People

Meyerrose picked for DNI CIO post

Air Force general improved homeland security communications.

People

DISA to reassess net-centric program

Air Force Lt. Gen. Charles Croom said he will re-examine the Net-Centric Enterprise Services program.

People

Army streamlines applications

Service wants to get rid of 80 percent of its redundant applications by 2007.

People

Navy, NGA set sail on paperless navigation project

Service will use digital maps to plot the course of ships by 2009.

Cybersecurity

The new Trojan war

Defense Department finds its networks under attack from China.

People

Pension dispute stalls nomination

Senate must resolve the issue before DOD CIO is confirmed.

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Hacker nabs Air Force personnel data

A hacker gained access to an Air Force system and accessed individual information on service personnel.

Modernization

Northrop Grumman wins new NetCents bid

The company helps the Air Force integrate telephone and network operations.

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Army selects vendors for FCS training

The Future Combat System also passes key program review.

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SRA receives Army logistics contract

The company provides support services to the 101st Airborne Division.

Digital Government

Fed spending hurts Dell financials

Company attributes lower than expected earnings to decreased federal IT spending.

People

Army emphasizes, recognizes network management

Army leaders appear to be using awards as a means to boost morale and inspire better performance.

People

Army awards e-learning contracts

The contracts support a program that gives soldiers access to college and vocational courses online.

People

Army pilots automated logistics system

IBM products help soldiers remotely repair vehicles and replenish supplies.

People

Army readies new JNN procurement

Vendors want the Army to open competition for building and fielding the mobile battlefield communcations system.

People

GEIA wants DOD CIO confirmed

Industry trade group urges Congress, Pentagon to “find middle ground.”

People

DOD CIO nomination stalled in Congress

The Senate Armed Services Committee is concerned about the pension that John Grimes would receive from his former employer, Raytheon.

People

GAO sustains travel agencies’ protests

GAO sustains protests from six companies that challenged the award on the Defense Travel System.

People

Achieving clean audits

Army and Air Force turn to SAP and Oracle for new financials

People

Army readying PC buy

The service plans to release a draft RFP for the Army Desktop and Mobile Computing-2 program Aug. 5.