Would Patton survive in today's PowerPoint military?
Would Patton or MacArthur survive in the modern military's PowerPoint culture? Some of our readers doubt it.
'War consists largely of endless tinkering with PowerPoint slides'
An Army Reserve colonel in Afghanistan is fired after writing a column slamming the military's use of PowerPoint, saying days are spent preparing, presenting and viewing slide shows.
'War consists largely of endless tinkering with PowerPoint slides'
An Army Reserve colonel in Afghanistan is fired after writing a column slamming the military's use of PowerPoint, saying days are spent preparing, presenting and viewing slide shows.
Technology is changing marching orders for Army leadership
Army leaders believe future military operations will increasingly rely on a dispersed, decentralized force. Now they need to know how to lead in that environment.
General Dynamics wins Army award for IT services
General Dynamics Corp. has won a four-year, $61.8 million task order to provide information technology services to the Army’s Intelligence and Security Command.
Raytheon task order will bolster Army support system
Raytheon Co. will provide logistics support for the Army’s Battle Command Sustainment Support System under a three-year, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract that could be worth as much as $90 million if all options are exercised.
NVTC group to assess IT needs at Arlington National Cemetery
The Army accepts in principle the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s offer to provide 15 companies’ pro bono assistance in assessing the IT requirements to rectify the poor record-keeping at Arlington National Cemetery.
CSC provides Army with $104M in technical services
Computer Sciences Corp. will provide technical and engineering support to the Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center in Huntsville, Ala., under an Army task order.
TASC wins Army contract for engineering and technical assistance
TASC Inc., formerly a unit of Northrop Grumman Corp., has been awarded a five-year, $44.7 million Army contract to provide systems engineering and technical assistance to the Army Special Programs Office.
General Dynamics picks Lockheed for $71M WIN-T project
General Dynamics Corp. has awarded partner Lockheed Martin Corp. a $71 million contract to provide communications hardware and equipment for the transmission subsystem as part of their work on the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) Increment 2 project.
WikiLeaks upends digital security assumptions
Case demonstrates that classified documents are difficult to protect from determined data miners.
Forward march: Army e-mail overhaul still a go
Army CIO Jeffrey Sorenson is working with the Defense Information Systems Agency to get enterprise e-mail off the ground.
DOD moves to shift $3.9B to pressing wartime needs
Defense Department planners want to shift a significant chunk of funding away from programs that are struggling or of low priority to more pressing needs to support the war effort in Afghanistan, reports Kate Brannan at Defense News.
Military likely to shun iPhone
As the military continues its search for the best battlefield smart phone, it’s looking increasingly doubtful that the iPhone will be a contender.
NCI to help Army improve soldier equipment
NCI Information Systems Inc. will provide a wide range of support services to the Army Program Executive Office Soldier under a new contract.
Army backs off $243M enterprise e-mail contract
The Army is putting on hold its plans to pursue an enterprise-wide e-mail system and calling an about-face on the project.
STG provides IT support to Army signal center
STG Inc. will provide information technology services to the Army’s 4th Signal Center Pacific-Theater Network Operations and Security Center under a three-year contract valued at $17.4 million.
Lockheed gets $142M Army contract for surveillance systems
Lockheed Martin Corp. will furnish additional aerostat surveillance systems to the Army for use in detecting threats to ground forces from roadside bombs and other means under a $142 million contract.
New DOD cyber commander seeks better situational awareness
Army Gen. Keith Alexander says the Defense Department needs a common, real-time, understanding of what's happening across its many computer networks.
Boeing pilots data-rich path
Boeing focuses its growth on areas that are rich in building and protecting systems that move mission-critical information and data for government customers.
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