Command system gets 11 upgrades since Sept. 11
The Defense Department is working on a corollary to the adage that what you don't know can kill you. It goes: What modern warfighters know can kill their enemies.
NIMA picks Northrop to make mapping app
The National Imagery and Mapping Agency has chosen a team of contractors led by Northrop Grumman Corp. to develop a commercial joint mapping toolkit for the Defense Information Infrastructure Common Operating Environment.
DREN work is up in the air again
Two telecommunications companies have lodged protests that ask the General Accounting Office to stop the Defense Department from proceeding with a $450 million deal for WorldCom Inc. to build a high-speed research network.
Navy opens third NMCI center in Hawaii
Today in Hawaii, the Navy is opening its third network operations center to support the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet.
DOD will cut up some of its credit cards
The Pentagon is tightening control over who can use government purchase cards and what purchases they can make. Deputy Defense secretary Paul Wolfowitz announced the department would begin using data-mining software to monitor purchase patterns in search of misuse or fraud.
Army plans to field new radio comm network
The Army has awarded an $856 million contract to Boeing Co. to build at least 10,000 software-dependent radios for the Joint Tactical Radio System.
DMS not ready for intelligence users at DOD
A Defense Department testing team has approved the latest release of Defense Message System software for general service. But testers found DMS Version 3.0 unsuitable for intelligence work'the area for which its security features were designed.
DARPA peers at the future of supercomputing
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected four contractors to do concept studies for an eight-year program on next-generation, high-performance computing.
ROTC site automates HTML conversion
Posting documents on the Army ROTC Web site used to be a time-consuming affair.
NMCI workers say change to EDS is smooth
Navy civilian employees are finding that switching employers as vendors assume control of the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet isn't that bad.
Army inks deal for new software-driven radios
The Army has awarded an $856 million contract to Boeing Co. to build at least 10,000 software-dependent radios for the Joint Tactical Radio System.
DMS passes final test for all but intelligence users
The latest release of Defense Message System software has passed operational testing and evaluation for the Defense Department's general service areas. But testers found the 3.0 release unsuitable for intelligence work'the area for which its security features were designed.
GAO throws out Global Crossing protest of DREN
The General Accounting Office has thrown out the final protest of the 10-year, $450 million Defense Research and Engineering Network contract.
SPAWAR keeps sailors' advice on tap through knowledge management
The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center in San Diego is taking steps to preserve its sailors' knowledge, on which it relies heavily, and use it more efficiently.
Credit union automates call center scheduling
The Navy Federal Credit Union found Microsoft Excel spreadsheets a poor tool for organizing the schedules of 600 call center agents who field 600,000 calls a month.
Defense wants more details on 600 antiterrorism ideas
The Defense Department has completed its evaluation of thousands of responses from industry, submitted in the months after Sept. 11, to develop technologies to combat terrorism.
GAO tosses Global Crossing's DREN protest
The General Accounting Office yesterday threw out the final protest of the 10-year, $450 million Defense Research and Engineering Network contract.
DOD pushes for standardized billing and payment apps
After a spurt of contract payment problems, Defense Department procurement director <b>Deidre Lee</b> has reminded DOD agency chiefs and acquisition officials to continue efforts to improve the billing and payment process'especially with a mind toward electronic transactions.
DARPA commissions metrics for future platforms
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected four contractors to begin concept studies for a new generation of high-performance computing.
Two drop DREN protests
Two of three losing bidders for the Defense Research and Engineering Network project have withdrawn protests of the 10-year, $450 million contract awarded in April to WorldCom Inc.
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