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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.
Halvorsen: Put on a tether
Tethering is preferable to air cards, says Navy Department Terry Halvorsen in a March 13 memo (.pdf) released publically on March 21. Recent analysis has shown the department could save
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
Spotlight: DON gets new CIO, deputy CIO
The Department of Navy has a new chief information officer and deputy CIO. Effective Nov. 22, Terry Halvorsen became the new CIO and Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Kevin Nally the deputy CIO, essentially
