Five DOD projects honored
Software projects, ranging from a tactical-data fire support system to a computer-generated training system, were honored today at the Systems and Software Technology Conference.
DISA adds fiber-optic vendors for GIG-BE
The Defense Information Systems Agency has added three vendors to the fiber-optic portion of the $900 million Global Information Grid-Bandwidth Expansion program.<br>
Defense'at last'issues wireless policy
DOD has released its long-awaited wireless policy, making it mandatory for all Defense personnel, contractors and even visitors entering department facilities to encrypt unclassified information transmitted wirelessly.
Air Force rolls out $10b comm and IT services RFP
The Air Force has ended months of delays on a major backbone buy with the release of a request for proposals for the $10 billion Network Centric Solutions program.
Blue is good, Army says
The Army's Blue Force Tracking system has been so successful in Iraq and Afghanistan that nearly 40,000 more of the systems will be in use by 2008.<br>
DARPA funds cognition, regeneration projects
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has chosen 11 research projects to fund under its Self-Regenerative Systems program.<br>
DOD sets up group to test biometrics
The Defense Department announced today the formation of the Test and Evaluation Biometric Working Group to push best practices for biometric testing and evaluation.<br>
Incoming
<b>Network support</b>. The Army's European Command will use software from Quest Software Inc. of Irvine, Calif., to manage its Microsoft network infrastructure.
Army brings digital training to the troops
At both the fixed sites and the deployable prototypes, soldiers have access to thousands of Web-based courses unique to the service. Some courses are conducted via videoconferencing or teleconferencing or are multimedia.
Mary Ann Rockey - Navy: Steady ship
In the summer of 2001, the Navy was considering a Web portal through which widely dispersed senior Navy leaders could collaborate and chat. On Sept. 11 that year, the need became urgent, and the job was handed to Mary Ann Rockey.
Army taps vendor for assist at logistics center
The Army's Communications and Electronics Command has awarded a $7 million task order to NCI Information Systems Inc. to support the Logistics and Readiness Center.<br>
Col. Jacob Haynes - Defense: Mr. Fix-IT
Army Col. Jacob Haynes is a program fix-it man. When he took over as project manager for the Transportation Coordinators' Automated Information for Movement System II in the late 1990s, the program was falling apart.
Navy creates $10 billion systems support vehicle
The Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded 151 systems support contracts that could be worth more than $10 billion jointly.<br>
NSA recruits new team, including techies
The National Security Agency is looking for new employees to meet its changing intelligence needs.<br>
DLA to consolidate IT operations
The Defense Logistics Agency is seeking quotations for a plan to turn over its disparate servers and databases to a vendor. The closing date is April 16.<br>
DISA issues RFP for White House comm pact
The Defense Information Systems Agency this week issued a request for proposals for telecommunications services to support the White House Travel Office.
Air Force puts out request for $10b networking program
After several months of delays, the Air Force has released a request for proposals for its $10 billion Network Centric Solutions program.
It's an empty-job hat trick: Haycock, Stenbit and Ladner
Three top-level IT chiefs'Robert Haycock, John Stenbit and Drew Ladner'have left or announced plans to leave their posts.Haycock will leave the Office of Management and Budget without a chief architect. The Defense Department is awaiting confirmation of its candidate to replace Stenbit as CIO. And Ladner recently told the White House he would be leaving his Treasury Department CIO job.
Defense agency awards satellite imagery pact
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has awarded Orbimage Inc. a satellite-imaging contract under its ClearView program. The Dulles, Va., company's 22-month contract has a minimum guarantee of $27.6 million.
Army comes to attention on biz apps
The Army needs help.Faced with wrangling its financial systems into a coherent structure, it's turned to integrators for a hand with an effort that has so far eluded the service.
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