for the four day event. I was glad to attend the conference on behalf of Military Information Technology, the world's premier IT publication dedicated to all facets of military IT and meet all of the 200+ exhibitors from the Air Force and Industry. In my upcoming posts, I will be sharing a unique look the Apple iTouch in theater use as well a glimpse of AFITC 2009, a long-term symbol of the impact Maxwell-Gunter has on the future of IT not only for the Air Force, but leading the way to net centric and joint force communication throughout all of the US Military.

AUVSI 2009 The World's Largest Collection of Robots and Other Unmanned Systems Hardware

2009-08-06T11:24:00.018-04:00

By: Ted Kelly-Ventresca

The World's Largest Collection of Robots and Other Unmanned Systems Hardware at Washington Convention Center, 10-13 August 2009 was an overwhelming success.

The AUVSI (http://www.auvsi.org/)allowed me unprecedented access to talk to the creative minds and companies responsible for the Information Technology that drives the future of battlefield, battle space and homeland security for nations around the world. From I Robot to the Simlat/GDIT alliance, the following videos interviews from the floor of AUVSI 2009 chronicle the technical innovation, protection of life and property that the 1400+ members of AUVSI are providing to Commercial,military and national security worldwide. Here Michael Toscano the Executive Director of AUVSI joins me to discuss U.S. Air Force benchmarks, new technologies and more..Check out all of our interviews & reports will be available each day, so check back often!

Simlat @ AUVSI

2009-08-06T11:23:00.024-04:00

I had the opportunity to speak with Avigdor Berlin, and Ayelet Segelman of Simlat, one of the world's leaders in UAV training solutions.
The following four part podcast with Avigdor and 3 part video with Ayelet details the the story behind their breakthrough innovations in UAV training, the successful relationship with General Dynamics IT (GDIT) and interesting insight into the factors that motivate and promote IT Technology in Israel. Plus see demos of Simlat UAV & ISR training in action! See more of my AUVSI coverage (here)

Simlat AUVSI Part 1 of 4

Ted's Satcom & Info Tech Talk

Simlat AUVSI Part 2 of 4

Ted's Satcom & Info Tech Talk

Simlat AUVSI Part 3 of 4

Ted's Satcom & Info Tech Talk

Simlat AUVSI Part 4 of 4

Ted's Satcom & Info Tech Talk

Ibis Tek @ AUVSI 2009

2009-08-06T11:23:00.014-04:00

Ricky Houghton shared with me the new datalink innovations Ibis Tek has developed to support Robotic and Unmanned Vehicle use. Also you'll hear about the diverse Veteran Owned business from my home state of Pennsylvania. visit ibistek.com to find out more about this industry innovator and visit www.auvsi.org to conect to everything in Unmanned Vehicles and Robotics. See more of my coverage of AUVSI 2009 (here)

Chad Partridge of SENSING at AUVSI 2009

2009-08-06T11:23:00.013-04:00

Chad is one of the newest member of the AUVSI Board of Directors. Sensing provides software solutions for platforms demanding superior media capability. Deliver and exploit dazzling video, audio, metadata and annotation. Chad Partridge, President of Sensing shares his thoughts on the future of robots & unmanned vehicles and the integral part Sensing plays in digital media management. visit www.sensingsystems.com See more of my AUVSI coverage (here)

Optech @ AUVSI 2009 w Ted Ventresca from Military Informtion Technology

2009-08-06T11:23:00.007-04:00

Just had the pleasure of meeting Mike Sitar fro Optech Inc. check out what he shared about the latest advances from "the Lidar Company" Optech!

Telephonics Corporation Bill Schmidt @ AUVSI 2009

2009-08-06T11:22:00.009-04:00

Telephonics Corporation's Bill Schmidt joined Ted Ventresca at the 2009 AUVSI to discuss the vital advanced sensor and communication systems technology that Telephonics provides to Aerospace, Defense and Commercial markets.

