Army
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The Army and Marine Corps are both in the early phases of deploying logistics accountability systems that will replace a collection of disconnected, stovepiped IT systems and processes that have grown up since the 1960s. Though the systems share the same objective, they were made by different vendors, prompting questions from one member of Congress.
March 22, 2011 -
Susan Lawrence, the Army\'s newly-appointed Chief Information Officer members of the IT and communications industry that the service is focused on creating an end-to-end IT infrastructure, eliminating structures that required soldiers to train and live on one network, and deploy on another.
March 21, 2011 -
The suicide rate for female soldiers triples when they go to war, according to data from an Army study.
March 18, 2011 -
More U.S. troops who sustain combat-related brain injuries could soon be eligible for the Purple Heart.
March 17, 2011 -
At least one Senior Army Official says fixed-price contracting might not be the way to go for the Army.
March 15, 2011 -
The cemetery\'s call center now has access to data and can answer every inquiry from veterans and family members.
March 14, 2011 -
The Defense Department\'s efficiencies initiative isn\'t just about internal DoD processes, the Army\'s acquisition chief said Wednesday. The service wants its vendors to help find ways to reduce costs and take on risk in the process, he said.
March 10, 2011 -
The Army plans to field smart phones that can work under three wireless technologies.
March 08, 2011 -
The Army appointed Lt. Gen. Susan S. Lawrence as chief information officer on Thursday.
March 04, 2011 -
Baseball season is upon us! Major league players might be down in spring training, but the Navy Midshipmen and Air Force Falcons are gearing up for a three-game series in the inaugural Freedom Series, Navy…
February 25, 2011 -
OMB mandated departments implement continuous monitoring of their cyber networks by 2012. Part of meeting that goal is understanding what hardware and software currently reside on the computing backbone.
February 25, 2011 -
The service says it\'s getting closer to determining the path forward for issuing smartphones to soldiers in the field. It\'s something the service says could eventually provide warfighters with an all-in-one platform for training, battlefield communications and more.
February 25, 2011 -
After allegations emerged that the Army may have illegally carried out psychological operations on Congressional delegations to secure increased funding for the war in Afghanistan, Gen. David Petreaus will investigate the matter.
February 24, 2011 -
The Defense Department is making the Pentagon\'s physical access control system accept Common Access Cards. Currently, people who work at the Defense headquarters and other facilities must carry two secure identity cards. The Army also will test giving smart cards to retirees.
February 24, 2011 -
Sharing knowledge is key and both parties are learning a lot from each other\'s knowledge and experience.
February 22, 2011