People

Overall homeland strategy urged

Strategy would allow White House to define success and spearhead federal, state and local efforts, exec says

People

DOD acquisition system 'broken'

Navy Pacific Command chief says military transformation will be impossible without acquisition overhaul

People

DOD looks for A-76 exemption

The Pentagon seeks an exemption to Bush administration outsourcing goals as part of the DOD transformation

People

Bush signs Defense appropriations bill

$317 billion includes funding for DOD 'transformation,' counterterrorism initiatives

Digital Government

Bookkeeping pressures mount

Agencies are under increased pressure to roll out reliable financial management systems.

People

Navy to seek NMCI leader

Initiative is struggling because it lacks point person for day-to-day decision-making, Navy secretary says

People

DOD stepping back on SPS work

DOD is stopping development on SPS Version 5.0 and is focusing on problems with Version 4.2

Modernization

DOD creates spectrum chief

The Pentagon has created a position for overseeing allocation of the wireless spectrum

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DOD bills bolster anti-terrorism spending

The Defense authorization and appropriations bills increase IT spending for DOD and for civilian agencies involved in homeland defense

People

DOD tests rapid buying

DOD pilot projects will test strategies for putting IT products into the hands of service members within 18 months -- rather than years

People

Intercepts

Nine months after Paul Brubaker left the Pentagon, the White House has yet to officially name a new Defense Department deputy CIO

People

Pentagon CIO wants NMCI proof

Stenbit stresses that the concept of creating a single technology infrastructure has yet to be proven

People

Bill boosts NMCI oversight

Conference committee reaches agreement on the National Defense Authorization Act

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Navy looks for enterprising apps

During NMCI rollout, officials are looking for ways to streamline applications across the organization

People

Contracts round up DMS offerings

Eight vendors win contracts worth up to $1 billion each to offer products and services for secure messaging

Digital Government

Out with the old

With new financial management systems, speed is key

People

CSC trains more sleuths

The Defense Department is opening its computer forensics training programs to other law enforcement officials

Digital Government

Panel sets new bar for finances

70 percent of agencies expected to replace core management systems in coming years

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Security as a fringe benefit

Navy intranet rollout creates a 'defensible network structure,' limits vulnerabilities

People

Intercepts

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