Separately, DISA is expected to rule in early May that Apple's latest operating system, iOS 6, conforms to a different security-requirement guide, the Defense Department spokesman said.

WSJ: Pentagon Expects to Enlist Apple, Samsung Devices

An individual, as we now know was a 17 year old teenager in the California area, broke into a server on the DISA which is the Defence Information Systems Agency.

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"We are working with DOD and DISA to ensure we have approval as soon as possible, " a RIM spokeswoman said in a written statement.

WSJ: Pentagon Expects to Enlist Apple, Samsung Devices

The Defense Information Systems Agency, or DISA, the agency that sanctions commercial technology for Pentagon use, is set to rule in the next two weeks that Samsung's Galaxy line of smartphones, preloaded with Samsung's Knox security software, conforms with the Pentagon's so-called Security Technology Implementation Guide, according to a Defense Department spokesman.

WSJ: Pentagon Expects to Enlist Apple, Samsung Devices