Telephonics' Bill Schmidt w Ted Ventresca at AUVSI

Ted's Satcom & Info Tech Talk

Tom Allen from iRobot @ AUVSI w/ Ted Ventresca from Military Information Technology

2009-08-06T11:22:00.006-04:00

Consumer may think of iRobot as the creators of the Roomba to Save Cleaning time.. but for those of us who know Military IT, we know iRobot for saving lives...and lots of them!, with their full line of ground and naval robots. Here Tom Allen joins me at AUVSIa for multi part video look at the computers that run the machines, the history of the company and some powerful stories from the field which makes iRobot an integral part of ISR as well as soldier and public safety.

DISA & GSA Form Satcom Partnership

2009-08-06T11:21:00.001-04:00

The U.S. General Services Administration and the Defense Information Systems Agency are creating a common marketplace for commercial satellite communication services offering significant savings to defense and civilian agencies, as well as state, local and tribal governments. GSA’s multiple award schedules and (IDIQ) indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts will be used and the value is expected to exceed $5 billion over 10 years.

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General Sorenson details The GNEC in the latest MIT

2009-08-06T11:21:00.000-04:00

Open publication

Here are the DISA Forecast to Industry Briefs

2009-08-06T02:52:00.000-04:00

http://www.disa.mil/conferences/forecast_industry/2009briefings.html

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US military enlists iPhone for battlefield

2009-08-05T16:27:00.000-04:00

Read all about the network centric advantages of the iPod Touch in battle here

New Satellite Links from TS2 Satellite Technologies Help the DOD and soldiers connect!

2009-08-05T09:18:00.000-04:00

New Satellite Links from TS2 Satellite Technologies

GSA Releases New Recovery.gov Contract Documents

2009-08-04T17:04:00.003-04:00

Check out all the docs behind the 9.5 mil Smartronix/GSA deal to rebuild Recovery.gov
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Flight test shows small antenna can do big things

2009-07-31T18:13:00.001-04:00

Flight test shows small antenna can do big things

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Applied Energetics Receives Contract for Delivery of Laser to U.S. Navy

2009-07-29T09:30:00.000-04:00

Applied Energetics Receives Contract for Delivery of Laser to U.S. Navy

It's The AFITC 2009 Exhibitor List!

2009-07-23T21:57:00.001-04:00

It is always one of the most informative IT conferences and this year all attendees will gather tons of information from this year's exhibitors. Check out some of them (HERE)

It was 40 year ago today

2009-07-20T10:03:00.002-04:00

I had the great pleasure to meet and assist Walter Cronkite a number of times while at CBS Radio. Walter would use our studios to record his voice over narration of now historical documentaries. Here is the great newscaster and reporter speaking about July 20, 1969..enjoy!

NETCENTS II RFP DOCS AND INFO

2009-07-15T10:31:00.006-04:00

Our friend Joyce Bosc and her team at Boscobel provided me the following useful resource. I have all the links posted for you (Click here) NETCENTS II RFP DOCS AND INFO

USA SPENDING.GOV is UNVEILED

2009-07-06T13:30:00.003-04:00

The site's own tagline says it all, "A journey towards greater Transparency and Accountability. Analyze and Evaluate a portfolio of over 7000 Information Technology investments." Basically it gives the general public oversight at a granular level of the key bits of federal IT spending. The front page has some neat summary information, essentially headline figures, that set out the proportionate spend so far this year. http://it.usaspending.gov/ Whatcha think?

3Par's Mark Farley Sets the record straight on Storage

2009-07-06T10:56:00.002-04:00

NetApp fights HP, as EMC, IBM, 3Par fight HDS :: SearchStorage.com.au

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KMI Media MIT Editor Hank Donnelly Podcast

2009-06-25T09:26:00.002-04:00

Cyber Command for Alexander?

