DEFENSE BUDGET TO INCREASE 7 PERCENT IN FISCAL
2007
The Defense Department has unveiled a $30.5 billion IT
budget that puts top-level support and funding behind the technology
programs that are driving warfighters toward transformation.
IN QDR, DEFENSE FOCUSES ON COMBATING
CYBERTHREATS
The newly released Quadrennial Defense Review
suggests an evolution in Pentagon thinking about the role of IT in
countering cyberthreats.
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY'S TRANSFORMATION IS STEAMING
AHEAD
A hallmark of the Navy and Marine Corps team is its
ability to change, adapt, and transform to meet new and evolving threats
to America. We have embraced a culture of transformation that will
enable us to develop new weapons systems, realign infrastructure,
establish new concepts of operations, streamline our business practices,
and meet new challenges.
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AIR FORCE AWARDS DEAL TO ENHANCE SATELLITE COMM SYSTEM IN
SPACE
The Defense Department took a huge step late last
month toward establishing a global network capable of connecting
warfighters to the Internet and each other.
GENERAL DYNAMICS WINS $289 MILLION IED COUNTER-MEASURE
DEAL
General Dynamics Corp. won a $289 million contract from
the Marine Corps to design a remote-controlled, electronic, improvised
explosive device countermeasure system.
DEFENSE SEALS ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE DEAL FOR IA
PRODUCTS
The Defense Department has established an
enterprise software agreement that offers military agencies discounted
pricing on information assurance products and services.
DOD ROLLS OUT DICE06
An exercise to promote
systems interoperability kicked off this week across the Defense
Department.
DEFENSE UNIT, IT FEDERATION COLLABORATE ON IDENTITY
SYSTEM
The Defense Department has signed an agreement with a
federation of IT companies to connect identity systems and establish an
interoperable authentication network.
WHO IS BEST AT NET-CENTRICITY? HERE’S A HINT: GOOGLE
IT
The secret to netcentric success is infrastructure.
Google engineers built and operate a protected global network that is
completely isolated from the external world except at tightly controlled
points of entry.
NETCENTRIC WARFARE LOOKS LIKE COMMERCIAL E-BUSINESS. JUST
ASK AL QAEDA
Successful enterprises understand their
business model and use technology to support it. The model comes
first.
Defense Events Calendar
FOSE
2006
03/07/06 -
03/09/06 |
Washington,
DC
FOSE is FREE for military and government professionals and $50 for
non-government, and only open to trade professionals. No one under 18 is
admitted, regardless of affiliation or circumstance.
AFCEA-BELVOIR/PEO EIS INDUSTRY DAY
2006
03/15/06 -
03/17/06 |
North Bethesda
,
Maryland
The 4th Annual AFCEA-Belvoir/PEO EIS Industry Day 2006 will feature:
CIO/G6 LTG Steve Boutelle, OSD/BTA Director Mr. Paul Brinkley and
Commandant of the Soldier Support Institute, BG Gina Farrisee. All PEO
EIS PMs will brief on their program status.
GEOINT
02/27/06 -
02/28/06
GEOINT has proven to be a vital weapon in the war against terror,
providing the warfighter with an unprecedented view of the battlefield.
This two-day seminar will share cutting edge military case studies and
insights from geospatial intelligence leaders.
RFID
WORLD 2006
02/28/06 -
03/01/06 |
Dallas,
Texas
RFID World delivers the answers to short-term challenges – like
retail and government compliance – as well as insight and thinking
to enable long-term business process change through intelligent planning
of RFID infrastructure
MILITARY TECHNOLOGIES
CONFERENCE
03/14/06 -
03/15/06 |
Boston,
MA
The Military Technologies Conference is an in-depth technical conference
and trade show that will deliver key DOD and military personnel speaking
directly to the industry about where they are and where they need to be
in terms of warfighter capabilities.
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