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Navy Department to become FOIAonline portal user
The Navy Department will utilize FOIAonline, a shared portal for the processing of Freedom of Information Act requests, the department's office of the chief information officer announced April 18.
Navy CIO abruptly cancels IT conference scheduled for end of month
The Navy's decision to cancel the conference may be part of a trend revealed in a recent survey conducted by Reston, Va.-based research firm Market Connections. The survey finds that 38 percent of government employees plan to attend fewer educational and trade events in fiscal 2013 compared to fiscal 2012.
Navy official emphasizes quality, not quantity in data center consolidation
The Navy Department has closed between five and seven data centers so far as part of its effort to reduce its total down to 25 or below by 2017, departmental Chief Information Officer Terry Halvorsen told reporters Nov. 26. That the department has closed so far only 5 percent or less of the data centers it needs to doesn't mean that progress hasn't been made, Halvorsen said.
Halvorsen: DoN policy will aim to curb customization
A forthcoming policy from the Department of Navy will discourage the customization of information technology systems, said (.pdf) DoN Chief Information Officer Terry Halvorsen.
Halvorsen: Acquisition regulations aren't the problem
"A lot of times we say the acquisition process is the problem, but when we get through it I find there's more flexibility in it than I know, but we don't ask the right questions--'we' being the government and 'we' being industry," said Halvorsen.
Audio: DON CIO Terry Halvorsen on IT acquisition
Much of Halvorsen's address focused on changes to information technology acquisition at DON. Halvorsen noted that the department needs to make its IT systems less specialized and needs to begin leveraging more holistic solutions through the use of enterprise service license agreements, when they're available.
Audio: Terry Halvorsen on DON IT spending
Department of Navy Chief Information Officer Terry Halvorsen spoke with reporters on Aug. 23 about his efforts to reduce spending in Navy and Marine Corps information technology. Halvorsen has said
Halvorsen touts thin client for Navy NIPRNET users
Department of Navy computer users who primarily use software office applications are prime candidates for thin- or zero- client computing, DON Chief Information Officer Terry Halvorsen said during an
Users will see no difference with NGEN, says Hendricks
Users should see no difference when the Navy Department finally switches off its massive Navy/Marine Corps Internet (currently incarnate as the Continuity-Of-Service Contract ) and turns on its
New Navy portal strategy makes no mention of DKO
A new information and online services portal strategy released July 7 by Department of Navy Chief Information Officer Terry Halvorsen undoes previous guidance from 2009 that deemphasized creation of
