Thursday
Cyber Command for Alexander?
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.
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.
Monday
Sunday
Ed Freeman
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.
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!
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.
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?"
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."
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."
Counterfeit Computer Parts!
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.
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!!
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.
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.
Thursday
Who Is Gonna Be The Cyber Czar???
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)
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)
Tuesday
Monday
If The Clouds Burst
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)
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)
Friday
Thursday
WNAN: DARPA’s Idea for Next-Generation Soldier Networks
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.
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
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.
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.
Congrats to DISA!
- 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.
“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.
Wednesday
Tuesday
What do you get When you take Relevance and mix it with Ideas? INNOVATION!
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)
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
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.
“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.
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