2009-06-25T09:14:00.001-04:00

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates issued an order yesterday establishing a command that will defend military networks against computer attacks and develop offensive cyber-weapons, but he also directed that the structure be ready to help safeguard civilian systems.
In a memo to senior military leaders, Gates said he will recommend that President Obama designate that the new command be led by the director of the National Security Agency, the world's largest electronic intelligence-gathering agency. The current NSA director, Lt. Gen. Keith B. Alexander, is the cover story in this month's MIT publication and is expected to be awarded a fourth star and to lead the cyber-command.
Gates or his deputy had been expected to announce the command in a speech a week ago. Analysts said making the announcement by memo is in keeping with the Pentagon's effort to tamp down concerns that the Defense Department and the NSA will dominate efforts to protect the nation's computer networks.
"Is it going to be the dominant player by default because the Department of Homeland Security is weak and this new unit will be strong?" said James A. Lewis, a cybersecurity expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. "That's a legitimate question, and I think DoD will resist having that happen. But there are issues of authorities that haven't been cleared up. What authorities does DoD have to do things outside the dot-mil space?"
The command will be set up as part of the U.S. Strategic Command, which is responsible for commanding operations in nuclear and computer warfare. Gates directed that the command be launched by this October and be fully operational by October 2010.
In a speech last week, Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn stressed that the command's mission would be to defend military networks. However, he said, "it would be inefficient -- indeed, irresponsible -- to not somehow leverage the unrivaled technical expertise and talent that resides at the National Security Agency" to protect the federal civilian networks, as long as it is done in a way that protects civil liberties.

June Issue MIT

2009-06-15T19:09:00.002-04:00

Open publication

Ed Freeman

2009-06-14T21:54:00.001-04:00

Imagine you’re an 19 year old kid. You’re critically wounded, and dying in the jungle in the Ia Drang Valley, 11-14-1965, LZ X-ray, Vietnam. Your infantry unit is outnumbered 8–1, and the enemy fire is so intense, from 100 or 200 yards away, that your own Infantry Commander has ordered the Medi-Vac helicopters to stop coming in. You’re lying there, listening to the enemy machine guns, and you know you’re not getting out. Your family is half way around the world—12,000 miles away—and you’ll never see them again. As the world starts to fade in and out, you know this is the day. Then, over the machine gun noise, you faintly hear that sound of a helicopter, and you look up to see an un-armed Huey, but it doesn't seem real, because no Medi-Vac markings are on it.
Ed Freeman is coming for you. He’s not Medi-Vac, so it’s not his job, but he’s flying his Huey down into the machine gun fire, after the Medi-Vacs were ordered not to come. He’s coming anyway.
And he drops it in, and sits there in the machine gun fire, as they load 2 or 3 of you on board. Then he flies you up and out through the gunfire, to the doctors and nurses.
And, he kept coming back…13 more times!…and took about 30 of you and your buddies out, who would never have gotten out. Medal of Honor Recipient, Ed Freeman, died at the age of 80, in Boise, ID a year ago, this month. May God rest his soul. THANKS AGAIN ED FOR WHAT YOU DID FOR OUR COUNTRY.

Spacebook...like face book from NASA!

2009-06-14T21:53:00.002-04:00

NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center has developed a homegrown social-networking application that provides all NASA employees with the types of features found in Facebook but in a secure environment.
Spacebook, which offers user profiles, group collaboration tools and social bookmarking, is available through NASA’s intranet, according to Linda Cureton, Goddard’s chief information officer, who announced the launch, appropriately enough, on her blog.
CIOs are eager to take advantage of the collaboration technologies available through commercial social-networking sites, such as Facebook and Myspace, but they have valid security concerns, Cureton writes. “Launching capabilities like this on internal networks reduces those barriers of entry.”
NASA’s Ames Research Center and Kennedy Space Center have developed their own social-networking applications based on SharePoint, she notes. At some point, the space agency might integrate those with Facebook.
“One of the most amazing things about these Web 2.0 technologies, and the greatest value to NASA, is the ability to help us create a culture of engagement and collaboration that makes each individual employee much more effective,” Cureton writes.

