People

NMCI earns kudos for easing software rollout

The much-maligned Navy Marine Corps Intranet is beginning to pay off, playing a significant role in helping the Naval Air Systems Command simplify the installation of core management systems

Acquisition

DOD, GSA team up on Virtual IT Marketplace

DOD is teaming with GSA for DOD buyers to find the best deals available for IT hardware and services

People

Mitre: Open-source code rife at DOD

Pentagon concerned about potential vulnerabilities

Acquisition

A new deal

Air Force, GSA team could forge solution for charge card problems

People

DOD approves electronic medical record system

CHCS II will be expanded to eight military hospitals

People

Intercepts

Low-Tech Fixes for High-Tech Card; Critical Dependencies; Turner to Set Sail

People

SBA takes small biz online

New purchasing tool helps companies with few resources sell their wares online

Acquisition

DOD, GSA team on Marketplace

Virtual IT Marketplace will allow DOD buyers to shop online for FSS contracts and BPA deals

People

DOD approves medical system

CHCS II enables physicians to obtain a patient's medical record at any military health facility

Digital Government

NMCI aids Navair ERP rollout

The NMCI infrastructure is simplifying the implementation of an enterprise resource planning solution

Acquisition

INS picks Northrop for IT support

BPA will be the primary IT infrastructure and support services vehicle for the agency

People

DOD removes restrictions on IT buys

A controversial provision that would restrict DOD time- and labor-hour service buys did not make it into a final rule

People

Army racing the clock for Objective Force

The Army is in an all-out sprint as it tries to meet the aggressive timetable for fielding its new strategy

People

Culture trumps technology

In transformation, DOD finds that people, not tech, come first

People

Transformation drives DOD IT budget

DOD;s IT budget will increase steadily, driven largely by Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's vision of transformation

Digital Government

NSA taps vendors for encryption

Gigabit Ethernet encryptors will support secure exchange of information

People

Avaya assembling Air Force networks

Work has begun on networks for two South Carolina Air Force bases

People

Open source courses through DOD

Study answers question: What would happen if open source software were banned at DOD?

People

Missile defense contracts awarded

The Missile Defense Agency recently awarded two IT-heavy contracts

People

DOD official outlines IT challenges

Deputy Secretary Paul Wolfowitz describes priorities and personnel in the Information Age