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HOWTO Configure Apache for SSL with DoD CAC Authentication on Ubuntu 9.04

Posted by Scott Jarkoff in Articles, Features

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Ubuntu LogoAdministering Linux servers is an art form not mastered by many because it is mostly command-line driven. Windows on the other hand, while a highly complex beast, has taught most administrators that configuring can be accomplished through a simple point-and-click interface.

One of the more difficult Linux tasks is properly configuring an Apache web server – the sheer power Apache can wield is evident in the exponential number of configuration options available. Setting up Apache on Linux for SSL-based DoD Common Access Card (CAC) authentication is pure freaking magic. Learn how to configure an Ubuntu Linux 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) server to perform this much-needed functionality!

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Government Must Embrace Social Networking, Not Ban It

Posted by Scott Jarkoff in Articles

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facebookPresident Barack Obama was the first candidate to make extensive use of social networking tools during his campaign for the presidency. His campaign used these tools so the average user benefitted from visiting Obama’s various web sites and social networking profiles. With Obama at the helm of the United States, one would expect the President to force a bureaucratic culture change, ushering in a new era of governmental use of social networking and embracing the web. Unfortunately, the government has both embraced and banned social networking in the same breath.

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New $95 Million Marine Corps Intranet And $3 Billion Extension For NMCI?

Posted by Rich Chuckrey in Articles

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TWO DOLLAR BILLGeneral Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) was recently awarded a whopping $95 million dollar 5-year enterprise IT contract in support of the United States Marine Corps.

GDIT announced:

Through the contract, General Dynamics will design, build and integrate the first MCEITS Enterprise IT Center, which provides application hosting capabilities, enterprise shared services, access to enterprise-wide information, collaboration and information sharing across business and warfighter domains.

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RECOVERY[dot]gov – The Transparency Experiment

Posted by Rich Chuckrey in Articles

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white houseTaking into account the substantial improvements made in technology through to this 21st century, we can easily say the US Government is long overdue in bringing its people a transparent look into civil service dealings.

President Barack Obama appears set to reverse the tide of secrecy and ambiguity in how the US has does business — starting with — Recovery.gov.

Obama had this to say:

We’ll launch an unprecedented effort to root out waste, inefficiency, and unnecessary spending in our government, and every American will be able to see how and where we spend taxpayer dollars by going to a new website called recovery.gov.

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Flaw In Defense Contracting Of Information Technology Staff

Posted by Rich Chuckrey in Articles

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060702-F-5964B-111In most industries, the process of hiring qualified technical staff is tied closely [if not solely] to an individual’s technical qualifications and past performance. But, not completely so within U.S. Defense contracting.

A large portion of information technology positions inside U.S. Defense (DOD) rely on security clearances — a must-have requirement to ensure personnel are properly cleared for positions that need access to sensitive information. For potential employees without clearance, establishing one can come with a high price tag.

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DoD Has No Desire to Mitigate Windows Dependency

Posted by Scott Jarkoff in Articles

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February 27, 2006: ServersThe United States Department of Defense is one of the largest consumers of Microsoft’s Windows family of operating systems. There are certainly a small number of organizations with a larger install base, but definitely not one as distributed, inter-connected and solely dependent upon Windows to complete just about every facet of work accomplished. The reliance solely on Windows, from the end-user workstation to the back-end server farm, is a huge risk which DoD has shown no desire to mitigate.

There are a staggering number of workstations required for the warfighters throughout DoD. Approximately 95% of these systems are WinTel, with only a very small number being Unix based. However, even the Unix based workstations are merely virtual Windows sessions – although the host OS is Unix, the user is performing all work within Windows!

The reliance on Windows is the single biggest weakness in the DoD information assurance strategy. Our adversaries know what we run and use that knowledge to craft specific attacks aimed directly at Windows. The Windows family of operating systems are riddled with vulnerabilities if not properly maintained – this delicate foundation has allowed attackers to compromise DoD networks at-will.

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