What will the New Cyber Command look like?"

2009-06-14T21:53:00.001-04:00

Calling it an "unprecedented challenge to the security of the United States," a top Pentagon official on Monday stopped short of announcing officially that the Department of Defense had officially set up its long-awaited cybercommand to protect the nation's military computer networks.
William Lynn III, Deputy Secretary of Defense, told a briefing at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington that his boss, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, is continuing to refine how the new cybercommand will function.
"The Secretary is evaluating proposals, the Joint Staff is still working out details of how this command will work, and what the working relationships are," Lynn said, responding to a question from FederalNewsRadio.
He adds that, insofar as Congress is concerned, the "commander of the cybercommand, if we decide to create that, would be subject to Senate confirmation."
This suggests that the next cyber-commander might be a flag officer, such as a four-star general or an admiral, similar to the way that General David Petraeus runs the war in Iraq and Afghanistan from a Central Command in Tampa, Florida.
Lynn described the proposed cybercommand as a "sub-unified command of an existing unified command" within the Pentagon, and as such would not require enabling conmgressional legislation to "stand up" the new military cybercommand.
He did pledge to "consult actively with Congress as we do this."

May Issue MIT Magazine

2009-06-14T21:53:00.000-04:00

Open publication

Counterfeit Computer Parts!

2009-06-14T21:44:00.000-04:00

If you purchased equip from this supplier, check your products....I'm just sayin'

From the Houston Chronicle:

A Sugar Land man was arrested Thursday on a charge of selling counterfeit computers to the U.S. Marine Corps for use in Iraq.
Ehab Ashoor, 48, was indicted by a federal grand jury on a charge of trafficking in counterfeit Cisco computer products, U.S. Attorney Tim Johnson announced.
According to the indictment, the Marine Corps solicited bids for 200 Cisco gigabit interface converters — hardware that allows computers to communicate with one another — that were to be used in connection with Iraq operations.
Genuine Cisco products were required and the bid specs read: “We have experience with substitute brands that do not deliver the required performance and cause signal attenuations and degrade beyond use before the required distance.
“Not only is this a quality issue it is a possible security issue.”
Ashoor and his company, CDS Federal Inc., were awarded the contract but instead provided the Marines with counterfeits, the prosecutor said.
Ashoor was arrested at his home by agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. If convicted, Ashoor faces a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $2 million fine.

Web 2.0 & Cloud Computing enter English Language Dictionary!!

2009-06-14T20:58:00.000-04:00

The ever-growing English language reached the milestone of 1 million words or phrases Wednesday and, appropriately enough in our technology-obsessed world, "Web 2.0" was the millionth word.
English contains more words than any other language in the world, according to the Austin, Texas-based Global Language Monitor, which made the declaration about Web 2.0.
The Global Language Monitor uses a mathematical formula to track the frequency of words and scans millions of Web sites, including those of 5,000 major print and electronic media outlets, to monitor word usage. The organization declares a word or phrase to be legitimate once it appears 25,000 times in searches.
Web 2.0, of course, is a term that refers to the next generation of Internet technologies, such as social networking applications and Ajax development techniques, which largely appeared after the dot-com crash in 2001.
Other words and phrases that were admitted to the not-so-exclusive English language club on Wednesday were "slumdog," a derisive term for a child that lives in a slum; "cloud computing," which refers to services delivered through the Internet; and "n00b" (yes, it's spelled with two zeros) which refers to someone who is new and inexperienced, particularly with technology.

Who Is Gonna Be The Cyber Czar???

2009-06-11T16:32:00.004-04:00

Reuter has it's own guess. My MIT colleagues and I are thinking General Alexander or maybe Microsoft's security chief and a veteran of Clinton's and Bush's national security teams are leading candidates for cybersecurity czar, a job that needs White House access and clout to protect networks that underpin the U.S. economy.

