Has the Defense Travel System arrived?
The Defense Department's online travel booking system is on track to reach 11,000 sites with a capability to scale to 3.2 million users by the time it becomes fully operational in September.
Army awards deals under IMOD program
The Army awarded contracts to 10 businesses today under its $4 billion, Infrastructure Modernization program.
Navy issues strategic sourcing policy for office supplies
Starting May 1, Navy employees will have to use the Defense Department's e-commerce Web portal to place office product orders.
Army awards communications contract
The Army has awarded DRS Technologies Inc. of Parsippany, N.J., a $222 million contract to provide an integrated, open-standards communications infrastructure for the Multi-National Force-Iraq.
Army awards contracts for standardizing desktops
The Army awarded nine contracts late yesterday under a $5 billion procurement vehicle designed to standardize desktop and notebook computer purchases.
Defense Messaging System hits its stride
Things appear to have leveled out a bit with the Defense Message System. Last year, DMS became fully operational at more than 500 locations worldwide, and the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Network Integration and Infrastructure last May gave the OK to enter the sustainment phase of its lifecycle. Most recently, the Defense Information Systems Agency awarded a contract, potentially worth $750 million, to Lockheed Martin Corp. to maintain and support the program.
DOD shakes up JTRS program
The Pentagon is reshaping its controversial Joint Tactical Radio System program with an eye toward curbing costs and centralizing management. The Defense Department's acquisition chief recently restructured JTRS to create an enterprisewide structure comprising three domains: ground; airborne, maritime and fixed (AMF); and network enterprise, each reporting to the JTRS Joint Program Executive Office under Kenneth Krieg, Defense undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics.
Army announces ITES2 awards
Despite several lengthy delays caused by reviews and evalutions, the Army awarded 11 contracts today under its $20 billion Information Technology Enterprise Solutions-2 Services program.
Army issues statement of work for ITES-2
The Army today released a draft statement of work for its $10 billion Information Technology Enterprise Solutions-2 Hardware program.
Navy adds audio to Lifelines intranet
The Navy is hoping to appeal to generation Y by adding an audio capability to some news stories that appear on its quality-of-life Web site.
DISA awards $750m contract for Defense Message System
The indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract runs for one base year with nine one-year options and was awarded to Lockheed Martin's Integrated Systems and Solutions division.
Navy, EDS avert NMCI divorce at least for now
The Navy and EDS Corp. have worked out their differences and will stay married for three more years.
DISA awards contract for business modernization
Pearson KEI Inc. to get $32 million contract to help to replace legacy applications and create a single integrated procurement system.
New name for DOD's Joint Command and Control program
The Defense Department's Joint Command and Control program has been renamed the Net-Enabled Command Capability and has moved from Milestone A to the technology development phase.
Assad named director of Defense procurement
The Defense Department has named a Marine Corps assistant deputy commandant as the new director of Defense procurement and acquisition policy.
Navy, EDS agree on extension for NMCI
The Navy has signed off on a three-year option extension to EDS Corp. for the service's $8.8 billion Navy-Marine Corps Intranet program.
For DIA, interoperability begins with the data
The intelligence community is moving beyond collaborative applications to achieve interoperability across its agencies with the help of a service-oriented architecture.
DOD can't get out from under commercial satellites
In recent years, military leaders have been vocal about the need for the government to become less dependent on commercial satellites for communications. These days, however, the military appears to be singing a different tune.
Defense's business transformation chugs forward
In sending Version 3.1 of its business enterprise architecture to Congress last week, the Defense Department took another incremental step toward better data standardization and interoperability.
DOD delivers BEA Version 3.1 to Congress
The Defense Department will meet its second congressionally imposed deadline today when it hand-delivers the latest iteration of its business enterprise architecture and enterprise transition plan to several congressional Defense committees.
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