Modernization

Pentagon finds holes in DMS

DOD evaluation shows shortfalls with some of the department's biggest IT systems

People

Intercepts

Internal opposition continues to mount against the $6.9 billion Navy Marine Corps Intranet

Digital Government

Air Force won't follow NMCI lead

The Air Force has decided not to follow the Navy's model for desktop outsourcing on a grand scale, but service officials will sample bite-size versions of the massive Navy Marine Corps Intranet contract.

People

Army transformation shows force

Despite congressional and White House support, the Army still may have trouble getting more funding

People

WolfPack project moving forward

DARPA seeks proposals for the next phase of the advanced electronic warfare systems development program.

Acquisition

Final STRICOM contract awarded

Fourteen companies will share the last part of a $4 billion contract to provide testing technology for the Army and other agencies

People

Export limits may shift to software

DOD suggests abandoning supercomputer export restrictions based solely on processing power

People

Air Force site designed for hits

Direct access to news, easy navigation draw record number of hits to Air Force Link

People

Army intell commander steps in

Brig. Gen. Keith Alexander is leading the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command

People

Three firms share DOD satellite deal

DOD's largest small-business program, a hotly contested $2.2 billion deal to provide military satellite services, has ended in a three-way tie

Digital Government

Intercepts

Intercepts

People

Satellite services deal awarded

DOD's largest small-business program, a $2 billion deal for satellite services, ended in a three-way tie

People

Ryan supports space commander split

Recommendation calls for the Air Force to relinquish control of the position of unified space command chief

People

New strike force has IT arsenal

The Air Force unveiled the Global Strike Task Force, which will rely heavily on IT

People

Army fortifies records storage

The Army has installed the largest segment of its new data storage system for personnel records

Digital Government

Portal open to Pacific region

Pacific Command creates Asia Pacific Area Network to share information, build relations

Digital Government

Lockheed plans Pentagon Net upgrades

Lockheed, government to examine possible improvements network by network

People

Small biz poised for major DOD deal

DOD soon will award the largest small-business set-aside contract -- worth $2 billion -- in the department's history

Digital Government

CIA director pushes for faster info

The national intelligence community needs to take greater advantage of IT, George Tenet says

People

Memory loss causes UAV crash

An unmanned aerial vehicle crashed when the operator inadvertently cut off communications