President Barack Obama promised last month that he would personally decide who would lead the fight against an epidemic of cybercrime and organize a response to any major cyber attack.

A leading candidate for the post is Scott Charney, head of Microsoft's cybersecurity division, who has said he won't take the job, according to a source who had direct knowledge of the matter but was not authorized to discuss it. The source said, however, that Charney would change his mind if pressed. (Read More Here)

Harris Corporation's Dale Meyerrose to Speak at Cyberspace Symposium In Louisiana

2009-06-09T12:34:00.000-04:00

Harris Corporation's Dale Meyerrose to Speak at Cyberspace Symposium In Louisiana

Research officials study energy harvesting for future unmanned aircraft

2009-06-09T09:13:00.002-04:00

Research officials study energy harvesting for future unmanned aircraft

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If The Clouds Burst

2009-06-08T09:12:00.000-04:00

Intelligent Technology from Forbes Magazine
If The Clouds Burst
Andy Greenberg,

NIST official warns that cloud computing could face a banking-style meltdown.
The much-hyped vision of information technology's cloud computing future is often described with an analogy to the power industry: Just as we pipe in electricity from a central utility, the comparison goes, so will we someday pay for processing and storage as utility-like services in a central location, a model that's more efficient, more flexible and cheaper.

But cloud computing, argues the National Institute of Science and Technology's (NIST) cloud computing lead Peter Mell, can also be described with an analogy to another industry, and one with a less savory track record: banking. In a cloud computing scenario, as in banking, businesses and governments entrust their precious digital assets to a single central repository--one that's more interested in maximizing profit than in creating a costly safety buffer. (read More here)

Boeing Details Briefing Schedule for Paris Air Show 2009

2009-06-05T15:22:00.000-04:00

Boeing Details Briefing Schedule for Paris Air Show 2009

General Dynamics to Boost Military Satellite Communications Capacity with $119 Million Army WIN-T Satellite Terminal Award

2009-06-05T15:21:00.000-04:00

General Dynamics to Boost Military Satellite Communications Capacity with $119 Million Army WIN-T Satellite Terminal Award

Demonstration to showcase life-saving information-sharing technologies

2009-06-05T09:50:00.001-04:00

Demonstration to showcase life-saving information-sharing technologies

Harris Corporation Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire the Air Traffic Control Business Unit of SolaCom Technologies, Inc.

2009-06-04T16:15:00.000-04:00

Harris Corporation Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire the Air Traffic Control Business Unit of SolaCom Technologies, Inc.

WNAN: DARPA’s Idea for Next-Generation Soldier Networks

2009-06-04T08:58:00.002-04:00

At present, many soldiers don’t have communications radios because the hardware is too expensive. Buying 2-way radios from Radio Shack before deployments solved that problem for some soldiers, but insecure communications created others. On the high end, the US military’s JTRS program is expected to create radios that are much better at working together, and much easier to upgrade. As one might expect, however, the hardware appears to be on track to be more expensive, in return for that improved performance.

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Wireless Network after Next (WNaN) program aims to shift the approach used to design these military wireless networks. It also intends to use inexpensive, high-volume, commercial off hardware components. They would be combined with adaptive wireless network software operating over densely-deployed, low-cost wireless nodes, with the aim of putting a reliable communications radio into the hands of every soldier.

AF Recruiting Cyber Warriors

2009-06-04T08:58:00.001-04:00

Air Force Gen. Kevin P. Chilton, commander of the U.S. Strategic Command, said recently that the military is recruiting 2,000 to 4,000 cyberwarriors for a special force involved in both cyber defense and the more secret mission of conducting offensive network attacks against foreign computer and electronic systems.

The current acronym-heavy structure is part of the Strategic Command's Joint Task Force-Global Network Operations (JTF-GNO), which defends the Pentagon's critical Global Information Grid domestically and around the world from the tens of thousands of attempted electronic penetrations every day.

