DOD releases homeland defense blueprint
The 'Strategy for Homeland Defense and Civil Support' outlines DOD's role in thwarting attacks, protecting critical Defense infrastructures and enhancing situational awareness among federal, state and local authorities.
Navy awards CSC contract for DD(X) destroyer support
The Naval Sea Systems Command has hired Computer Sciences Corp., under a $71 million contract, for program management and ship systems engineering for its DD(X) Destroyer Class Program Office.
DOD goal: Boost DISN bandwidth up to 10 Gbps
The Defense Department has issued a request for proposals for technologies that would boost bandwidth for the Defense Information Systems Network.
Navy awards task order for ONE-NET IT support
The Navy has awarded Computer Sciences Corp. a $75 million task order for IT support services for its Outside the Continental United States Navy Enterprise Network in the Far East.
DISA enlists SAIC for anti-spyware
The Defense Information Systems Agency has awarded a $6.9 million task order to Science Applications International Corp. to provide a Defense-wide, anti-spyware tool.
A DOD cyberplan aims to attract hackers like bees
Two of the Army's lead technologists propose to defend the Global Information Grid by using decoy networks and 'honey pots' to fool hackers.
House follows committee's lead on DOD, cuts FCS
The House has signed off on a $408 billion Defense budget that makes significant cuts to key transformational programs across the department.
Boutelle: Army warfighting, business mission areas must be interoperable
The leaders of the Army's nine warfighting and business mission areas must prove programs within their domains are interoperable or those programs will be cut, said CIO Steven Boutelle.
DISA Web pilot supports move to collaborate online
The Defense Department wants the Army, Navy and Air Force enterprise portals linked to a pilot project to test secure, browser-based collaboration tools from WebEx Communications Inc. of San Jose, Calif.
Army taps General Dynamics for technologies for Stryker battalion
The Army awarded a $30 million contract to General Dynamics Corp. to bring voice, data and mapping technology to an experimental Stryker battalion.
Army drafts Accenture for financial-management system overhaul
The Army has awarded a $537 million contract to Accenture to develop a consolidated financial-management system for active, Reserve and National Guard units.
Congress plans funding cuts for Defense space systems
Space programs in the Defense Department face significant cuts this budget cycle, signaling frustration among legislators that the programs continue to come in over budget and behind schedule.
Collaboration central
DAHLGREN, Va.'Inside the Coalition Task Force Command, Marine Corps Col. Tim Cassidy is preparing to brief commanders on the latest developments in Southeast Africa.
J-UCAS receives first release of common operating software
There are three build deliveries for the software, which keeps the Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems program on schedule for its interoperability software demonstration later this year.
The long arm of the Army's cybercrime unit
For three months last year, an Army soldier stationed in Afghanistan installed on more than 200 computers illegal software that captured users' keystrokes and, ultimately, caused about $25,000 in damage.
Defense issues RFP for bandwidth in Defense Network
The Defense Department yesterday issued a request for proposals for technologies that will add a bandwidth boost to the Defense Information Systems Network.
Kilgallon to lead Army HR initiative
Army Lt. Col. John Kilgallon, a graduate of Johns Hopkins University, was chosen to replace Lt. Col. Joseph Klumpp, who led the AHRS initiative for the last three years.
Grimes on deck to be Defense CIO
President Bush today nominated a Raytheon vice president and retired Defense leader to be the Defense Department's next chief information officer.
Army wants to go big with Small Computer Program
The Army plans to flex its IT purchasing muscle at the start of fiscal 2006 by using bundled purchases to get IT hardware products at reduced rates.
Other agencies could benefit from NMCI's hard-learned lessons
The long travails of the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet program offers numerous lessons that can be applied by federal agencies designing very large contracts, and by integrators looking to bid on them.
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