DOD's James ships out to private sector
A veteran Defense Department IT manager has joined SI International Inc. as senior vice president of defense and intelligence business development.
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<b>Better mileage</b>. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, under its Connectionless Networks program, has hired seven contractors to develop techniques for reducing the amount of energy required for data transmission.
Marine Corps logistics systems are better on MERIT
Until a little over a year ago, managing the Marine Corps' logistics systems was a case of having too many balls in the air.'We had so many [systems] that were trying to collect and report on readiness data, and information generally was 30 to 90 days old,' said Michael A. Williamson, deputy director for studies and analysis for the Logistics Command in Albany, Ga.
AF sets sights on night-flight training
The Air Force is building a prototype system to simulate flying with night vision goggles to improve safety for F-16 undergoing training.Air Force officials said pilots need the simulation system, which will be delivered in September, because the service has seen a number of fatalities during night vision goggle training, in which pilots learned while flying.
DOD seeks bids on procurement system
The Defense Department has released a request for proposals for the development of an integrated acquisition management system.<br>
DOD devotes a Web site to biometrics
The Defense Department today unveiled a Web site for biometrics information.<br>
DOD proposes new acquisition rules
The Defense Department this week proposed publishing 14 rules in the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement that would streamline the acquisition process.
GAO: Defense needs to turn around security clearance automation effort
The Defense Department does not have an exact accounting of its security clearance backlog, in part because of delays in implementing the Joint Personnel Adjudication System, the General Accounting Office reported today.<br>
Former Army official takes over vendor's ITES program
Retired Army Col. John R. Grobmeier has joined NCI Information Systems Inc. to manage the Army IT Enterprise Solutions program.<br>
Army speeds service info to deployed troops
A new smaller version of the Army Knowledge Online portal lets deployed soldiers, retirees and their families download information 10 times faster than the standard AKO version.<br>
Marine Corps set to upgrade buying system
The Marine Corps has awarded a contract to AT&T Government Solutions to track hardware acquisitions.<br>
New Navy group sets IT priorities
The recently commissioned Navy Installations Command will release a request for proposals for a server consolidation program in April.<br>
Revitalized DISN will extend GIG-BE's reach
The Defense Information Systems Agency next month will release a request for proposals for the DISN Access Transport Services contract.<br>
DOD on cusp of issuing wireless policy
New policy, which sets guidelines for using wireless devices, is expected to be more comprehensive than an earlier Pentagon policy.<br>
Web portal, other initiatives lie ahead
The Navy-Marine Corps Intranet program office is considering several initiatives this year, including a portal that would give users access to the network over the Internet and research into Navywide application hosting at secure data centers.
NMCI leaders point to progress ...
Despite negative reviews from some of its users, the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet project has had some successes.The network went unscathed by the MSBlaster virus attack last summer, while some other government systems were affected, because the service had updated its antivirus software to spot malicious code.
Davis, colleagues push on Army Guard pay
Three House lawmakers this month told the Army to make its top priority the fixing of payroll problems for at least 450 Army National Guard soldiers.<br>
Army chooses NetPro to secure directories
The Army has purchased management tools from NetPro Computing Inc. to begin its implementation of Microsoft Active Directory.<br>
SPAWAR adopts identity management
A Navy battlegroup and five shore bases in the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command are communicating more securely by using a system that next year will be rolled out Navywide.
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On the radio. The Defense Department is edging closer to delivering new DOD-wide digital radio systems.This month, the Joint Tactical Radio System Joint Program Office expects to release Version 2.2 of the JTRS software communications architecture.
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