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DISA nears end of commercial satellite services build-out
DISA and GSA are close to putting in place the final piece of their jointly managed Future Commercial Satellite Communications Services Acquisition program.
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DISA beefs up its ground game for better satellite services
DISA's Program Executive Office for Communications will focus in 2012 on the ground segment of satellite communications.
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DISA, GSA managers lay down the law to winners of FCSA small business contracts
Before the four awardees under the new $900 million FCSA Custom SATCOM Solutions Small Business contracts compete for task orders, they will receive information assurance training to ensure that their end-to-end satellite services are secure.
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DISA puts finishing touches on GSM, FCSA contracts
DISA is slated to award contracts for the Future Commercial Satellite Communications Services Acquisition and Global Information Grid Services Management programs in early 2012.
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DISA makes headway on key enterprise initiatives
The agency has laid groundwork for a private cloud and guided the Army e-mail migration in 2011.
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Military braces for roll out of massive ERP projects
The Army's General Fund Enterprise Business System project will centralize one of the largest business systems conglomerations in the world.
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Army fights to overcome data onslaught
The latest version of the Distributed Common Ground System-Army deployed to Afghanistan has the notable distinction of being the DOD's first tactical cloud computing node.
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DISA sees private cloud as catalyst for enterprise services
The Defense Information Services Agency's road to enterprise services begins with consolidation of the Defense Department's disparate e-mail systems that hinder net-centric operations and cross-organizational collaboration.
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Military struggles to integrate servicewide planning systems
Schedule delays on enterprise resource planning programs started by the military services are impeding savings goals and incurring additional costs.
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FIRST LOOK: DISA Campaign Plan 2011-2012
The Defense Information Systems Agency's Campaign Plan 2011-2012 adds more focus and definition to the agency's near- and long-term directions, including a renewed emphasis on enterprise services and mobile-computing technologies.
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DISA outlines major network and enterprise initiatives
The Defense Information Systems Agency is using cloud computing to build an enterprise infrastructure across the Defense Department.
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Strike aircraft might get new combat ID tool
The Joint Forces Command is evaluating server technology that provides pilots with a previously unavailable on-demand request capability for ground-based friendly force location information.
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Next-gen Blue Force Tracking system gets major boost
Blue Force Tracking 2 will greatly improve situational awareness on the battlefield for soldiers and Marines in helicopters and combat vehicles.
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As hardware shrinks, ruggedization challenges grow
The military wants more nimble rugged computers that reduce cost, size, weight and power to the warfighter.
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Common sub radio room buzzes on the horizon
The Navy’s Common Submarine Radio Room (CSRR) appears to be moving full speed ahead. With interoperability tests completed for two classes of the fleet’s submarines and a third under way, the automated communications system has been designated as operationally ready for the submarine fleet.
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The need for speed
As DOD deploys faster IP networks, high-speed encryption solutions will keep pace
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