People

Intercepts

Bye-bye Hilton; Not even close to a rounding error; The incredible, amazing Army PC deal; Baaah, baaah, one sweet bill; Fight terrorism with e-forms

People

Multimax protests $20B Army ITES-2S contract

The company said the award to 11 bidders was “fatally flawed” because it did not adhere to the RFP.

Modernization

Army awards $4B in infrastructure contracts

The winning companies will help modernize and standardize the service's equipment and networking capabilities, among other things.

People

Intercepts

Emergencies get out of hand; The border gambit; JNN: Big 2006 winner, but 2007 loser?; Doing the right thing; The health care bill; Lest we forget...

Digital Government

Army awards $5B desktop, mobile PC buy

CDW-G, Dell and HP, and six small businesses have been tapped for the 10-year deal.

People

Intercepts

Chinese checkers; Checking out Skype; JTRS in plain English

Digital Government

Wi-Fi to ride N.M. commuter rail

New Mexico officials have not finalized the details, but the service will likely be free.

People

DHS, HHS make secret pact to share airline passenger info

The ACLU says the agreement could violate a deal with the European Union.

People

Remote Navajo community gets connected

Residents now have access to a range of Internet services, including VOIP phones.

People

Intercepts

Army’s $10 billion holistic widget buy; Way-out waveform; Here comes the deploying dentist!; A whole mess of cost increases; But do they know what a bumper is?

People

JTRS office says streamlined development could save billions

Study suggests R&D costs could be cut up to $6B by moving to an incremental approach to development.

People

Raduege joins Cohen Group

The former DISA director is the company's new senior counselor.

People

Army awards $20B ITES-2S to 11 vendors

The contract will support combat and business systems.

People

JTRS must satisfy NSA info security criteria

All JTRS radios developed through the recently streamlined program will have to conform to the agency’s requirements, a General Dynamics official said.

People

Intercepts

The Academy Cyber Bowl; Good news: Military health benefits ‘transformed,’ not cut; Army FCS: A few million lines of code here, a few million lines there…; Semper fidelis: Leon Daniel

Modernization

Army sets new benchmark for IP telephony

Infantry commanders can now use a phone and place a VOIP call from the battlefield

People

AEPTEC Micro to settle Navy false claims suit

AEPTEC Microsystems has agreed to pay the government $1.6 million to settle claims that the company overcharged the Navy for shipboard automation technology.

Cybersecurity

Lack of oversight endangers missile defense

The inspector general and defense analysts point to network security and policy missteps.

People

Intercepts

You, too, can play the Warner Theatre, Abizaid vs. the Internet, Where did all the widget money go?, From green eyeshades to mining

People

Intercepts

Joint Staff to get first woman C4 director; Hacker warning note: Don’t mess with MDA; The vanishing IG report; The Army network vision thing.