Digital Government

INTERCEPTS

On the Coast Guard's new 87-foot Albacore patrol boat, even the bathroom is flush with new technology.

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Military, VA get smart

DOD and VA last week announced advances in their smart card programs.

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Lawmakers probe outsourcing deal

Pentagon asked to review 600 tech jobs headed to industry

Modernization

Air Force studying broader use of Direct

The faster messaging system fielded by U.S. nuclear-weapons forces could also aid mobile command centers

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BTG to develop intell service

Air Force awards development phase of an effort to integrate intelligence broadcasts into one service

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Army preps Web 'birthday gift'

A new Army home page due June 14 will feature better navigation and graphics

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Army deploying smart cards

The Army will begin fielding smart cards at eight sites over the next two months

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Status of Pentagon IT office under review

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is weighing the role of DOD's top IT position.

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Intercepts

The Air Force wasted no time milking its new status in space programs for all it's worth

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Generals moving up IT ranks

Several Army generals essential to the service's IT efforts are moving into new IT-related positions

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Space plan empowers Air Force

The Pentagon's plan for space programs gives the Air Force the power to decide whether programs proceed

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Collaboration prepped for intell

Officials are readying the intelligence piece of the Global Information Grid for review, funding

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DOD braced for cyberattack

Official notes that networks detected '2 million probes or scans from a Chinese source'

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No promotion for Pentagon IT slot

Defense chief decides not to elevate the Pentagon's top IT division to the undersecretary level

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DOD intelligence mulls digital legal banks

Led by efforts from the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, officials within the Defense Department and military intelligence agencies are conducting preliminary discussions to develop an automated knowledge bank for their intelligence legal offices.

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NSA may widen outsourcing

The National Security Agency's outsourcing efforts likely will not end with the $5 billion Groundbreaker project.

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NSA may expand outsourcing

Agency's outsourcing efforts likely will not end with the $5 billion Groundbreaker project

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Cecom commander to retire

Maj. Gen. Robert Nabors has been a key player in the Army's effort to digitize its forces

Modernization

Sun equips satellite control

The Air Force will use Sun hardware for tracking and controlling communications satellites