Defense continues effort to reform its acquisition work force
Through a follow-on contract, the Defense Department plans to keep refining the way it manages the large DOD acquisition work force.
Bush outlines war spending plans
President Bush today will ask Congress to approve $74.7 billion in fiscal 2003 supplemental funding to pay for the war with Iraq.<br>
NMCI deployment begins at Marine Corps base
The Marine Corps today starts the transition to the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet, as its base in Quantico, Va., turns over operations and maintenance of the base's PC services to EDS Corp.<br>
GAO says A-76 isn't working for Defense
Comptroller General David M. Walker testifies the Defense Department's acquisition and competitive sourcing practices are not cost-effective and are not meeting DOD's objectives.<br>
DOD issues bandwidth solicitation
By mid-June, the Defense Information Systems Agency plans to award a contract for bandwidth and services to connect about 90 military sites worldwide to the Global Information Grid-Bandwidth Expansion network.
Air Force CIO is fed up with A-76
The Air Force's IT team doesn't want to hold any more competitions under OMB Circular A-76.
DISA plan calls for cutting 1,200 IT jobs
The Defense Information Systems Agency has a plan to consolidate its Computing Services Directorate over the next 30 months, which may result in the loss of up to 1,200 jobs.
DOD names three to direct financial management architecture
'Domain owners' will support implementation of a Defense Department a plan that will outline how 1,128 disparate financial systems, and hundreds more feeder systems, will be integrated into a single financial network. <br>
Military brings systems arsenal to war
As the 48-hour deadline for Saddam Hussein to step down as president of Iraq ticked down last week, U.S. forces fired the first salvo: a flurry of e-mail to Iraqi commanders. Defense Department officials bombarded Iraqi commanders with messages that asked them to not fight but instead surrender to incoming U.S. and allied forces, said Marine Corps Lt. Gen. James T. Conway of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force stationed in Kuwait.
Software bugs, schedule delays could slow production of Raptor
The General Accounting Office is recommending the Air Force slow production of <br>F/A-22 Raptor fighter planes due in part to persistent software problems that require computers in the cockpit to be rebooted regularly. <br>
Navy begins cost studies on voice component of NMCI
The Navy has begun efforts to figure out how it will integrate voice services into the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet.
Navy adds two new deputy CIOs
The Navy Department has approved the appointment of two deputy CIOs to assist CIO David M. Wennergren in improving the efficiency and management of IT assets.
DOD makes progress in meeting OMB goals
The Defense Department has improved its rating in two of five initiatives laid out in President Bush's Management Agenda, but still has a way to go in achieving the highest ranking of green in each of the agenda's goals, the deputy undersecretary of Defense for plans said.
DISA consolidation will cut 1,200 jobs
The Defense Information Systems Agency has announced a plan to consolidate its Computing Services Directorate over the next 30 months, which may result in the loss of up to 1,200 jobs.<br>
Soldiers in Kuwait drive with satellite tracking, e-mail
Hundreds of ground tactical vehicles in Kuwait have been outfitted with the Army's Movement Tracking System, which uses satellites to transmit e-mail messages between troops and commanders and to show vehicle operators their precise positions.<br>
National Guard seals deal for RCAS, training support
The National Guard Bureau today awarded a $115 million competitive task order to SRA International Inc. of Fairfax, Va., for a wide range of advanced IT products and services to the bureau's CIO and Army Reserve unit. <br>
Navy sets parameters for single portal project
The Navy has released a guide to establish a framework for the Navy-Marine Corps Portal, a single online structure to replace or integrate thousands of Web sites throughout the service. <br>
Air Force considers abandoning A-76 for outsourcing
The Air Force has had such poor luck running OMB Circular A-76 competitions to outsource IT that the service no longer considers use of the policy beneficial, the service's CIO said today. <br>
Navy forms XML groups
The Navy has adopted groups to coordinate implementation of Extensible Markup Language with the department's systems and applications.<br>
Defense seeks bandwidth-busting vendor
The Defense Department has issued a solicitation that brass said will let the department take the next step in expanding bandwidth to users DOD-wide.<br>
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