People

Homeland, Defense compatibility needs work

DOD homeland security official says more needs to be done to ensure communications

People

DOD: New A-76 rules no sweat

Defense officials take 12-month time limit on competitions in stride

People

DOD to pilot facility access card

System will track facility credentials for defense and contractor personnel across the department

People

Army streamlines reserves

The Army plans to eliminate its CIO for its reserve components as the DOD puts into play its transformation plans for the reserves and the National Guard

People

DOD blazes trail for net-centric strategy

Pilot projects test a new strategy for delivering data on demand

People

Intercepts

It's Not Just a Job, It's an Arcade; Security Upgrade; DOD Acquisition Rebellion? DOD's Alphabet Soup

People

Lessons learned: Information-gathering process

DOD officials are sifting through mounds of data and hundreds of interviews to assess what lessons should be passed along to future warfighters

People

Network-centric warfare: Not there yet

Technology improves warfighting, but concepts are still not foolproof

Acquisition

Oracle offers $5.1 billion for PeopleSoft

Oracle Corp. has put in a bid to buy out PeopleSoft Inc.

People

Army's chief scientist to exit

The Army's chief scientist and deputy assistant secretary for research and technology will be leaving for the private sector

People

DOD getting GIG together

Deputy CIO says the department must focus on its network-centric enterprise strategy

People

Army to shift CIO from Reserves

The Army plans to eliminate its chief information officer position for its Reserve components

People

Intercepts

Clouds or Silver Lining?; But Does It Get HBO?; Sitting on the Sidelines; A Horse is a Horse, Of Course; Hail and Farewell

People

Friendly fire system gets good grades

Pentagon plans to expand development of Blue Force Tracking technology

People

NASA financial program in danger

GAO says the agency is in danger of producing its third consecutive failed financial management system

People

Marine accounting open to competition

DOD will begin conducting an A-76 competition of its Marine Corps Accounting Services

People

Friendly fire system hailed

Pentagon plans to expand development of Blue Force Tracking technology

People

NATO transformation chief chosen

Navy Adm. E.P. Giambastiani would be responsible for joint interoperability with alliance forces

People

New Army CIO to deal with legacy

Maj. Gen. Steven Boutelle has been confirmed as the next chief information officer of the Army

Acquisition

Lawmakers curtail DOD bundling

The Defense Department could be forced to rethink its strategy of combining related, smaller contracts into a single large one