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DOD buys Blackboard technology
Military dependents' schools will use the company's Learning and Portal systems.
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Bush signs Defense Authorization Bill
It gives the nod to more than $63.4 billion for R&D and testing.
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CACI gets naval system contract
Spawar will pay $133 million for development and integration of the Naval Tactical Command Support System.
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DOD releases acquisition reports
They show a quarterly increase of more than $500 million in major acquisition programs.
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DARPA approves 19 for Grand Challenge
The agency limited the number of participants in the LA-to-Vegas robot race.
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Intercepts
Transformation a la al Qaeda; JTF-GNO's new boss; A kinder, gentler Comanche?; 'Tis the season
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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.
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Putting money in workers' pockets
Government considers bonuses to improve agency fiscal management
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DFAS boss will leave
Thomas Bloom plans to depart the Defense Finance and Accounting Service after leading it for almost five years.
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Marines aim for comprehensive network
The current networks are too complicated and unwieldy, officers say.
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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
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Quagliotti officially takes no. 2 job at DISA
Army Maj. Gen. Marilyn Quagliotti replaces Army Maj. Gen. David Bryan.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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For DOD logistics, tags are it!
Radio frequency identification tags policy seeks to improve supplies
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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.
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VeriSign adds features for defense PKI
The latest version of VeriSign's DOD service includes automatic renewal and bulk registration for large customers.
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