People

Defense halts procurement system

SPS program to refocus on software problems

People

DOD wireless concerns allayed

FCC limits on ultrawideband prevents interference with defense systems

People

DOD delays smart card deadline

Defense Department now looks to have Common Access Cards out to all personnel by October 2003

People

Navy picks NMCI manager

Rear Adm. Charles Munns was named the single program manager for the Navy Marine Corps Intranet

People

Financial systems overwhelm DOD

An audit has found at least 673 systems across the organization and is still counting

People

DOD seeks pay, personnel system

System should help managers make workforce decisions

People

DOD gets good marks overall

The Bush administration is asking for $379.3 billion for the Defense Department in fiscal 2003

People

Intercepts

NMCI testing, part II; Deepwater revs up; Stop the presses; SPS reunion

People

Small agencies spared CCR fee

DOD has decided to exempt small agencies from paying to use the Central Contractor Registration database

People

NMCI costs coming in low

The Navy's cost per seat under its Navy Marine Corps Intranet contract is nearly half of what had been projected

People

DOD praised on IT purchase tracking

GAO reports that DOD is on schedule to meet a requirement to track purchases of IT products and services

Acquisition

NSA awards crypto card contract

New IDIQ will enable the government to purchase more than 100,000 cards to secure communications

People

Budget heavy on homeland security

The Bush administration's fiscal 2003 budget will emphasize homeland security, OMB director says

People

Management deputy back on list

OMB director says that one of his top priorities is finding a deputy director of management

People

DOD nears start of financial fix

Pentagon closes bidding Jan. 25 on a request for quotations to design the DOD financial management enterprise architecture

People

DOD preps personnel system

Draft RFP posted for a streamlined human resources system that will replace 88 legacy systems

People

DOD shown model for acquisition

GAO analysis shows DOD could save millions of dollars by taking a strategic approach to the purchase of services

People

Officials: DOD acquisition system weak

Transformation of the armed services will be virtually impossible without a wholesale reform of the DOD acquisition process, according to the commander-in-chief of the Navy's U.S. Pacific Command

People

Intercepts

Test but verify; AKO cruising along; What do you really think?

People

Paperless contracting hits mark

Oft-criticized procurement system makes good showing in DOD exercise