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DOD bought $73B more in 2003

The Defense Department in 2003 spent $73 billion more on major programs than it did the previous year.

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Aeon to update DFAS system

The company will get almost $15 million to install a relational database to replace a 1960s-era financial and contracts administration system for the Defense Finance and Accounting Service.

Digital Government

Intercepts

New math; Harvey stonewall-banger; Brig. Gen. Midas; Bull in a china shop

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Viisage to support DOD cards

The Defense Manpower Data Center will get a Viisage system with printers for producing secure ID cards.

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Old Dominion to support JFCOM

U.S. Joint Forces Command officials have awarded a $22 million contract to the Old Dominion University Research Foundation.

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Orbimage wins hi-res contract

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency will pay the company up to $500 million over 22 months for satellite pictures.

Digital Government

Intercepts

Stenbit has left the building; Making radio waves; Purple Paige; Don't blame us

Modernization

Technology a dependable ally in Iraq war

Work continues on improving bandwidth allocation, info analysis

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Inspector general finds holes in defense technology protection

The report states that DOD lacks safeguards to keep technology at research centers and universities from falling into hostile hands.

Modernization

Tech lessons learned

One after the war in Iraq started, military officials are determining what worked.

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Time caps now in effect for DOD deals

Section 843 of the Defense Authorization Act will limit the length of contracts to five years.

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Does Defense need a high-level financial manager?

DOD may need an assistant secretary dedicated to day-to-day financial management, the U.S. comptroller general says.

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Army IT squeezed by Iraq war efforts

The war in Iraq demonstrated successful use of information technology to fight a war, but the ongoing occupation is proving to be costly

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DOD's most popular card

CAC could be a model for civilian agencies

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Blue Force Tracking gains ground

Army, Marines coordinate efforts

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CAC lessons

If the CIO Council and the Office of Management and Budget sign off on a policy that would require all federal agencies to adopt smart card technology for their employees' ID cards, agencies can follow certain steps recommended by those who have already gone through the process.

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Tracking troop movement

Blue Force provides better situational awareness.

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GAO urges separate plan for UAVs

But DOD officials say unmanned aerial vehicles are just one of many programs that fit into a larger scheme.

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NMCI limits e-mail attachments

The Navy Marine Corps Intranet will limit attachments to 10M in size, starting April 1.

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IBM to provide RFID support

DOD hired IBM Business Consulting Services to help develop and support policies for radio frequency identification devices.