Defense travel system gets upgrades
Two new tools designed to make travel planning quicker for administrators at hundreds of military installations.
GAO warns of weapons software policy loopholes
Defense acquisition and software security policies have loopholes when addressing some risks associated with using foreign suppliers to develop weapons system software, GAO reports.
Navy awards three IDIQ contracts
The Navy's Fleet Technical Support Center, Atlantic, awarded three engineering, technical and logistics services contracts.
DISA issues data services RFI
DISA is looking for information on data services technologies and products that will enable it to define a comprehensive set of data services requirements.
Navy awards Joint Warfare Systems contract
The Navy recently awarded a $10.3 million engineering and technical support services contract, under its Joint Warfare Systems Program, to AT&T Government Solutions Inc.
Lawmakers recommend $422.2b for DOD in 2005
Lawmakers debating next year's Defense Department authorization bills have called 2005 the 'year of the troops,' promising to prioritize funds for combat and force protection capabilities.
Beefed-up DISN will accelerate to 10 Gbps
Defense Department network honchos want to add muscle to their chief data transport to meet future military demands.The Defense Information Systems Agency this month released a request for information for considerably more bandwidth on the Defense Information System Network.
Defense picks consultant for IPv6 transition
The Defense Information Systems Agency has hired SI International Inc. of Reston, Va., to help define and develop solutions for the Internet Protocol version 6 Transition Office.
GAO, DOD don't see eye to eye on architecture
The Defense Department has made limited progress on its business enterprise architecture even after three years of effort and more than $203 million in expenditures, the General Accounting Office has found.
Limited progress noted on DOD business architecture
GAO said the DOD still has no one responsible for the accountability and responsibility of directing, overseeing and approving the business enterprise architecture.
Incoming
<b>DFAS deployment</b>. The Defense Finance and Accounting Service has completed its deployment of an enterprise financial management system known as e-Biz.
NMCI program trains IT sailors
During Operation Iraqi Freedom, the Navy had more than 170 ships in the Arabian Gulf, Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea with one thing in common: They were connected to the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet despite being thousands of miles from the nearest Network Operations Center.
Army selects software to upgrade its portal
The Army has upgraded its Army Knowledge Online portal that provides single sign-on access to roughly 300 Army applications and services.
Incoming
<b>Testing, testing</b>. The Defense Department has formed a Test and Evaluation Biometric Working Group to push best practices for biometric testing and evaluation.
Defense changes tack in issuing smart cards
Despite having a strong supply chain, the Defense Department missed its deadline last month for issuing smart cards to 3.4 million service members, civilian employees and contract workers, so the department is tweaking demand.
Defense IPv6 consultant hired
The Defense Information Systems Agency has hired SI International Inc. to help define and develop solutions for the Internet Protocol version 6 Transition Office.
Air Force group launches tech test range
The Standard Systems Group at Maxwell Air Force Base has created the agency's first test and development range to ensure technologies perform as intended.
Defense funding proposal clears committee
House committee members chide acquisition processes, promise to scrutinize DOD's IT programs to ensure program managers have justified spending plans.
DISA seeks bandwidth tech ideas
The Defense Information Systems Agency wants industry feedback on technologies that will add bandwidth to the Defense Information Systems Network.
Merchant Marine Academy wins cybersecurity exercise
The Merchant Marine Academy won out over four other service academies recently in a cybertraining exercise.
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