Small business gets big Air Force contract
InDyne Inc. has received one of the largest federal IT contracts ever for a small business.
Army issues HR contract to SI International
The Army Military Personnel Services Center has awarded a human resources support contract to SI International Inc.
Major DFARS changes proposed
A Defense Department task force has proposed changes that would slash the 1,400-page Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement by 40 percent.
Booz Allen doing HIPAA work for military
Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. has been hired by the Military Health System to help about 130,000 health care providers comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
MIT, Army collaborate on military nanotech
The Army and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have opened the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies.
White House sets new policy on remote-sensing
A new national policy on remote-sensing satellites allows a greater role for commercial ventures.
NMCI moves in at six Marine sites
EDS Corp. takes over duties for operation and maintenance at more sites on the East Coast.<br>
Army readies Future Combat System for next phase
The Army will submit the latest version of its Future Combat Systems program to the Defense Acquisition Board for formal approval to move from the planning phase into development and demonstration. And a report says the operating system for computers in the program will be Linux.
DOD to release financial architecture blueprint
The Defense Department will unveil its long awaited financial management enterprise architecture on Friday, providing a map for trimming and consolidating more than 2,100 financial systems.
Bantu wins Air Force instant messaging deal
Bantu Inc. of Washington won an Air Force deal to sell the service an enterprise license for the Bantu Instant Messaging and Presence Platform. The instant-messaging application lets users build buddy lists and communicate instantaneously with other users online.
Defense's buying chief to retire in May
Pete Aldridge Jr., undersecretary of Defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, announces he will retire next month.
SRA to provide IT services to National Guard
SRA International Inc. of Fairfax, Va., today was awarded a $115 million competitive task order from the National Guard Bureau for a range of advanced IT products and services for five years.
Navy sets parameters for single portal project
The Navy's new guide for establishing a Navy-Marine Corps Portal says the new portal must be capable of integrating and viewing data using commercial standards for Web services as specified by the service's chief information officer.
Air Force considers abandoning A-76 for outsourcing
The Air Force has had such poor luck running OMB A-76 competitions to outsource IT that the service no longer considers use of A-76 beneficial, the service's CIO said today.
Navy begins analyzing voice services for NMCI
The Navy establishes a working group to conduct cost reviews for adding voice services to the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet.
DOD prepares bandwidth RFP
The Defense Information Systems Agency will issue a request for proposals within two weeks on the Global Information Grid-Bandwidth Expansion program.
DOD could set wireless policy next month
The Defense Department CIO is expected to sign a wireless policy next month that will set guidelines for using wireless devices across the department.
Contractors making gains at mapping agency
The National Imagery and Mapping Agency is increasingly relying on contractors to supply both employees and technology, its director, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. James R. Clapper Jr., said today.
NMCI gains 100,000 seats
The Defense Department has given the Navy the green light to cut over 100,000 computer seats to the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet, marking a major advance for prime contractor Electronic Data System Corp. and the $6.9 billion outsourcing program.
First round of NMCI tests to be finished by April's end
The Navy is aiming to complete testing of the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet by the end of April and receive permission from the Defense Department to add 100,000 more seats to the program.
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