DOD double-times smart-card use
The Air Force has begun using smart cards to control entry at more than 100 Air Force bases worldwide and access to 50,000 computers.
Center is Navy's systems lifeline
Capt. Nancy Lambert Deitch loves her job as the commanding officer of the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center in Charleston, S.C. She became the center's first female commanding officer in 2000.
Guard bulks up with simulations
The National Guard Bureau's mission has always been to provide homeland security, even before that phrase became part of the national vocabulary.
Army reviews bids for tactical net
Three Defense contractors this month submitted bids detailing how they would develop a tactical communications network for the Army to help today's soldiers fight smarter on tomorrow's battlefields.
DOD gives Navy OK to expand NMCI use
The Navy-Marine Corps Intranet program jumped two major hurdles this month, but it still faces significant challenges.
Air Force picks contractor for XML forms
The Air Force earlier this month awarded PureEdge Solutions Inc. a contract to test software for converting the service's 14,000 electronic forms into Extensible Markup Language.
EDS: Despite report, NMCI project's on track
The contractor for the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet yesterday acted to squelch a published report that the project was off course.
Disaster net met 9-11 comm need
Firefighters, policemen and other rescue workers who charged into the World Trade Center and Pentagon to help save lives were the visible heroes of the recovery efforts following the Sept. 11 attacks.
Navy ship strengthens forecast power
When soldiers take to the battlefield, military meteorologists have to get them accurate weather reports. Even the smallest mistake can lead to casualties.
DISA will make its DREN response Wednesday
The Defense Information Systems Agency Wednesday plans to defend its Defense Research and Engineering Network procurement when it files a response to three protests lodged with the General Accounting Office.
Air Force is set to award XML forms contract
The Air Force today plans to award PureEdge Solutions Inc. a contract to test a software for converting the service's 14,000 electronic forms into Extensible Markup Language.
Contract for DDX networked ships draws protest
Bath Iron Works, a unit of General Dynamics Corp., filed a protest yesterday with the General Accounting Office challenging the Navy's decision to hire Northrop Grumman Corp. to design the $2.9 billion DDX networked warships.
NSA targets small businesses with contract
The National Security Agency has awarded a multiple prime contract to 14 Washington-area companies under its NSA Set-Aside for Small Business (NSETS) program.
DOD awards $1 billion in systems support contracts
The Defense Department has awarded IT support contracts worth a total of $1 billion to eight companies that will vie for systems engineering work at DOD locations worldwide.
Air Force speeds up its supply line
For almost four decades, it took Air Force users weeks to receive supplies, whether they were pencils or aircraft parts.
DOD will establish XML registry
The Defense Department has established a clearinghouse and registry for Extensible Markup Language components to get DOD's far-flung IT shops on the same page in their XML use.
NMCI gains 100,000 seats
The Defense Department has given the Navy the green light to cut over 100,000 computer seats to the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet, marking a major advance for the $6.9 billion outsourcing program.
Spectrum summit tries to solve reallocation problems
In the battle over radio frequency between government agencies and wireless service providers, sharing is not a word often heard from the Defense Department.
Army layers security blankets to guard nets
Shortly after a military surveillance plane collided with a Chinese fighter last April, a two-week 'cyberwar' began, and Army Web sites took numerous hits.
Richard Mayo to take over new Navy IT command
The Senate has confirmed Navy Vice Adm. Richard W. Mayo to head the newly authorized Naval Network Warfare Command.
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