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Digital Government
Richard Campbell | The New Language of the Bottom Line
Richard Campbell has been one of the key players in the government's efforts to make use of the Extensible Business Reporting Language.
Infrastructure
GSA vows to avoid FTS-2001 mistakes
Treasury, DHS poised for early transition to Networx.
Digital Government
Huly: Warfighting IT tops Marines' agenda
The demand for warfighting technology in the Marine Corps will not decrease any time soon, regardless of who controls Congress, one Marine general said.
Digital Government
CRC benefits from nimble organization
A crucial factor in the success of the IT division of the Combat Readiness Center has been structuring it so that the best ideas don't die on the vine of the bureaucracy.
Digital Government
Engineering a safety net
The Army's Combat Readiness Center provides ways for soldiers to reduce risky behavior.
Digital Government
Defense gets better on business
DOD's size, incompatible systems still hinder financial management.
Digital Government
A battlefield view that doesn't blink
Mobile Marine command center has zero-downtime goal.
Digital Government
GAO's Walker to DOD: 'Declare a war on waste'
Comptroller General David Walker called for the Defense Department to 'declare a war on waste' and completely overhaul its legacy information management systems by the year 2012.
Digital Government
Smart call
Warfighting is not the only military activity that requires great strategy'IT acquisition does, too. That's a view that is increasingly popular under the Defense Department's recently implemented strategic-sourcing initiative, and it is beginning to result in substantial savings.
Digital Government
Proof of concept
Technology funded through the Defense Department's Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration program saved the lives of 13 soldiers in Iraq last year. When the soldiers' convoy came into an ambush, they sent distress messages back to mission management using the Joint Blue Force Situational Awareness tracker.
Digital Government
AF puts its money on modernization
The Air Force expects to reach its modernization targets ahead of schedule. The goal is to go from an agencywide total of 1,700 separate systems and 19,000 applications to a better-integrated unit of 700 systems and 10,000 applications by 2012.
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Digital Government
Hard job, soft sell
Someone once described the mission of the Pentagon Renovation and Construction Program Office, known as PenRen, as trying to convert an old black-and-white television to color while it's being watched by viewers who expect no interruption in programming.
Digital Government
Air Force IT modernization ahead of schedule
The Air Force's IT modernization effort is moving forward rapidly, and the service should reach its targets for 2012 ahead of schedule, according to the Air Force CIO.
Management