DOD's top priority for 2004 is data networking
Joint military networking will make a breakthrough next year when the Defense Department unveils an integrated, scalable IT infrastructure for core enterprise services.
Air Force will centralize its IT security force
To keep abreast of increasing network security vulnerabilities, the Air Force Network Operations and Security Center next spring will open shop at Barksdale Air Force Base, La.
Data sharing's far from easy for many in the government
The National Guard's ability to share data for disaster planning and first response has been hampered by a stream of hacker intrusions on its unclassified networks over the past two years, its top information systems official says.
New Web system will merge disparate health information
The Defense Department is building a Web system that will collect and store health data to help explain mysterious illnesses such as Gulf War Syndrome.
Air Force centralizes network security force
To keep abreast of increasing network security vulnerabilities, the Air Force next spring will open the Network Operations and Security Center.
DARPA sets unmanned aerial vehicle agenda
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency plans to develop at least seven UAV technologies for a broad range of uses.
DARPA awards development deal
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has kicked off the technology development phase of a program designed to predict the structural condition of aircraft.<br>
DFAS gets new director
Patrick T. Shine tomorrow will become the acting director of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service, replacing Thomas Bloom, who departed to become the chief financial officer of the Federal Aviation Administration.<br>
App helps automate migration to NMCI
EDS Corp., lead contractor for the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet, recently deployed an application management software suite to help users migrate to the NMCI portal and to manage security in moving databases to Microsoft products.
NSA awards systems engineering contract
The National Security Agency has hired Impact Innovations Group of Atlanta under a $42 million contract to provide software and systems engineering work.<br>
Naval Air Systems gets new chief
Navy Vice Adm. Walter B. Massenburg officially took over yesterday as commander of the Naval Air Systems Command.<br>
GTSI's Draham joins Iraq reconstruction team
Joe Draham, a GTSI Corp. vice president, began work today in Iraq for the U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority.
Service members overseas to get an online vote
Hundreds of airmen, reservists and ordinary American citizens living in other countries may be eligible to vote online next year, thanks to a government program that aims to simplify the absentee-ballot process.<br>
Future Combat Systems training plan set
The Army Future Combat Systems program office has hired Northrop Grumman Corp. to develop training for the $14.92 billion transformational program.<br>
Lockheed Martin snares massive Pentagon comm contract
The Air Force Pentagon Communications Agency has awarded Lockheed Martin a multimillion contract to provide IT products and services to 15,000 users'many at or near the Pentagon.
Defense authorization bill clears Hill hurdles
Congress this month sent President Bush a fiscal 2004 Defense authorization bill that sets instructions for several major military technology projects and emphasizes transforming the military.
Pentagon IT outsourcing set for award
The Air Force Pentagon Communications Agency is expected to award its $600 million IT products and services contract today.<br>
Army upgrades features of its IT buying site
The Army Small Computer Program recently launched a revamped Web site that integrates features from the program's MarketPlace Direct Online shopping site with information about program contracts.
Desert battlefield prompts changes
To capitalize quickly on what it has learned about its logistics systems during the Iraq war, the Defense Department next year plans to test a network of sensors to track the movement of supplies on the battlefield.
Military commands award modernization contract
SI International Inc. received an $11 million engineering and technical services contract today to support command and control systems modernization at three military commands.<br>
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