Army CIO Boutelle says military services rely too heavily on commercial satellites
Army CIO Lt. Gen. Steven Boutelle looks forward to the day when the government launches its own satellites and becomes less dependent on commercial satellites for communications.
Marines solicit proposals for interoperability project
The Marine Corps is searching for technical and engineering support at its Joint Interoperability of Tactical Command and Control Systems project.
DOD falls short of asset visibility goal
The department has missed its 2004 goal of achieving total asset visibility of roughly $70 billion in inventory and faces impediments to reaching its revised 2010 target.
Report: Spending on IT contracts surges in 2004
According to a new report, the federal government awarded $155 billion in IT prime contracts in fiscal 2004'a 60 percent increase over IT-related spending in 2003.
Bush orders agencies to define use of radio spectrum
President Bush has directed executive departments and agencies to better manage their current and future radio spectrum use.
Former DOD acquisition officials join consulting firm
A pair of retired Army colonels with expertise in acquisition'Earle D. Munns Jr. and Ronald L. Endicott'have joined the Leads Corp.
DARPA kicks off UAV prototype project
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded $8.7 million to three vendors to build prototype unmanned aircraft for the Army's Future Force unit.
Stenbit joins board of Groove Networks
The former Defense CIO has been appointed to the board of directors at collaboration software developer Groove Networks Inc.
Military services open the door to GIG-BE
The Defense Information Systems Agency is footing the bill to wire its next-generation network to the doorstep of military agencies, but it's up to the individual services to make sure the net reaches users.
EA or BUST
Fed up with the lack of progress Defense has made on modernizing its business systems, Congress is threatening fines of $5,000 and jail time for the department's comptroller if systems do not comply with the EA
McArthur named Navy deputy CIO
The Navy has named Vice Adm. James D. McArthur to be deputy CIO. He'll lead the newly established Enterprise IT Transformation Office.
Harvey confirmed as Army secretary
Francis J. Harvey won Senate confirmation yesterday as the secretary of the Army.
Electronic medical records go into combat
As an Army medic responding to medical emergencies in Macedonia in the early 1990s, Sgt. Tommy Morris thought there had to be a better way to keep patients' records.
DISA moves ahead with VOIP
Warfighters in Iraq are making phone calls over the Internet.
DISA floats draft procurement systems specs
The agency wants to consolidate 11 mainframe applications, 47 client-server applications and seven Web applications that support its Procurement and Logistics Directorate.
NSA honors security efforts
The National Security Agency handed out two information assurance awards recognizing excellence in protecting Defense Department networks.
Defense still working out identity management issues
The Defense Department is seeking industry's help in crafting a vision for identity management that balances security with a user's right to privacy.
DOD makes award to assist military medical network
The Tri-Service Infrastructure Management Program Office has awarded a $30 million contract to KSJ & Associates Inc. to perform program management functions.
Army Knowledge Online RFP due within weeks
The Army plans to issue a request for proposals before Thanksgiving in search of a single integrator for the Army Knowledge Online portal.
Hill to DOD: Build EA-compliant systems or face penalties
Congress has added bite to its bark that Defense build or buy systems compatible with the DOD business enterprise architecture.
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