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Radios ordered for digitized force

The Army has ordered 33,000 additional tactical data radio systems to be delivered to airborne units and to help digitize the 4th Infantry Division

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Army IT progress comes in measures

The information technology aspect of Army transformation may be more evolutionary than revolutionary, according to service leaders

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Navair pioneers military smart card

The Naval Air Systems Command, the first organization to hook up to the Navy Marine Corps Intranet, also will be among the first to use the Pentagon's newly introduced smart card.

Acquisition

Navy intranet sets sail

The massive Navy intranet project, awarded this month to Electronic Data Systems Corp., could be a model followed by the rest of the Defense Department and federal civilian agencies, Navy and industry officials said.

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The secret to success

For Lawrence Delaney, who fills two of the highest civilian positions in the Air Force, it helps to have Zenlike wisdom and intuition.

Acquisition

At a glance

Navy Marine Corps Intranet

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Intercepts

Strategically placed Interceptor listening devices are picking up strong denials about an enthusiastic postNMCI award revelry. It is not true, according to Electronic Data Systems Corp. officials

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The Lawrence J. Delaney file

The Lawrence J. Delaney file

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Navair pioneering NMCI, smart cards

The Naval Air Systems Command, the first organization to implement NMCI, also will be among the first to implement the Pentagon's newly introduced smart card

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Defense IT clears hurdle

House Armed Services Committee conferees addressed phasing in the Navy/Marine Corps Intranet and coordinating U.S. information security policy

Acquisition

N/MCI backup contractor in question

Although Navy officials said Friday that they would name a backup contractor for the Navy/Marine Corps Intranet, they apparently have not yet done so

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Marine base switches routers

To ward off major messaging bottlenecks, a premier Marine Corps base is switching from software to hardwarebased routers

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EDS wins Navy intranet deal

The Navy has awarded Electronic Data Systems a $7 billion contract to build the Navy/Marine Corps Intranet

Digital Government

TeleWall passes with flying colors

TeleWall, a firewall for phone and fax lines, far exceeded expectations in a recently completed evaluation by the Air Force Information Warfare Battlelab

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Army turns to Hollywood for realism

The Army's partnership with Hollywood entered a new phase as the service opened a center that will conduct research to create more realistic simulators

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Intercepts

DMS Online? Statements from on high that say that the Defense Message System officially came online Sept. 15 don't necessarily make it so.

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Military mines for golden technology

The Defense Department will cash in two 'golden nuggets' that emerged from the intense competition at the Joint Warrior Interoperability Demonstration (JWID) July 10 to 28

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Pentagon bolsters net mandate

The Pentagon has established a new policy that makes the Global Information Grid Waiver Board the sole authority for approving area networks not using the Defense Department's mandated network.

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Small firm to deliver DOD system

Science?#038;Engineering Associates earns a $850 million contract to provide DOD with a new system for tracking military members and dependents

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DOD rethinks workforce plans

The Defense Department has reversed a longtime policy of reducing the civilian acquisition and technology workforce.