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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.
People
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
People
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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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.
People
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.
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