New military center seeks interoperable technology
The Joint Chiefs of Staff plans to open a hub for technology companies to show off their latest wares to the Defense Department as a means to speed up development.
Army's 'virtual' microscope brings images to docs around the world
In Army Maj. Keith J. Kaplan's office at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, water runs from a fountain, music CDs like Billie Joel, Herbie Hancock and Eric Clapton hang from a rack, and a picture of the skyscrapers in Chicago'his hometown'hangs on a wall.
NIMA's ruling on unions will affect some IT workers' bargaining rights
The National Imagery and Mapping Agency has taken away the collective bargaining rights of about 1,000 cartographers, digital imaging and data management specialists, and security guards whose work directly affects national security.
NIMA wants to morph into NGA
Given its new strategy to integrate imaging and mapping efforts, the National Imagery and Mapping Agency needs a name that better reflects its work, the agency's director says.
NIMA chief maps out new goals
Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. James Clapper has two major challenges on his mind these days: How to get the National Imagery and Mapping Agency to stay focused on its current mission, and how to push NIMA's employees on to tackle the next and after-next goals.
Reservists get NMCI at home
The Navy's 87,000 reservists can access their Navy-Marine Corps Intranet e-mail accounts without buying a portable seat for remote network access.<br>
Pentagon test of biometrics is nearly complete
The Defense Department's Biometrics Management Office has entered the final phase of an iris-scanning project at the Pentagon Athletic Center. <br>
NIMA's ruling on unions will affect some IT workers
The National Imagery and Mapping Agency has taken away the collective bargaining rights of about 1,000 cartographers, digital imaging and data management specialists, and security guards whose work directly affects national security.
President Bush sends $379.9 billion DOD budget to Congress
Out of its proposed $379.9 billion fiscal 2004 budget, the Defense Department wants to spend $24.3 billion on overhauling the military to meet 21st century threats and rolling out joint systems that rely heavily on IT.
Army will issue Future Combat Systems RFP
The Army plans to release a request for proposals in mid-February to begin the system design and demonstration phase of the Future Combat Systems program to modernize soldiers' equipment and weaponry.
Airman gets six years for theft of PCs
A military judge has sentenced an Air Force staff sergeant to six years in prison for the theft of four notebook PCs and two handheld devices from Central Command last summer.
DOD reaches deal to share radio frequency
The Defense Department and IT product vendors have struck an agreement to share a band of radio frequencies without jeopardizing military radar systems that are used to guide warships and provide weather forecasts.
Army starts up enterprisewide systems plan
The Army next month will release a request for proposals for a $700 million governmentwide acquisition contract for hardware, software and IT services.
Earning DOD's approval, Navy awaits Congress' OK on NMCI
The Navy has received authorization from the Defense Department to move an additional 150,000 computer seats to the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet, bringing the current total of authorized seats to 310,000.<br>
DOD, industry agree on sharing 5-GHz band
The Defense Department and IT product vendors have struck an agreement on how to share a band of radio frequencies without jeopardizing vital military radars that are used in part to guide warships and provide weather forecasts.<br>
Committee will push for fielding new IT faster
The new chairman of the House Armed Services Committee has vowed to boost the speed of bringing new technologies to warfighters.
NIMA seeks name change that fits its expanded role
What's in a name? A lot, says the director of the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, who is asking the White House to consider renaming it the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency.
Air Force comm deal will support Enduring Freedom
As the Air Force sets up makeshift bases across the deserts of Southwest Asia, an IT company from Doylestown, Pa., has signed on to supply the service with communications support. <br>
Air Force notebook PC thief gets six years in prison
A military judge has sentenced an Air Force staff sergeant to six years in a military prison for the theft of four notebook PCs and two Palm Pilots from U.S. Central Command last summer. <br>
Defense plans to spend big on IT for joint operations
The Defense Department wants to allot $24.3 billion of the $379.9 billion it has requested for fiscal 2004 to bolster training and systems for a joint military force that relies on IT to sustain its missions.<br>
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