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GAO wants DISA more cost-conscious

GAO report praises DISA commitment to customers, but says agency must focus on cost-effectiveness

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Army secures wireless LAN

The Army has selected a security solution to protect a wireless local-area network with about 85,000 users

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Special Ops awards network support

BTG wins contract that covers the Special Operations Command's communications network infrastructure

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Air Force woos workers

The Air Force Materiel Command has launched some initiatives to improve its recruitment and retention efforts

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DOD funding aids first responders

DOD is funding development of a system to improve communications among public safety agencies and DOD personnel

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Army MPs go biometric

Army military police officers have successfully tested mobile facial-recognition technology to aid them in their duties

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Lawmakers challenge Army goals

Senators challenge the risks involved in the Army's aggressive timetable for its transformation

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DISA awards Encore services deal

Seven-year DEIS II follow-on goes to nine vendors and has a $2 billion ceiling; DISANet II goes to small business

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Army allies with MIT for nanotech

MIT has been selected as the university-affiliated research center for the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies

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Digital MP adds facial recognition

The Army's military police officers have tested -- and soon could be using -- facial-recognition technology

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Make a date to get smart card

Air Force personnel soon will be able to go online to make an appointment to get a Common Access Card

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Army securing wireless LAN

Fortress Technologies to protect the Combat Service Support Automated Information System Interface

Modernization

Air Force pact to protect phone lines

Air Force contract would plug a commonly overlooked gateway into networks: telephone lines

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Air Force launches IT purchasing site

The Air Force launched an online system for purchasing and tracking IT products through a single, seamless process

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Intercepts

All My Child-DREN; Seeking Soldier Stories; Somebody's Watching

Digital Government

DOD aids first responder system

The Defense Department is funding a system to improve communications among public safety agencies and DOD personnel

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Change as a way of life

As the Army's principal director for enterprise integration, Miriam Browning is focused on two initiatives that are changing how the Army works

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Redrawing the map

NIMA has been trying to improve its business processes, IT investments and customer service for transformation

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Northrop exec spells out TRW boost

Northrop Grumman president says acquisition of TRW would strengthen homeland, IT offerings

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DOD advancing high-tech projects

Latest round of Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration projects emphasize counterterror efforts