People
Air Force awards JAGUAR contracts
DARPA hired five companies to do R&D for the Joint Air/Ground Operations: Unified, Adaptive Replanning program.
Modernization
Military releases RFID policy
The Defense Department said it has released a policy to regulate the use of Radio Frequency Identification and mandate its widespread use in a little over a year.
People
Interim pay system doesn't comply, GAO says
The Defense Finance and Accounting Service didn't follow legal and administrative policy, according to Congressional auditors.
Modernization
Generals point ways to better Blue Force
The military's Blue Force Tracking worked well in Iraq, but it could be better, commanders said.
People
Study says DFAS competition works
The Center for Naval Analyses says the Defense Finance and Accounting Service continue using a commercial contractor for retired and annuitant pay services, despite criticisms from an inspector general.
People
SpecOps doles out optical tag contracts
U.S. Special Operations Command awarded four R&D contracts worth $57.8 million to develop small, thin, long-range optical retroreflecting tags.
People
DOD to launch mini-satellites
The Defense Department will launch a small, relatively inexpensive experimental tactical satellite capable of supporting specific missions early next year.
People
Group: Security hurt by Microsoft monopoly
Microsoft's dominance of the operating system market presents the government with serious security risks, a group warned
People
Bandwidth in Iraq a subject of debate
Some commanders had plenty to spare, others not nearly enough during recent operations
People
Defense CIO decries bandwidth expense
Technical constraints, largely in the area of bandwidth, are preventing network centricity from becoming a reality, the military's chief information officer said last week.
People
New radios face legacy, commercial hurdles
The military's goal of software-programmable radios is closer than ever to becoming a reality
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Intercepts
Nomination delays; Old dogs, new tricks; Lesson still being learned; Serious about IPv6; AGS slap-in-the-face
Digital Government
Improper payments plague feds
The General Accounting Office says that federal benefits programs must do a better job of eliminating improper payments.
People
Defense plans smaller, cheaper satellites
Military officials expect TacSat-1 will launch in about nine months for a total cost of only $15 million.
Modernization
Network still an FCS headache
The network for the Future Combat System remains the largest question mark in the Army's transformation efforts, according to an Army commander.
Modernization
New radios face legacy, commercial hurdles
Defense planners need to see how software-driven radios fit with older communication systems and reconcile commercial and military standards.
Modernization
Defense CIO decries bandwidth expense
The cost of bandwidth continues to hamper the Defense Department's net-centric transformation, John Stenbit says.
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Intercepts
Smaller Navy, PR-savvy Army, Paint-by-number Ids; 2004: a network odyssey; Gilligan's sincere island
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