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Defense transformation exec pushes for energy weapons plan

Retired Navy Vice Adm. Arthur Cebrowski advocated the establishment of a road map to investigate developing directed energy weapons.

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Navy's Zelibor sent to U.S. Strategic Command

Rear Adm. Zelibor, who had been the service's deputy CIO, will be director of global operations for the command.

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Military certifies biometric profile

The Defense Department also launched a biometrics Web site.

Modernization

Marines build bridge to new radio system

Technology will let service maintain command and control on the move

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DARPA awards network security deal

Computer Systems Center Inc. will get $8.7 million to study the feasibility of dynamic network security access.

Digital Government

Intercepts

Joint operations; NMCI; greatly exaggerated death; flexing Senate muscles.

Modernization

Five steps of the CONDOR

The Marines are moving from legacy radios to the Joint Tactial Radio System

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DISA claims lead in defense IT

This is the dawning of the year of DISA, says the Defense Information System Agency's deputy CIO.

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Defense wireless policy due ? again

Top officials say the DOD wireless report should make debut soon. Really.

Modernization

W3C adopts DARPA language

The standards body for the World Wide Web approved a DARPA-developed markup language as an international standard.

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DISA plans joint IT buys

The Defense Information Systems Agency is establishing a unit to handle joint acquisitions for network centricity.

Modernization

DARPA funds radio research

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has begun its first phase of a program to develop high-efficiency, low-power radio communications.

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DOD's broken IT accounting system

Problems result in a $1.6 billion discrepancy in budget documents

Digital Government

Intercepts

CIO exodus; Jimi Hendrix warfare

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EDS to separate NMCI results

The company will report earnings exclusive of the money-losing operation on the Navy Marine Corps Intranet.

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Admiral emphasizes joint apps

Joint applications are critical to wartime operations, says the Pacific Fleet commander.

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Commanders lament analysis dearth

Leaders of U.S. military efforts in Iraq say battlefield commanders need more technology, especially for analyzing data.

Modernization

Coast Guard faces comm hurdles

The Coast Guard must overcome large communications barriers with Defense services, says the Coast Guard's Pacific commander.

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DOD seeks $10.8B for science, tech research

Military spending on science and technology RDT&E would grow slower than the rest of the department's fiscal 2005 budget under the president's request.

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Harvey urged to stay in touch

Lawmakers urged the man slated to lead the military's IT programs to keep a close relationship with Congress.