People

Contract covers cybercrime fighters

Defense program awards eight-year, $86.8 million task order to CSC to train cybercrime fighters

Digital Government

Parallel financial systems derailed

JFMIP guidance says agencies should abandon legacy systems as soon as possible while implementing new systems

People

Cebrowski chosen for Transformation

'Father of network-centric warfare' has been selected to lead new DOD Office of Force Transformation

Digital Government

Financial software standards set

Joint Financial Management Improvement Program publishes final version of requirements

People

Reverse auction stocks DFAS

Service bought more than $6 million in hardware, including 3,000 PCs and 1,000 laptops from Dell

People

NMCI to shore up security

Intruders have exploited defenseless Navy networks, but NMCI has proven to be much more secure

People

Spawar tech director going to VA

Frank Perry will be the chief technology officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs

People

Congress softens DOD buying constraints

Lawmakers may have reached a compromise on controversial procurement provisions that would have made it virtually impossible for the DOD to use multiple-award contracts

Acquisition

FinanceNet to shut down

FinanceNet will cease operations Dec. 1 as part of a reorganization of how the government disseminates financial management information online

People

Intercepts

Intercepts

People

NMCI navigates choppy seas

Despite 'bumps,' first site completes cutover

People

EDS scales back network centers

Electronic Data Systems Corp. has reduced the number of network operations centers it will install when the Navy Marine Corps Intranet is fully up and running

People

Military financial systems flagged

The military services are moving forward with new financial management systems before DOD develops plan

Digital Government

FinanceNet closing down

The government's financial management Web portal will cease operations Dec. 1 as part of a reorganization

People

Spawar picks SAIC for tech support

Spawar awards a $596.6 million task order for technical engineering support

People

Navy issues XML guide

Document is meant to help those Web-enabling applications under the Navy's Task Force Web initiative

People

Intercepts

Intercepts

People

DOD to build virtual Pentagon

The Defense Department is developing plans for a 'virtual Pentagon' that would enable its officials to continue to work even in the event of a large-scale attack on the Pentagon similar to the one Sept. 11

People

NMCI cutover prevails in D.C.

The Naval Air Facility, Washington, D.C., has become the first site to cut over to NMCI

People

DOD envisions virtual Pentagon

Contingency plan calls for using information technology to help keep top DOD officials at work in the event of a large-scale attack on the building