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Defense office brings together intell experts

DOD is setting up a joint intelligence center to improve information sharing among civilian, intelligence and defense agencies

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Intell chief calls for knowledge base

The Marines' top intelligence official calls for data to be tagged in XML and searchable across governmental databases

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Officials detail Army tech needs

Officials say they need tools for better awareness and tracking of soldiers, and better language translation

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Cecom pitches virtual environment

The Army thinks it has found the perfect place to collaborate with the homeland security community: cyberspace

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DISA enhancing GCCS at Northcom

DISA will bring enhancements to the Global Command and Control System being used at the new Northern Command

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Army gives C4ISR a promotion

C4ISR has been given its own line in the service's transformation campaign plan

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Army prepping for Netcom launch

The service is scrambling to ensure that the implementation is synchronized across the enterprise

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DOD seeks homeland position

Rumsfeld requests that Congress authorize a new assistant secretary position focused on homeland defense

Modernization

NCS working on pair of pilots

The National Communications System projects are aimed at improving the systems for first responders

Modernization

DISA upgrading presidential comms

DISA is helping to upgrade the communications systems and tools that are available to the president

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Northcom to have joint intell cell

The Defense Department's new Northern Command will include a joint intelligence center

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Army details goals of Future Combat System

The Army released a document defining its overarching operational requirements for the Future Combat System

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Report: DOD weak on joint forces follow-up

DOD's poor track record with applying recommendations on joint service experimentation raises questions

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DOD office to fill communications gap

DOD has set up an office to ensure the compatibility of communications systems across DOD, the intelligence community and NASA

Digital Government

Air Force tests Web services

The Standard Systems Group Joint Development Program is awaiting approval to begin user testing in Microsoft's .Net environment

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Air Force revises net modernization tactics

The Air Force is changing management tactics to give more support to local bases that might lack technical expertise

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Intercepts

Access Denied; NMCI: Quality Is First; UAVs Helpful, But More Help Needed

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DOD launches comm office

Transformational Communications Office will create an integrated communications network

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Army studies IT for budget briefing

The Army is wrapping studies on IT-heavy programs as it prepares to report on its future funding needs

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Army facing acquisition workforce crisis

Service developing a plan to address the crisis, Army official says