DOD awaits approval on 100,000 more seats for NMCI
The Navy has completed four months of extensive testing and is awaiting final approval to move 100,000 more computer seats to the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet.<br>
New Pentagon HR system keeps records for workers worldwide
The Defense Department has finished its phased-in deployment of a new human resources system that has been in the works since October 1999.
DARPA's plans for data mining draw criticism
The Defense Department is developing a massive database to monitor consumer purchases and government transactions as part of its effort to track terrorists and their activities.
Navy CIO office reduces staff by half
The Navy is cutting half of the 50 positions in its CIO office in an effort to reduce costs and job overlap.
Defense polishes up its online acquisition face
The Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy Office has given a face-lift to the Defense Department Web site dedicated to providing information about buying policies and acquisition programs.<br>
Navy taps service's e-gov advocate as new CIO
Dave Wennergren, champion of the Navy Department's e-business initiatives and smart-card deployment, will become the service's next CIO. <br>
At IT Development Center, vendors will pitch their wares to DOD
The Joint Chiefs of Staff is less than six months away from opening an IT development center where technology companies can market their latest technologies to Defense Department users.<br>
Navy CIO Porter sets sail for private sector
Navy Department CIO Dan Porter will retire from the Navy on Dec. 1 to become the senior vice president for strategic development at Vredenburg Inc. of Reston, Va. <br>
Navy CIO office cutting staff by half
The Navy's Office of the CIO will cut the number of staff employees in half. <br>
Paige shares the praise with his staff
In retired Army Lt. Gen. Emmett Paige Jr.'s view, sharing a podium with former Rep. Jack Brooks is far better than getting 'browbeaten by [Brooks'] staffers when you have done your best on a program.'
Army's Browning sums up 20 years
Miriam Browning, the recently retired principal director of enterprise integration in the Army CIO Office, joined the GCN Hall of Fame at Post Newsweek Tech Media's awards gala in Washington.
NMCI gets a new lease on life
The Navy will pay Electronic Data Systems Corp. an additional $1.96 billion to extend the base period of the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet contract from five to seven years.
DOD directive aims for layered security
Defense Department agencies last month began following a new policy that sets standards for securing networks using a layered defense-in-depth approach.
DFARS now requires inventory checks
Military contracting officers must review the existing Defense inventory for software and services before checking new sources, under a final rule the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council published last month.
Brit charged with hacking U.S. military systems
Two federal grand juries today indicted a computer administrator from London on computer fraud charges. Gary McKinnon is accused of hacking 105 computer systems throughout the U.S. military.<br>
Navy documents will be shipshape
The office of the Navy CIO has launched an enterprise records management system that will ultimately manage the records and documents stored on 411,000 computers on the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet.
Bush signs $1.96 billion NMCI extension
The Navy can pay Electronic Data Systems Corp. an additional $1.96 billion to extend the basic Navy-Marine Corps Intranet contract period from five to seven years. Navy officials cited delays caused by complex legacy systems as reasons for the extension. <br>
Browning: Save IT memories in a time capsule
<b>Miriam Browning</b>, the recently retired principal director of enterprise integration in the Army CIO Office, joined the GCN Hall of Fame this week at Post Newsweek Tech Media's awards gala in Washington. 'Tonight we celebrate 20 years of government IT challenges and successes,' Browning said. 'We should put together a time capsule to be opened in 20 years by the next award recipients.'
Bush signs defense bill that provides $26 billion for IT
President Bush last month signed into law a $355.1 billion defense appropriations bill that marked the largest increase in military spending since the Reagan administration.
DOD puts final touches on controversial 'rule of 3'
The Defense Department last month put its final stamp of approval on a rule to increase competition in procurement.
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