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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

Halvorsen: Navy should be more like the Borg

Federal officials often say government should run more like a business--but they rarely specify which one, especially one that the federal official in question admires for its Borg-like efficiency in

Navy moving to thin client computing, says Halvorsen

The majority of the Navy could shift to a thin client computing environment, says departmental Chief Information Officer Terry Halvorsen. "It appears to be something we could do fairly quickly, where

Electronic signatures now preferred in the Navy

Electronic signatures are now the preferred way of conducting business at the Department of the Navy. DON Chief Information Officer Rob Carey signed on August 27 a memo--meant for electronic

DON EA version 2.0.000 now available

The Department of Navy Enterprise Architecture version 2.0.000 is out! The new EA includes rules regarding open architecture, conditioned-based maintenance and emerging country code standards,