Defense Systems
AMC blazes trail for Lean Six Sigma in DOD
The Army Materiel Command is breaking trail for the mandated process improvement system, which advocates say has universal applicability. However, critics warn it can inadvertently limit an organization’s ability to respond to changing circumstances.
Defense Systems
Army disputes GAO take on protests
The Army is concerned that GAO’s position — that contractors now can protest an agency’s decision under the fiscal 2008 National Defense Authorization Act — will “effectively graft the Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 15 requirements” onto the task order process, according to the decision document.
Defense Systems
Army Central Command to receive assistance
The award calls for SAIC to assist the Central Command’s Directorate of Command and Control, Communications and Computers, primarily at command headquarters in Tampa, Fla.
Defense Systems
Medical Research and Materiel Command awards grant
The $100,000 grant from the Army enables Teksouth Corp. to study ways that data in electronic health records could be structured to improve the analysis of disease and population health trends in the military.
Defense Systems
Failing to protect data may risk battlefield strategies
Controlled but unclassified data is leaking to the public from DOD Web sites, defense contractors and other sources, and causing increasing concern.
Defense Systems
Army to get automated biometrics toolset
The Army’s Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems awarded the one-year contract under the Information Technology Enterprise Solutions-2 Services program.
Defense Systems
The right stuff for cyber warfare
In a press meeting at the LandWarNet 2008 conference in August, Gen. Kevin Chilton, Air Force commander of the Strategic Command, spoke about the structure of U.S. cyber operations and his priorities for the workforce and technology.
Defense Systems
Network backbone unleashed
Army deploys first stage of Warfighter Information Network- Tactical program in its march toward net-centric battlefield communications
Defense Systems
BAE delivers networkable night goggle to Army
The Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Digital was developed for PEO-Soldier’s ENVG advanced technology development program, and combines visible, low-light and infrared imagery.
Defense Systems
SOA puts intelligence on the map
New systems integration technologies put power behind geospatial intelligence.
Defense Systems
Brace for shift
Gen. George Casey, the Army’s chief of staff, frequently speaks about how we have entered a period of persistent conflict.
Defense Systems
Brown to leave post as PEO Soldier
He has accepted a job as the Army’s deputy for acquisition and systems management.
Defense Systems
Data Packets
Navy brings NGEN requirements to industry; C4ISR news; and priority No. 1 at the Air Force
Defense Systems
Army to receive support for Future Battle Command
Under the terms of the task order from the Army’s Program Executive Office, Command, Control and Communications Tactical, CSC will provide a diverse range of support for the Army’s Future Battle Command program.
Defense Systems
Army Corps of Engineers awards support contract
L-1 will provide the Army Corps of Engineers with software design, development, operations support and call center support.
Defense Systems
Army taps six to provide pRFID tech
The $75.5 million contract calls for the companies to provide passive radio frequency identification technology to the Army Product Manager for Joint-Automatic Identification Technology.
Defense Systems
SWATS to protect troops in combat zones
Soldier-Wearable Acoustic Targeting Systems is a member of QinetiQ’s Ears Gunshot Localization System family of products, developed to allow military personnel to respond to sniper fire immediately and accurately. The Army’s Rapid Equipping Force has put in its first large-scale order.
Defense Systems
Army chemical sensors to get upgrade
ICx Technologies is on tap for the upgrade under a contract potentially worth $711 million over seven years.
Defense Systems