Munns to leave NMCI
Rear Adm. Charles L. Munns, director of the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet, will leave that position to take over as commander of the Atlantic Fleet Submarine Force.
DFAS buys Unisys' managed services
The Defense Finance and Accounting Service has awarded Unisys Corp. an $83.5 million contract for a wide range of managed desktop services.
Defense seeks input from civilian workers at HR site
The Defense Department has launched a Web site to inform civilian employees and solicit their comments about the new National Security Personnel System.
DISA issues call for overseas wireless support
The Defense Information Systems Agency has released a request for proposals for enterprise wireless services for Europe, Africa and Southwest Asia.
Army prepares ITES2 with higher ceilings
ITES 2 would be a five-year contract that could possibly be five times larger than the first contract.
Defense broadens hardware buying program
Enterprise Software Initiative begins a hardware pilot with the Air Force Information Technology Commodity Council to open enterprisewide hardware purchases to the Army, Navy and Marine Corps.
Boutelle: Justify IT programs, or cuts loom
Any Army IT program faces billions of dollars in cuts if it is found to be inconsistent with the Army's goal to extend the line of communications as the service adds additional brigades.
Price threshold lowered for Army computer buys
Next month, the Army will lower the $100,000 IT services and hardware threshold to $25,000 to lure more customers to the small-computer buying vehicle.
Surveillance airship prepped for Iraq
The Army will soon test a 56,000-cubic-foot tethered aerostat surveillance system designed to provide constant monitoring of troops in Iraq.
Communications upgrades continue in Iraq
Hundreds of Army civilians and contractors are in Iraq upgrading satellite terminals for better security and transmission capabilities, bringing wireless technologies to the fight.
DISA picks Linux vendor
Defense agency hires DLT Solutions Inc. to provide Red Hat Linux open-source software to the Defense Department in support of its Enterprise Software Initiative.
DOD panel calls for regulatory framework
A panel of military experts last month called for the Defense Department to create a regulatory framework for all data mining in order to protect citizens' privacy.
GAO: Weapons software policy has loophole
Defense Department acquisition and software security policies have loopholes when addressing some risks associated with using foreign suppliers to develop weapons system software, according to a General Accounting Office report.
Army Knowledge Online portal seeks one vendor, upgrades
By the end of summer, the Army plans to award a single contract for maintenance of its Army Knowledge Online portal.
DLA buys system to manage employee training programs
The Defense Logistics Agency has purchased software to manage training for 22,000 employees across the United States and 28 other countries, an application the agency expects to improve the readiness of its workers and bolster its ability to track expenses.
Army combining war game simulations into single app
The Army is taking its war game training to a new level by replacing eight disparate modeling and simulation training systems over the next several years with the $50 million One Semi-Automated Forces Objective System.
NMCI to open software test center
The Navy-Marine Corps Intranet program office will open a center later this month to test software applications for compatibility with the Navy's enterprise portal.
Tricare pharmacy links go live
Tricare Retail Pharmacy program links military members, beneficiaries to about 53,000 civilian pharmacies.
Defense committee urges data mining framework
Committee calls for a regulatory framework for all DOD data mining, a privacy officer and a panel of external advisers to identify and resolve privacy issues.
Army picks software to automate training ammo requests
The Army is deploying Silanis Technology software to handle ammunition requests electronically.
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