People

No one-size-fits-all approach for EVM

New FAR rule allows agencies to tailor their IT project management policies.

People

House bill defunds parts of NSPS

Citing basic workers’ rights, Congress and courts denounce DOD personnel system.

People

GAO: Attack warning systems over cost, behind schedule

Air Force efforts to upgrade systems by fiscal 2006 have been plagued by a lack of oversight and poor management, the report states.

People

FAR gives agencies EVM wiggle room

Agencies have discretion in determining when and how to apply earned value management, under the final acquisition rule.

Modernization

GAO criticizes DOD classification program

Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence has little involvement or oversight of how components are implementing classification program, GAO says.

People

Air Force networks to get automatic monitoring

Telos Corp. gets a $7.4 million contract under its Network Centric Solutions contract vehicle.

Digital Government

Aleut Technologies gains foothold in DOD mentoring program

Mentoring program aims to boost small companies’ presence.

People

House cuts critical DOD technology programs

Budget maneuvers take money from battlefield systems

People

Stratcom leads DOD cyberdefense efforts

The command uses virtual meetings and blogs as part of its virtual environment for information exchange.

People

Army moves closer to IT consolidation

The first two Area Processing Centers are scheduled to open in the fall.

People

Emergency war spending bill sacrifices IT

Bush shifts technology funds to border security

Modernization

Lost conference costs more than dollars

The canceled Army show also results in missed opportunities.

People

Army gears up for contractor cuts

New policy directives call for staff reductions.

People

Army looks to reschedule IT conference

Conference leaders are hoping to reschedule the conference after supplemental funding from Congress is delivered, but have not decided when or where.

People

War accounts under attack as DOD scrambles

Warfighters caught in the crossfire of battle over supplemental funds.

People

War accounts under attack as DOD scrambles for funds

The Army and other services are shifting funds from critical missions to bolster operations and maintenance accounts departmentwide.

People

Budget woes kill Army IT conference

Next week's event in Orlando could be one of many casualties of new funding restrictions.

People

Army freezes spending until supplemental is passed

A memo sent to senior Army officials last Friday mandates drastic measures to halt spending in all activities related to the Army's operations and maintenance appropriation.

Modernization

Boeing delivers 6 more JTRS radios to FCS

The latest batch of software programmable tactical radios brings the total to 27.

Cybersecurity

DOD: China fielding cyberattack units

A new Pentagon report states China is stepping up its information warfare and computer network attack capabilities.