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January-March 2012

January-March 2012 Issue
Highlights
Navy Information Technology Procurement Approval and Oversight
By Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Dominance (N2/N6)
NMCI Continues to Provide Solutions for Sailors and Marines
Services Include Convertible Laptops, a Hosted Virtual Desktop, Win 7
By Naval Enterprise Networks (PMW 205) Public Affairs
"Amazing Grace"
By CHIPS Magazine
From the DON CIO
Consolidating Data Centers Key to Cutting IT Spending
By Michele Buisch
SSN Reduction Plan Phase 1 and 2 Results
By Steve Muck
Negotiating Contracts for Cloud-Based Software
Any cloud service level agreement should contain specific, measurable and enforceable terms and conditions
By Gretchen Kwashnik
Interviews
Q&A with Rear Adm. Joseph Mulloy-Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Budget; Director, Fiscal Management Division OPNAV (N82)
A discussion about IT efficiencies
By CHIPS Magazine
Q&A with Senior Chief Information Systems Technician Jason M. Rufa--Carrier Strike Group Two Spectrum Manager
By CHIPS Magazine
From Around the Fleet and Program Offices
The First Computer Bug
By CHIPS Magazine
The Nanosecond
By Sharon Anderson
Protecting Information in a Cloud Computing Environment
The need to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information hasn't really changed much in the last 100 years.
By Brian Burns
Exercise Saxon Warrior 2011
U.S. and U.K. fine-tune link communications
By Lt. Dennis "Rickshaw" Szpara
A Communications Planning Primer
What every "commo" needs to know
By Capt. Danelle Barrett
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Online ISSN 2154-1779; Print ISSN 1047-9988