Army shuffles IT units
The Army has realigned three communications and electronics organizations at Fort Monmouth to form the Communications-Electronics Life Cycle Management Command.
DISA reissues net-centric solicitation
Defense has reissued an RFP for products to help move its Net-Centric Enterprise Services program to the Web.
Defense CIO pleased with funding
The Defense Department's CIO said he is encouraged by the support offered to key programs of the Global Information Grid in 2006 budget talks.
NIST puts the word out on security safeguards
The National Institute of Standards and Technology and the National Security Agency have released a specification to standardize IT security checklists.
Army issues solicitation for portal vendor
The Army is looking for a single integrator to manage its Army Knowledge Online-Enterprise Services program.
Northrop Grumman's Dur says requirements are the key to acquisition success
The failure or success of the acquisition process in the Defense Department often hinges on whether requirements are accurately aligned with a program.
DISA shuffles net-centric staff
The Defense Information Systems Agency has named an interim program manager and a technical adviser for its Net-Centric Enterprise Services initiative.
Critics take shots at net-centric warfare planning
Some insurgents in Iraq used network-centric warfare better than the U.S. military did, according to a panelist at the AFCEA West 2005 conference.
Cebrowski steps down from his job as Defense transformation czar
DOD has lost its chief champion for change with the retirement of Arthur K. Cebrowski as director force transformation.
Defense lists top 100 contractors for 2004
Who were the top three? Lockheed Martin Corp., Boeing Co. and Northrop Grumman Corp.
Defense gets new biometrics coordinator
Joseph Guzman has joined the Defense Department's Biometric Management Office to lead policy implementation, strategic planning and stakeholder coordination.
NKO protest upheld
<font color="CC000">(UPDATED)</font color> GAO this week upheld a protest by KEI Pearson Inc. of a contract award to Computer Sciences Corp. for work on the Navy Knowledge Online portal.
Government releases specs for security checklists
NIST and NSA have rolled out a specification to standardize IT security checklists.
Army launches buy for knowledge management systems
The Army has issued an RFP for a single integrator for its Army Knowledge Online portal.
Army awards $209m in contracts to aid intelligence command
The Army has tapped four companies to vie for work supporting its Intelligence and Security Command.
IT-laden weapons systems face cuts in '06
The Pentagon's plan to slash nearly $30 billion from its budgets over the next six years will affect several major projects that rely heavily on IT to transform the way the military does its job.
DISA cancels RFP for enterprise services project
The Defense Information Systems Agency abruptly cancelled a solicitation for a universal discovery tool for its Net-Centric Enterprise Services initiative.
DOD budget crunch puts IT on the hot seat, CIO says
The Pentagon's IT systems face increased pressure to deliver on time and on budget to guarantee funding.
Sim office gets new chief
Army Col. Jerry Glasow became the new director of the Defense Modeling and Simulation Office earlier this month.
DISA seeks vendors to ease transition to NCES program
The Defense Information Systems Agency is looking for vendors to join a sweeping IT buying vehicle that will help it convert legacy systems to the Network Centric Enterprise Services program.
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