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Military stirs NetOps debate

The Joint Task Force for Global Network Operations will publish a key document next week to generate ideas on how to better operate and defend the Global Information Grid.

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Army adopts bulk buying

After watching the Air Force get great prices and better standardization on hardware using a commodity buying strategy, the Army will start a similar initiative.

Digital Government

Feds prepare but say little about cyberdefense plans

Federal and industry officials participated in a simulated exercise last month to prepare for a possible large-scale attack on government and commercial networks.

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BRAC brass visits Ft. Monmouth

Leaders of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission went to the base that houses many of the Army's IT offices.

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Army holds up IMOD

The Army has delayed the release of a solicitation document for the multibillion-dollar Infrastructure Modernization program.

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Air Force pursues new storage

Officials want to create storage-area networks and data warehouses that build on the service’s existing hardware and software.

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Air Force to replace IT purchase system

The Air Force plans to use performance-based contracting to acquire AFWAY II.

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IT community braces for base realignment

More than 1,250 Air Force employees with IT jobs in Dayton, Ohio, and Montgomery, Ala., face having their jobs move to Boston.

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U.S. simulates a cyberattack

U.S. and industry officials participated in a simulated exercise to help them prepare for a massive cyberattack on computers networks.

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Air Force IT plans for New England

Officials are taking steps to prepare for moving 1,200 Air force IT jobs to Boston.

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Air Force abuzz about Boston

Alabama frets over the proposed transfer of 1,250 Air Force IT jobs to Massachusetts and two canceled service IT shows.

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Off-budget funding keeps programs going

Army IT is served a big helping from supplemental spending bill.

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DOD budget hits floor

The House and Senate committees overseeing the military have finished their fiscal 2006 budget markups.

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Senate accedes to Pentagon budget request

This sets up a showdown on the military's IT budget when House and Senate lawmakers meet in conference set for this summer.

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Army general joins Battelle

Paul Kern will be a company vice president and senior adviser on homeland security and national defense.

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Another approach to warfighting integration

Air Force office signals a new era of IT convergence and efficiency.

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House signals FCS cuts

The House Armed Services Committee’s Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee reviewed or marked up the Pentagon’s 2006 budget.

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Base closings hit Army IT

The Defense Department recommended closing Fort Monmouth, N.J., the site of many of the Army's warfighting and business information technology organizations.

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House eyes military IT

A House subcommittee proposed a Defense Department IT fiscal 2006 budget that would be less than the $30.1 billion proposed by the administration.

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DISA, JTF-GNO prepare for Croom

Air Force Lt. Gen. Harry Raduege plans to pass the baton to Air Force Maj. Gen. Charles Croom on July 8.