People

Five win $498M Air Force deal

The Materiel Systems Group will use the five-year contract for IT development, maintenance and process improvement.

People

Army hires General Dynamics for JTRS

The company won a $295 million deal to build Joint Tactical Radio System devices for ground soldiers.

People

JFCOM seeks industry aid

The command overseeing the integration of U.S. and coalition forces wants help from industry on data sharing and joint training.

People

Army splits WIN-T work

General Dynamics will develop the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical with help from Lockheed.

Modernization

DOD to use NCES

Net-Centric Enterprise Services will allow analysts and warfighters to share information more quickly and easily.

People

DFAS server sites merged

The Defense Information Systems Agency's Center for Computing Services consolidated DFAS from 10 sites to three.

Digital Government

BMMP barometer

In a report released last week, the General Accounting Office recommended several actions to improve supervision of the Defense Department's Business Management Modernization Program.

People

Military agencies to take part in bulk buys

Defense Department officials will allow all military agencies to participate in the Air Force's final quarterly bulk hardware buy for fiscal 2004, according to DOD officials.

Digital Government

Intercepts

Harvey to Army; GPS and Coke; Map errors; Discount Microsoft prices

People

Lawmakers seek DOD modernization fix

Lawmakers are talking tough in what they see as the Defense Department's loitering effort to modernize its business systems.

People

Abacus wins Air Force deal

The company will get up to $70 million to run the 377th Air Base Wing's communications.

People

DOD seeks net-centric programs

Candidates are due by the end of the month.

People

DOD modernization criticized

GAO officials said the military continues to spend billions without adequate fiscal and management accountability.

People

Lockheed blames money for delaying net-centric war

Acquisition changes for major military programs are about money rather than requirements, says the new head of Lockheed Martin's Integrated Systems & Solutions unit.

People

SRA to build Force Management System

The system is meant to help the Army better manage personnel and supplies.

Digital Government

Intercepts

Harvey, Justice, Gmail and Individual Ready Reserves.

People

Forced absence

Confirmations of 10 DOD nominees remain on hold because of a dispute between Sen. McCain and Defense officials.

Digital Government

In search of security

During the past 12 months, Army officials have taken several steps to improve network security.

People

Army plans network fortification

But budget contraints hamper funding efforts this year

People

When the boss' chair is empty

Advice for IT staff when nominees are delayed.