DOD Creates Pilot Programs to Keep Foreign Malware at Bay

By Sebastian Sprenger / March 30, 2009 at 5:00 AM
Defense Department leaders plan to create new organizations throughout the services in which experts will work to ensure U.S. weapon systems are free of foreign-made computer malware and counterfeit parts, according to defense officials. The creation of these "centers of excellence" is part of a broader DOD-wide push to prevent potentially harmful information and communications technology manufactured overseas from entering critical systems, according to Mitchell Komaroff, who directs the Globalization Task Force in the office of DOD Chief Information Officer...

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