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Re:Pentagon Opens Network to iOS and Android, Dealing Huge B... by bengl3rt on Monday October 29, 2012 @07:43PM (#4715183)
My understanding is that Android devices with custom images (SELinux-type-stuff compiled into the kernel) have been allowed on their network for some time. This wasn't just contractor-spec custom hardware - employees were allowed to use their personal Android devices provided this stuff had been installed.

So, the big news here is that that's no longer required, and that stock Android devices will now be allowed.

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Re:Pentagon Opens Network to iOS and Android, Dealing Huge B... by rdtsc on Monday October 29, 2012 @08:14PM (#4715291)
Do you have a source on that? I have been following Android news related to the govt and haven't seen that. I am aware of SEAndroid from NSA but not about devices running being allowed on DoD networks.
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Re:Pentagon Opens Network to iOS and Android, Dealing Huge B... by paxswill on Monday October 29, 2012 @10:06PM (#4715692)
It's entirely possible to run Android on DoD networks, it just takes a lot of work to certify it and the restrictions of what you can do with the device make it almost useless.
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Re:Pentagon Opens Network to iOS and Android, Dealing Huge B... by bengl3rt on Monday October 29, 2012 @09:34PM (#4715593)
No official source. Just conversations with friends who work for various agencies when they abruptly switched despite professing their undying love for their iPhones.
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