People

Army filters AKO vendors

Army officials encouraged some companies to bid on the Army Knowledge Online procurement.

Modernization

Lockheed finishes satellite system

The Coalition Multinational Network provides warfighters in Iraq with high-quality voice and secure broadband.

Digital Government

Intercepts

Holding up Harvey. Musical chairs. GIG-BE. PACOM.

People

Air Force to hand off ops centers IT

Expect a Nov. 15 announcement of the schedule for hiring a company to manage IT for Air and Space Operations Centers.

People

DARPA wants info about war ideas

Papers on computational techniques to disrupt enemy decision-making are due Dec. 10.

People

Better terror-fighting training through IT

DOD officials want to spend $1.3 billion on an initiative that would use advanced tech to improve training and education for warfighters.

People

Joint Blue Force in the works

The Joint Chiefs of Staff will review the framework for a system that will provide a common land battlefield picture for warfighters.

People

Air Force picks mission planning vendors

The Air Force has selected five companies to compete for mission planning contracts.

Modernization

Air Force taps Microsoft for services

Service seeks to standardize its desktops, notebooks and servers.

People

Army to seek financial integration

The Army plans to issue an RFP for its multimillion-dollar program to oversee its ERP integration effort.

Modernization

Army cautious about OS policy deadline

The Army's CIO confirmed that the service might miss its deadline for updating desktop PCs with the latest version of Windows.

People

Northrop snags Air Force deal

Commercial technology will power battle management system

Digital Government

Intercepts

DOD continues to mull over procurement. The Marine Corps celebrates its 229th birthday. And GIG-BE news abounds.

Cybersecurity

Finding your weakest link

The Interceptors find public- and private-sector wireless vulnerabilities

People

Army gets new materiel chief

The Army's top programs official became the service's top materiel commander.

Modernization

Army fields net-centric system now

Officials aren't waiting for the 2008 WIN-T release

People

Navy details ForceNet future

The Navy will publish IT standards, processes and capabilities for command and control.

Modernization

Afghan data network may launch

The initiative could provide great rewards, the Defense Department's acting CIO said.

Modernization

Air Force taps Microsoft setup help

Air Force officials want Microsoft's help in achieving standard software configurations.

Modernization

Cross-Atlantic data sharing?

The U.K. and U.S. may agree to improve the sharing of technical info on communications.