DLA takes an industry approach to modernize, handle business on Web
With an aging work force and two increasingly expensive Cobol mainframe systems to maintain, the Defense Logistics Agency in 1998 turned to industry when it decided to modernize.
DOD cuts fiber for research
The Defense Department has cancelled a $400 million contract with Global Crossing Ltd. of Hamilton, Bermuda, to add advanced fiber-optic services to the Defense Research and Engineering Network connecting more than 6,000 scientists and engineers throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam and other U.S. territories.
No more delays'travel system is ready to go
The Pentagon has given the go-ahead for agencies to use the Defense Travel System now that technical problems and a protest that held up deployment have been resolved.
DOD, CIA name new mapping agency director
James R. Clapper has been named the first civilian director of the National Imagery and Mapping Agency.
Army kicks off systems enterprise-building initiative
The Army intends to centralize systems management at about two dozen major commands under the service's chief information officer, to designate a single authority to manage information dissemination and to set up accounts for all Army personnel on the agency's enterprise portal'all by Oct. 1.
House nips at NMCI budget request
If the House Armed Services Committee has its way, the Marine Corps will be released from the $6.9 billion outsourcing program that links the Navy and Marines to a single, enterprisewide intranet.
Military movers migrating to Oracle financial system
The Military Traffic Management Command will replace its 1970s proprietary financials system with an Oracle Corp. system to handle accounting and financial management tasks.
NMCI prime subs out management tasks
The lead contractor for the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet recently added storage resource management software and an electronic records management system to the $6.9 billion outsourcing contract.
GAO calls for Air Force to reverse A-76 decision
The General Accounting Office has recommended that the Air Force reverse its earlier decision and award an OMB Circular A-76 competition decision to DynCorp of Reston, Va., to handle operating support functions at Maxwell Air Force Base and Gunter Annex, Ala.
IT goal is a quicker, tougher Army
How many information technology transformation goals does it take to change the Army?
Defense IG dings Air Force A-76 review
The Pentagon's inspector general has ruled that the Air Force made so many mistakes in its handling of an A-76 job review and outsourcing competition at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, that the service should start from scratch.
House committee would cut Marines out of NMCI, Navy is 'shocked'
The House Armed Services Committee this week recommended that the Marine Corps be released from the $6.9 billion Navy-Marine Corps Intranet outsourcing initiative and authorized $527 million in fiscal 2002 funding-much less than requested.
DISA sets up virtual test labs
The Defense Information Systems Agency's Western Hemisphere field organization has established several testing laboratories for its users to try out Unix applications before putting them into production.
NSA awards $2b Groundbreaker to CSC
The National Security Agency today awarded Computer Sciences Corp. a 10-year contract, potentially worth more than $2 billion, to take over the intelligence agency's non-mission-critical systems.
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