The second element is the Joint Functional Component Command Network Warfare (JFCC-NW), which will wage cyber war against foreign enemies, for example, breaking into a foreign military's network and electronically sabotaging weapons systems so they won't operate.

"In the future, we're looking at how we can combine those two into a single organization," Gen. Chilton told defense reporters May 7.

The Pentagon is planning a subunified command for cyber warfare and defenses that is expect to be part of Strategic Command, which also is in charge of nuclear warfare planning and execution.

Gen. Chilton said the main threat to defense computer systems to date has been mainly "espionage type of work" involving the theft of information.

"That's what's happening today. Now the semantics of attack versus espionage and intrusion, we can argue about that," he said.

The four-star general noted that a foreign high-altitude spy plane overflying the country would not be considered an attack on the United States, although as a sovereign state the U.S. government reserves the right to shoot it down.

Violations of sovereignty in cyberspace are difficult questions for the military to address, such as when are cyber and kinetic counterattacks permitted, and Strategic Command is studying how to respond to espionage and computer intrusions "in time of conflict," Gen. Chilton said.

Suspect Detection Systems Inc. Successfully Installs First Cogito Interrogation Units for Federal Agency in Latin America

2009-06-04T08:58:00.000-04:00

Suspect Detection Systems Inc. Successfully Installs First Cogito Interrogation Units for Federal Agency in Latin America

Congrats to DISA!

2009-06-04T05:58:00.000-04:00

- The Defense Information Systems Agency made a clean-sweep at last night’s National Association of Government Communicators Gold Screen Awards Banquet in Orlando, Fla. DISA took both first and second place in a nationwide competition recognizing outstanding local, state, and federal government Web sites.

“These awards acknowledge the ability of a small, dedicated team to produce high-quality Web products,” said Jason Schiavoni, the leader of the agency’s three-person Web team. “While we strive for excellence in aesthetic design, we believe our focus on accurate, reliable content is what makes DISA Web products such valuable resources.”

The prestigious panel of expert judges at NAGC judged both the content and design components of the competing Web sites, along with other factors including ease of navigation, organization of content, and accessibility requirements for users with disabilities.
First-place winner www.disa.mil’s primary audiences are the military Services and other defense agencies, mission-related industry partners, and job-seekers. The site underwent a thorough re-design in 2008 in an effort to better serve the approximately 14,000 daily visitors.

Second-place winner www.disa.mil/brac is a new site designed to serve as the primary information source for agency employees and government contractors affected by DISA’s planned move to Fort Meade, Md. starting in 2010 as a result of the Base Realignment and Closure Act of 2005.

Hypertronics KA Connectors Selected for NASA's Mission to Repair Hubble

2009-06-03T20:22:00.000-04:00

Hypertronics KA Connectors Selected for NASA's Mission to Repair Hubble

Lockheed Martin and U.S. Air Force Mark Successful Sniper(R) ATP Site Activations at A-10C Units

2009-06-03T20:21:00.000-04:00

Lockheed Martin and U.S. Air Force Mark Successful Sniper(R) ATP Site Activations at A-10C Units

Raytheon Hyperspectral Imaging Sensor Activated for Year-Long Mission

2009-06-03T20:20:00.000-04:00

Raytheon Hyperspectral Imaging Sensor Activated for Year-Long Mission

U.S. Navy Wins Best Practice Award for CSC-supported Learning Program

2009-06-03T20:19:00.000-04:00

U.S. Navy Wins Best Practice Award for CSC-supported Learning Program

What do you get When you take Relevance and mix it with Ideas? INNOVATION!

2009-06-02T15:26:00.002-04:00

Just found this over at FNR: Coming soon to federal, state and local governments: the application store where thousands of vendors and entrepreneurs developed innovative software tools to make government services better, faster and cheaper.

