People

Bush signs bill transforming DOD HR

Changes cause angst among civilians

People

The XML difference

Techs on carriers will be able to retrieve information online.

People

DOD buys Blackboard technology

Military dependents' schools will use the company's Learning and Portal systems.

People

Bush signs Defense Authorization Bill

It gives the nod to more than $63.4 billion for R&D and testing.

People

CACI gets naval system contract

Spawar will pay $133 million for development and integration of the Naval Tactical Command Support System.

People

DOD releases acquisition reports

They show a quarterly increase of more than $500 million in major acquisition programs.

People

DARPA approves 19 for Grand Challenge

The agency limited the number of participants in the LA-to-Vegas robot race.

Digital Government

Intercepts

Transformation a la al Qaeda; JTF-GNO's new boss; A kinder, gentler Comanche?; 'Tis the season

People

Marines patch together a network

The Marine Corps' Tactical Data Network was designed with massive capabilities but was so complex and unwieldy that it gave headaches to some of the people who built and maintained it during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

People

Putting money in workers' pockets

Government considers bonuses to improve agency fiscal management

People

DFAS boss will leave

Thomas Bloom plans to depart the Defense Finance and Accounting Service after leading it for almost five years.

People

Marines aim for comprehensive network

The current networks are too complicated and unwieldy, officers say.

People

Intercepts

DLA's frequent-flier program; CAC: The chicken or the egg?; Pacom's new digs; IT security/intell reporting rift?; Armor/aviation rivalry; Taking ITES bets

People

Quagliotti officially takes no. 2 job at DISA

Army Maj. Gen. Marilyn Quagliotti replaces Army Maj. Gen. David Bryan.

People

DOD aims for one IT framework

The Joint Information Capabilities Enhancement Environment is an effort to break down the information stovepipes of the Defense Department.

People

Info assurance should include sharing, general says

An Air Force general says the military's information assurance work doesn't spend enough time on how to distribute data.

People

DOD Webmasters learn new lessons

Several Defense Department Web sites dedicated to collecting and publishing lessons learned from operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom were scrubbed late last month.

People

For DOD logistics, tags are it!

Radio frequency identification tags policy seeks to improve supplies

People

Clean audits deserve a bonus, officials say

The government should pay bonuses to finance personnel whose agencies comply with the 1996 financial management improvement law, two officials said.

Digital Government

VeriSign adds features for defense PKI

The latest version of VeriSign's DOD service includes automatic renewal and bulk registration for large customers.