Incoming
<b>FCS deal</b>. Raytheon Co. recently won two major contracts under the Army's $14.92 billion Future Combat Systems program.
Network initiative would support permanent joint training exercises
To boost interoperability on the battlefield, the Defense Department plans to conduct joint training exercises that link air, ground, sea and space units to one common picture'not just on an ad hoc basis, but permanently.
DOD strategy would speed the use of data
In two weeks, the Defense Department will hold a demonstration to test Horizontal Fusion, a portfolio of network-centric applications the department began working on earlier this year.<br>
Army center climbs CMMI mountain
The Army's Fire Support Software Engineering Center is the first Defense Department unit to reach Level 5 of the Software Engineering Institute's Capability Maturity Model for Integration.<br>
In his resignation, Poindexter defends projects
DARPA's John Poindexter says the political climate and ignorance over programs that he supported are the reasons for his resignation.<br>
Army makes global Overture
The Army Band will broadcast its annual Overture "1812" Concert globally tonight for the first time via webcast. <br>
GAO questions Defense tactical radio program
Challenges remain for the Joint Tactical Radio System, including inadequate requirements, poor funding management, lack of platform integration, inadequate security and lack of spectrum.<br>
NMCI team hires security subcontractor
The Navy-Marine Corps Intranet contractor has picked a network security management vendor to assist in protecting the Navy's legacy networks during transition to NMCI.<br>
Defense unveils latest enterprise road map
The Defense Department has released Version 2.0 of its enterprise architecture, incorporating lessons learned during military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.<br>
Army begins development of battlefield net
The Army has begun the development and demonstration phase of its $10 billion Warfighter Information Network-Tactical project.<br>
Air Force begins work on next-generation C2 networks
The Air Force has chosen Lockheed Martin Corp. to develop an architecture for its next-generation global command and control network.<br>
DOD puts Iraq mobile telecom up for bids
Iraq's Coalition Provisional Authority will award three 24-month contracts for regional mobile phone licenses by early September, a Defense Department official said today. <br>
SPAWAR systems center has new chief
In a ceremony today, Navy Capt. Peggy A. Feldmann will officially take over as director of the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command's IT Center in New Orleans. <br>
Defense will tag and track assets
All Defense Department program managers must tag new equipment with a standard and universal identification code to track the items they buy.
Navy renews contract for software help
The Navy has hired Northrop Grumman Corp. to continue providing software lifecycle maintenance for several command and control applications.
Pentagon pulls the plug on PAM program
The Pentagon late last week squashed a controversial terrorism-betting plan, promoted online by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, before the effort became reality.
Navy's Carey gives policy priority
For the past three years, Rob Carey has managed change in the Navy. For most of that time, Carey, the service's former e-business and smart-card team leader, spearheaded the Navy's thrust to transform the way it conducted business electronically, which brought about a heavy reliance on smart-card technology for data authentication.
Services prepare HR systems
The Navy recently finished installing an automated data system for pay and personnel documents at 570 ship and shore sites.
Army works with MIT nanotechnology projects
The Army and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have opened the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies in Cambridge, Mass.
Firebolt exercise links 5,000
Army Reserve and active-duty signal officers recently worked on their global communications skills in a big way.
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