That is how Aneesh Chopra, the federal chief technology officer, explains in a straightforward and simplistic way how he sees innovation affecting government.

"It may be an app someone builds and you can download and improve it marginally to meet your needs and the marginal cost of that adoption should be low," says Chopra in an exclusive interview with FederalNewsRadio. "We are not saying one vendor rules them all, but we want to have thousands of entrepreneurs to bid on this kind of work. It may be more modest in scope but they will be able to solve discreet problems, and over time I imagine having thousands of apps all speaking to an issue. We will get there, but it still is a vision at this time."

Chopra, who was confirmed by the Senate May 21 to be CTO and Associate Director for Technology, still is developing specific goals, but detailed four broad priorities Tuesday at the Management of Change conference sponsored by the American Council for Technology and the Industry Advisory Council (ACT/IAC).

"I'm in listening mode and visiting with colleagues right now looking to see how I can be helpful in advancing the President's agenda," he says.

Chopra's four priorities include: (read more here)

AFCEA DC ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2nd ANNUAL SPRING LEADERSHIP AWARDS PROGRAM

2009-06-02T15:26:00.001-04:00

The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association’s DC Chapter (AFCEA DC), a non-profit association focused on promoting higher education in the hard sciences, mathematics, computer technology, and engineering, today announced the winners of its 2nd annual Spring Leadership Awards program. The program recognizes two members from each branch of the military – one enlisted and one officer – that has made a significant contribution to the warfighter through the use of information technology (IT), with special consideration given for decisive bravery. The 10 honorees will be recognized on June 5 by AFCEA DC during the Chapter’s Spring Leadership Awards Gala.
“AFCEA DC is proud to announce the winners of our 2009 Spring Leadership Awards program,” said Warren Suss, President, AFCEA DC. “We received over 90 highly qualified nominations on behalf of personnel stationed across the globe, which made the selection process tougher than ever. These 10 selected service men and women deserve to be recognized and we congratulate them on a job well done.”
AFCEA DC coordinated with members of the Armed Services, Joint Staff, COCOMS, and Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to identify the nominations. Nominations were then submitted to an executive selection committee (recently retired two and three-stars) which included Lt. Gen. Steven W. Boutelle, U.S. Army (Ret), Lt. Gen. Robert M. Shea, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret), Lt. Gen. William J. Donahue, U.S. Air Force (Ret), VADM Jerry O. Tuttle, U.S. Navy (Ret), Lt. Gen. Harry Raduege Jr., DISA (Ret), and RADM Ed Gilbert, U.S. Coast Guard (Ret).
The winners of the 2009 Spring Leadership Awards program are listed by branch below.
- U.S. Army
Enlisted – SFC/E7 Wilfrid Chapdelaine, Defense Information Systems Agency Pacific (DISA PAC)
Officer – Capt/03 Gregory Van Bemden, A/67th Signal Battalion
- U.S. Navy
Enlisted – ETC/E7 Brian Dunn, USS WHIDBEY ISLAND (LSD 41)
Officer – CW03 Carlos Santos, Riverine Squadron ONE
- U.S. Air Force
Enlisted – Senior Airman/E4 Gary Kilmer, 1 Special Ops Comm Sq
Officer – Capt/O3 Stacie Rembold, 96th Communications Sq
- U.S. Marine Corps
Enlisted – GySgt/E7 Eric Hernandez, 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion
Officer – Capt/03 John Hooks, DISA
- U.S. Coast Guard
Enlisted – IT1/E6 Joshua Kane, USCGC VENTUROUS (WMEC 625)
Officer – CDR/O5 Keith LaPlant, Seventh Coast Guard District
The 2nd annual AFCEA DC Spring Leadership Awards Gala will be co-located this year with the National Science Center (NSC) Charity Golf Tournament and sponsored by AFCEA DC, AFCEA International, and Redskins Radio/ESPN980. “The National Science Center (NSC) is chartered by public law to promote Science and Technology to the youth of this country,” said Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Sorenson, Chief Information Officer for the Secretary of the Army. “AFCEA DC’s Spring Leadership Awards Gala recognizes the important work being conducted to execute the NSC mission. It will also honor Service Men and Women who are implementing significant IT programs in support of the warfighter. I will be attending the event and look forward to meeting – and congratulating – this year’s Spring Leadership Award winners.”
For additional details on the Spring Leadership Awards Gala or to purchase tickets to the event, please visit: http://afceadc.org/events/special-events/spring-gala.
About AFCEA DC AFCEA DC represents the professional communications, electronics, intelligence, and information systems community. The Chapter holds regular luncheon meetings that provide a forum in which government, association, and industry leaders can meet to exchange ideas and concepts, discuss current problems and solutions, and identify future requirements in all technical disciplines. The AFCEA Forum encourages and enhances open dialogue essential to national and international cooperation and security. These monthly meetings feature individual and panel speakers that cover current topics in industry. For additional information on AFCEA DC’s programs and activities, go to www.afceadc.org.

