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Stryker symposium tests collaboration tools
The Army held a worldwide conference of more than 300 Stryker brigade elements last week using DOD's new collaboration software.
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Army reports big savings from enterprise buys
Service officials say they saved more than $20 million in a recent purchase of 31,000 desktop and 28,000 notebook PCs by standardizing requirements and coordinating bids.
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Stratcom takes a page from Wikipedia
Using a Wikipedia-style approach, the program eliminates the chain of information by allowing collaboration regardless of rank or position.
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Law calls for DOD to clean up acquisition
Defense Authorization bill sets new rules for government/contractor interactions
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Boutelle: Army too dependent on commercial satellites
The Army's CIO says using commercial satellites is expensive and fails to deliver needed capabilities.
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Boutelle: Army has tight IM security
The Army has blocked Internet ports that route traffic from sites that provide instant messaging, he said at AUSA.
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Schoomaker: No need to trim FCS
Despite increased scrutiny and doubt over the system's cost and capabilities, Army leaders said the Future Combat System will save the service money in the long run.
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DOD’s SBIR program shifts focus
Commercialization is the new driving force in technology funding
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BTA sets standards for transformation
Defense agency says it must move quickly to prove its value to DOD business operations.
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DISA chooses pay-per-use approach for servers
Four vendors will provide hardware, maintenance and support for servers at 18 data centers, charging DISA on an hourly basis for computing services.
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DLA centers ready for RFID tagging
DLA's Defense Distribution Center led the efforts to install more than 200 RFID portals at distribution sites across the country.
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DOD's uberportal
Proponents say DKO could be a new model for developing information systems. But critics question the speedy patch-it-together approach.
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Defense budget sacrifices future IT
Fiscal 2007 funding covers only existing systems and delays modernization.
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Congressional budget tactics soften Army IT cuts
The final version of the Defense Appropriations bill cuts funding for some programs and shifts others to a "bridge" provision.
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GAO: DTS won’t meet savings projections
DOD overestimated the travel system's cost and failed to fix implementation problems, the Government Accountability Office said.
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Another harsh audit for DOD
GAO says staffing deficiencies continue to create Defense contracting problems
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IBM to lead U.S., U.K. military technology consortium
The International Technology Alliance brings together 25 government, industry and academic partners from both sides of the Atlantic.
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LaForgia forges Army/industry ties
She earned a reputation for bringing both sides together to improve Army contracting
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A few good partners
Air Force Information Technology Commodity Council aims to be a model of strategic sourcing.
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