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Frank Tiboni

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Visualizing the Army’s new tank

Why the network is the main battle piece in the Future Combat Systems

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Capt. Jeffrey J. Arsenault: Deployable comms aid supply effort

Hurricane Katrina tested Arsenault’s leadership, but his personality and training helped him overcome obstacles to supporting Air Force relief efforts.

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UPDATED: Intercepts

Nice suit, Gadhafi; journalist under fire; exposing Titan Rain.

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Army uses its bulk buy policy

Inspired by saving $13.6 million, it plans to consolidate more buys

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Former Army deputy CIO joins Input's consulting group

Dave Borland will join a team that guides companies in improving their government business.

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DOD to update Wi-Fi policy

The new directive focuses on interoperability and security.

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Army stuck in a WIN-T quandary

Program and funding issues could impede future communications system

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UPDATED: AKO to house all Army Web sites, portals

The CIO is working on a new policy to create a common online entrance for the service.

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Air Force IT adds new moniker

The service reorganizes staff structure to assimilate with DOD commands and military services.

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DTS tops 1 million transactions

Use of the Pentagon’s electronic travel authorization and payment processing system surged with 110,000 new travel authorizations last month.

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Army leans toward Linux for FCS

A Linux-Intel solution may work best in the program's common PC environment, an official said.

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Troubled Army programs 'dead meat'

The service's top acquisition official has little tolerance for initiatives over cost and budget.

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JTRS heads for spiral development

DOD will build the computer radio in increments, but competition looms.

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DOD buys five Linux supercomputers

Two will rank among the 20 most powerful systems in the world.

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DOD speeds PKI development

By midsummer all personnel will be required to use Common Access Cards equipped with public-key infrastructure.

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Information becomes a weapon

Network-centric warfare lets warfighters win major operations, but its role in fighting insurgencies remains vague

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Military to get mobile comms

Americom Government Services and ViaSat have signed a deal to combine their infrastructure and technologies.

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Accenture: Lose one, win another

Accenture won a $79.5 million contract, the Air Force announced today. Last month, the Marine Corps pulled the plug on a $41.3 million contract with the company.

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DOD IT spending flat for 2007

President Bush's $30.5 billion budget request for DOD emphasizes global communications and business transformation.

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Raduege to lead a Deloitte & Touche center

The former DISA director will focus on developing net-centric solutions.