General Dynamics Awarded Project Support Contract by U.S. Joint Forces Command

2009-06-02T15:26:00.000-04:00

General Dynamics Awarded Project Support Contract by U.S. Joint Forces Command

U.S. Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin $1.5-Billion Contract for SBIRS Follow-On Spacecraft

2009-06-02T15:25:00.000-04:00

U.S. Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin $1.5-Billion Contract for SBIRS Follow-On Spacecraft

CACI Awarded $30 Million Prime Contract to Support U.S. Navy Aviation Training of Combat-Quality Professionals

2009-06-02T11:25:00.001-04:00

CACI Awarded $30 Million Prime Contract to Support U.S. Navy Aviation Training of Combat-Quality Professionals

Harris Corporation Awarded $9.8 Million Follow-On Contract By U.S. Navy for Aircraft Fibre Channel Network Switches

2009-06-02T11:25:00.000-04:00

Harris Corporation Awarded $9.8 Million Follow-On Contract By U.S. Navy for Aircraft Fibre Channel Network Switches

SAIC Awarded $21 Million Defense Information Systems ENCORE II Task Order

2009-06-02T11:23:00.001-04:00

SAIC Awarded $21 Million Defense Information Systems ENCORE II Task Order

Mundus and AirStar Revolutionary Patented VTOL Technology in Ducted Fan UAVs to be Used in New Wholly Owned Robotics Division, Drones & AeroDroids Systems in Government Agencies

2009-06-02T11:23:00.000-04:00

Mundus and AirStar Revolutionary Patented VTOL Technology in Ducted Fan UAVs to be Used in New Wholly Owned Robotics Division, Drones & AeroDroids Systems in Government Agencies

Safe Internet Alliance Commends Administration's New Cybersecurity Effort

2009-06-02T11:22:00.000-04:00

Safe Internet Alliance Commends Administration's New Cybersecurity Effort

Moog Completes Investment In Wind Energy Business

2009-06-02T11:21:00.000-04:00

Moog Completes Investment In Wind Energy Business

General Dynamics Awarded $47 Million Contract by U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command

2009-06-02T09:58:00.000-04:00

General Dynamics Awarded $47 Million Contract by U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command

Raytheon Demonstrates New Submarine Communications Technology for UK Royal Navy

2009-06-02T09:57:00.000-04:00

Raytheon Demonstrates New Submarine Communications Technology for UK Royal Navy

Key Industry CAE Experts to Address Ricardo Software Conference

2009-06-02T09:56:00.000-04:00

Key Industry CAE Experts to Address Ricardo Software Conference

KVH Industries Builds 25,000th Fiber Optic Gyro, Meeting Growing Demand for Guidance and Stabilization Products

2009-06-02T09:55:00.000-04:00

KVH Industries Builds 25,000th Fiber Optic Gyro, Meeting Growing Demand for Guidance and Stabilization Products