Marine Corps unit adopts vehicle support app
A Marine Corps base in Hawaii is using a new application that helps personnel quickly find and fix vehicle malfunctions.<br>
Fort Monmouth finishes satellite comm test bed
The Defense Department's new Teleport Testbed at the Communications Electronics Research and Development Center will give deployed forces a multiband, multimedia reach-back capability for network-centric warfare. <br>
Welchia worm slows Navy's net to a crawl
The Welchia worm taught the Navy a tough lesson last week: Patch a vulnerability as quickly as possible.
AF agency is reviewing bids for $1b project
The Air Force Pentagon Communications Agency recently closed bidding for a $1 billion IT products and services buy.
NMCI users get new audio and video appliances
The Navy-Marine Corps Intranet's lead contractor, EDS Corp., earlier this month certified the VCON ViGO personal desktop videoconferencing appliance as the first visual communications device for NMCI.
GAO: Integrate active and reserve readiness systems
The Defense Department cannot efficiently track about 300,000 of the 1.2 million National Guard and Reserve personnel, on active duty since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, said a General Accounting Office report released yesterday.
Navy has nearly all of NMCI back online
The Navy has restored full service to 95 percent of the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet portal, installing antivirus fixes developed by Symantec Corp. of Cupertino, Calif., to rid the network of the Welchia worm.
DISA seeks HUBZone contractor
The Defense Information Systems Agency has issued a request for information about systems engineering, program management and technical help from small businesses for an aggressive modernization program under way at the White House Communications Agency.
Defense bolsters plans for new IT rollouts
Hoping to duplicate the acquisition success of the Navy's eBusiness Operations Office, the Defense Department has established the Rapid Acquisition Incentive-Net Centricity initiative to develop and test new technologies for rapid rollout to military personnel.
Air Force realigns acquisition management
Air Force officials yesterday announced a reorganization of the service's acquisition management structure, including its command, control and combat support acquisition programs. <br>
Hackers compromise Navy purchase cards
Hackers recently broke into a Navy system and gained access to 13,000 Navy purchase cards, according to Defense Department officials who are investigating the incident. <br>
Defense homes in on new infrastructure vendors
The Defense Information Systems Agency is on the brink of awarding contracts to build a network-centric infrastructure that will serve DOD users worldwide.<br>
Army maps out the future of digital terrain analysis
The Army's Topographic Engineering Center has awarded a $100 million contract to Northrop Grumman Corp. to provide Army commanders with enhanced digital maps.
Navy fences in Welchia worm
The Navy said this afternoon that it had contained the Welchia worm, which yesterday ripped through the Navy Marine Corps Intranet, crippling service to thousands of computer users.
Defense to test ID-checking prototype
The Defense Department in October will begin testing a prototype credential-checking system. <br>
DOD makes its net-centric plan global
The Defense Department continued its uphill march toward a network-centric enterprise this month when Defense CIO John Stenbit signed off on a second-generation plan for the Global Information Grid.
GAO questions Defense tactical radio program
The vision for the Joint Tactical Radio System program is an open architecture that will let warfighters communicate over disparate systems.
Army's Noonan joins consultancy
A former senior intelligence officer has become a principal at Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. of McLean, Va., to be responsible for management and technical consulting with national intelligence agencies. <br>
NMCI adds video, security software
The Navy-Marine Corps Intranet's lead contractor, EDS Corp., this week certified the VCON ViGO personal desktop videoconferencing appliance as the first visual communications device under NMCI. <br>
New health portal offers array of services to Navy users
The Navy has completed its first health portal, a single point of online access to more than 15 services including Navy medical data, news, training and health care information. <br>
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