Defense could buy smarter, auditors say
The Defense Department still has a shortage of best practices and controls for business systems acquisition, the Government Accountability Office said late last month.
Four awarded SPAWAR contracts
ID/IQ contracts cover program management services.
DISA's Ronald Dorman goes to Xacta
The former chief of information sharing services with the Defense Information Systems Agency has accepted a job with Xacta Corp. as deputy director for programs.
Rep. Porter Goss nominated for CIA post
Florida Republican, chairman of the House Select Committee on Intelligence, is a perfect fit to replace former CIA director George Tenet, President Bush said.
Retired general joining Anteon
Major Gen. Zannie Smith will join Anteon International and oversee Army and Defense programs.
DOD needs to sharpen acquisition skills, GAO says
The Defense Department still has a shortage of best practices and controls in business systems acquisition, the Government Accountability Office said today.
Air Force builds $490m comm infrastructure
The Air Force has hired several companies under a $490 million contract to build a communications infrastructure for deployed personnel.
Conferees OK Defense Dept. appropriations
House and Senate conferees approved a $416.2 billion fiscal 2005 Defense appropriations bill late last month and sent it to President Bush to sign.The proposal is $1.6 billion lower than the $417.8 billion Bush requested and $25.4 billion more than in fiscal 2004.
Incoming
<b>Personnel site</b>. The Defense Department has launched a Web site to inform civilian employees about the new National Security Personnel System.The human resources system, laid out in the fiscal 2004 Defense authorization bill, changes the way the department hires, pays, promotes and disciplines civilian employees. The site shows employees how the system works and solicits their comments about it.
TRANSCOM builds enterprise architecture tied into BEA-Log
The Defense Department's Transportation Command is examining 600 military supply chain systems to determine if they can be integrated into DOD's overarching business enterprise architecture.
DFAS rolls out upgraded financial management system
The Defense Finance and Accounting Service has deployed an upgraded financial management system that is expected to reduce processing costs by 56 percent.
DISA hires Filippi to replace Meyerriecks
The Defense Information Systems Agency has hired Debra M. Filippi, a Navy and Marine Corps veteran, to take over as program director of the Net-Centric Enterprise Services initiative.
Strategic command awards support contract
The Air Force has hired Computer Sciences Corp. to provide IT infrastructure to support the United States Strategic Command.
Conferees approve Defense appropriations bill
Funds cut from several key programs, including the Army's Future Combat Systems initiative, missile defense programs and the Air Force's Space-Based Radar program.
Army plans to roll out some parts of FCS by year's end
The Army will accelerate work on its massive Future Combat Systems program to deliver a communications capability and some unmanned systems to warfighters in Iraq by the end of this year, program officials said last week.
Army award for WIN-T is nigh
The Army is expected within the next few days to name General Dynamics Corp. as the prime contractor for the multibillion-dollar Warfighter Information Network-Tactical program.
Net-Centric office at DOD looks at future
The Net-Centric Enterprise Services Program Management Office recently completed its first major Defense Department oversight review.The NCES office, run out of the Defense Information Systems Agency, is now exploring new concepts and technologies while it continues to define its nine core services.
Defense looking for a few good auditors for IG
The Defense Department is looking for more than 100 experienced auditors to work in the Office of the Deputy Inspector General for Auditing.DOD will use direct-hire authority, granted this month by the Office of Personnel Management, to recruit the auditors at grade levels 11 through 15. Those levels require specialized skills and management experience in auditing financial statements and systems.
Army awards contract for JTRS radios
The Army has awarded a contract to General Dynamics Corp. to design and develop small, lightweight software-programmable radios under the Joint Tactical Radio System contract. A team led by General Dynamics will modify commercial hardware and software products and develop single- and dual-channel handhelds and small backpack radios, known as Cluster Five radios, according to an Army announcement.
Senate confirms two military finance chiefs
Tina Westby Jonas yesterday won confirmation as the Defense Department's new comptroller.
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