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Cutting from the tail

A study finds the Pentagon can lower support costs by outsourcing and shortening procurement cycles.

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New IBM computer takes on the heat

A new IBM supercomputer being installed within DOD will help the government battle forest fires.

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Marines' CIO getting second star

Promotion shows the importance the Marine Corps is placing on information technology

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Cyberdefense students using PKI

Users get digital certificates to access Defense Computer Investigations Training Program site

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Marines eye a few good IT recruits

The Marine Corps' global network operations center at Quantico, Va., is casting its recruiting net wider these days

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Army seeks new modernization vendor

The fielding of one of the Army's two marquee programs for modernizing logistics systems has been delayed by up to 10 months

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NSA developers get royalties

Two employees received royalty checks for software code that Raytheon licensed from the agency

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Navy names new Spawar commander

Rear Adm. Kenneth Slaght will lead the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command

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Money backs DMS, relaxes rules

The Pentagon's CIO issues a message of support for the Defense Message System

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Navy inks supercomputer deals

Three Naval organizations recently signed supercomputer agreements

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Changes may boost buying exchanges

Consolidating some contractor reporting requirements could pave the way for wider adoption of buying exchanges

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The art of persuasion

Outgoing Navy chief reflects on his legacy

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Industry raps Pentagon PKI

Defense Department officials say they're revamping their public-key infrastructure policy in light of an industry consortium report that sharply criticized DOD practices.

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Navy enters buying exchange

The Naval Sea Systems Command has staked its claim to electronic procurement

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Funding opens carrier to Windows

A $3.8-billion contract modification clears the way for developing Windows to run C2 on the Navy's next-generation aircraft carrier

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Lockheed tops DOD biz list

Lockheed Martin grabbed the top spot for reported business with the Pentagon last year

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Navy deals worth nearly $1 billion

Spawar awards two contracts for C4ISR systems that could be worth nearly half a billion dollars each

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New chief key to "Defense in Depth"

Several challenges await a former NSA cryptologist who recently became the armed forces' information assurance director

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Navy lifts sights on NMCI

The Navy has upped the ante in one of the most ambitious federal technology outsourcing projects afoot

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First large NMCI rollover occurs

EDS has assumed responsibility for more than 15,000 systems at Patuxent River, Md., marking the largest such milestone under NMCI