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War games teach data sharing

Two computer-simulated exercises showed that U.S. and coalition forces can improve data sharing and train together by connecting their virtual laboratories.

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Army IT squeezed by Iraq war efforts

The war in Iraq demonstrated successful use of information technology to fight a war, but the ongoing occupation is proving to be costly

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Northrop lands first ITES project

Earlier this month, the Army signed the first Information Technology Enterprise Solutions task order with Northrop Grumman Corp. to update computer operating systems at the U.S. Military Academy

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Blue Force Tracking gains ground

Army, Marines coordinate efforts

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Air Force moves online

Portal nears 2004 service IT goal

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Army: Use our Microsoft stuff

Contractors must use the Army's Microsoft inventory when providing the service's organizations with desktop and notebook computers.

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Portal bliss

Air Force officials hope to add 750,000 subscribers during the first week of April to the Air Force portal to improve collaboration and data sharing.

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Tracking troop movement

Blue Force provides better situational awareness.

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Air Op Centers to outsource IT management

The Air Force wants to award a lead systems integrator contract to connect systems and manage application and data growth in the Air Operations Centers.

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Army follows cadets into ITES

The U.S. Military Academy will be the first Army installation to use the service's new performance-based procurement program.

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Army seeks quotes for financial system

The service plans to issue a request for quotations to choose and install off-the-shelf financial management software.

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Blue Force wins award

The Army's Blue Force Tracking last night took top computer honors for 2003 at the Federal 100 awards dinner.

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Deal for Air Force base to use Army's ITES

Transcom and Air Force Air Mobility Command will use NCI Information Systems for software maintenance support under the ITES Functional Area 2 contract.

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PEO-EIS eyes goals for 2004

The Army's Program Executive Office-Enterprise Information Systems will work with vendors to ensure IT programs succeed.

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Four vie for first ITES order

The Army is considering one of four projects as the first task order of the $1 billion Information Technology Enterprise Solutions contract.

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Army calls for better communications

Contract would bridge gap to WIN-T

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M*A*S*H á la DARPA; ITES watch; Bucking the transformation trend

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Microsoft ends government giveaways

Officials say a planned three-month campaign of sending free software to government clients has ended. The feds didn't like it in the first place.

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DOD seeks $28.7B for IT

As promised, the Defense Department's fiscal 2005 budget splits the military's information technology budget into business and warfighting categories.

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Army extends Northrop deal

Northrop Grumman won a $101 million follow-on contract to support the Army's Personnel Electronic Records Management program.