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Virtual Pentagon notice filed

A $400 million notice to bidders has been issued for the Command Communications Survivability Program

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NMCI reaches key milestone

The 20,000-seat mark signifies the official start of the monitoring of service-level agreements

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Standards for grant portal drafted

Draft issued of proposed data standards for agencies posting grant opportunities on FedBizOpps.gov

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Missing Centcom laptops found

DOD has recovered two laptop computers that were taken from a 'tightly controlled' area

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DOD preps virtual Pentagon

DOD has launched a program to create a virtual Pentagon that would provide backup networks and communications

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Intercepts

Fixated on Firm Fixed Prices; Laptops on the Loose; The Best Offense Is...Vague

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DOD weighs DMS' fate

DOD information technology officials may lift a requirement that all services use the departmentwide secure electronic messaging system

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Intercepts

Coordinated Intell; Call for Security; Lost and Found

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Officials ponder DMS' future

Talks could open the door to other messaging systems rather than mandating use of the Defense Message System

Digital Government

Contracts open link to CAC

DOD contracts make middleware available that will enable applications to communicate with the Common Access Card

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Navy funds new round of e-biz

One system being piloted would enable seamless communication of medical data between the VA and DOD

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Navy refines process for legacy apps

The Navy discovered that as many as 20 percent of the applications that were slated to be moved to the Navy Marine Corps Intranet have no identifiable users

Digital Government

A glimmer of success

Officials take heart, learn lessons from NMCI's first users

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OFPP tables Section 803

The Bush administration has abandoned its proposal to restrict how DOD buys information technology services on the GSA schedule

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Navy builds online training center

The Navy has launched an effort to centralize the service's training materials online

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Intercepts

Calling Mr. Stenbit; Quarantine That Kiosk; On the Offensive

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Retreat called on 803 provision

Administration officials say they will not push a restriction on DOD's schedule buys to those with a fixed, firm price

Digital Government

Industry still leery about FOIA rules

The debate over whether information on system vulnerabilities that industry shares with the government should be exempted from FOIA may be coming to a head

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Intercepts

DREN, Chapter 11; Uniform pagers, phones; Stupid Army tricks

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Global NMCI nerve center picked

The Navy Marine Corps Intranet's global network operations center will be at the existing location in Norfolk, Va.