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No BYOD, CAC in the tactical environment, says Army official

The Army will not entertain bring-your-down-device as an option for the tactical environment, said an Army official May 21.

Navy releases NGEN RFP

The 5 year, $4.5 billion solcitation for land-based network operations and management calls for up to 134,000 thin client machines.NGEN will replace the  Continuity-Of-Service Contract , the federal government's largest network management program.

DOD will miss 2015 goal for managing assets by UID, says GAO

As of April 2012, neither the Air Force nor the Navy are actively integrating item unique identifiers into their ERPs, the GAO says.

Panetta: DoD cyber spending won't be cut

Defense spending on cyber capabilities won't be subject to cuts as the Pentagon attempts to reduce its budget by $487 billion over the next decade, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told reporters

Jam-resistant GPS capability can be done with receivers, says CBO

The Defense Department could achieve a more jam-resistant Global Positioning System capability quicker and cheaper by improving receivers or integrating signals from the commercial Iridium network

DoD in position to incubate clean energy, says Pew report

The Defense Department is in a unique position to support development of clean and efficient energy technologies, says a Sept. 21 report from the Pew Charitable Trusts. Defense spending on new energy

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

Hale: Business processes an obstacle to DoD clean audits

When the Marine Corps tried auditing its statement of budgetary resource, it found that its information technology system wasn't the main obstacle toward getting a clean opinion, said Robert Hale,

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