AFEI News & Updates

Blog Post on Open Source
Jason Hull of OpenConnections blogs on AFEI Open Technology Conference and Open Source in DOD here.

Sun Web log On Open Source Conference
Jim Laurent, a Systems Engineer with Sun Microsystems, reported on the AFEI Open conference in a blog entry on Wednesday Dec 19, 2007. He says:

"It's clear from attending this conference again (this is my third time) that there is no avoiding the use of open source tools in the Federal Government.  Whether it is something as simple as glassfish and openssh or more advanced technologies like the UltraSPARC T1 and T2 processors, open source is everywhere in the DoD."

Read his blog here

AFEI Data Strategy and Shared Services (DS3) Working Group
The DS3 effort on SOA acquisition with DoD was mentioned in Government Computer News article and in Federal Computer week.  Read the articles:

GCN - DOD developing data sharing working group

FCW - DOD is extending net-centricity to RFPs

Cyber Deterrence Conference a Success!
At the November 1-2 AFEI conference an audience of very senior industry and government attendees listened to a day and a half of some of the world's leading thinkers on deterrence policy and cyber security. Early consensus was that stronger cyber defense has a deterrent effect, and that much more thought and discussion needs to be given to defining cyber space and the rules of behavior within it. Proceedings will be published shortly.

Cyber Rules of Engagement
Maj Gen William Lord (USAF), Air Force Cyber Command, comments on Cyber Space rules of engagement and weapons in a recent Federal Computer Week interview (read).

The White House Releases Security Strategy The White House releases the National Strategy for Homeland Security (NSHS). The purpose is to guide, organize, and unify homeland security efforts. Read an excerpt on deterrence from the NSHS here.
The National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace and the NIPP’s Cross-Sector Cyber Security plan are guiding the Federal Government's efforts in cyber security.