K4 wins pair of federal IT awards

K4 Solutions Inc., a woman-owned, 8(a) small-business government contractor, has won two federal contracts that have a combined value of almost $18 million.

Army takes on acquisition, cyberspace and culture

The Army's cyber component's opening comes during unprecedented challenges in upgrading its IT services.

General Dynamics gains Army intell award for IT services

General Dynamics Corp. received a $62 million task order for IT services that support the Army Intelligence and Security Command.

Jacobs assists Army with logistics support

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. will provide logistics support to the Army under a three-year contract that has a maximum value of $10.6 million.

DRC helps Walter Reed transition to new BRAC facilities

Dynamics Research Corp. is providing medical program support to Walter Reed Army Medical Center under a new task order that has a total estimated value of $18 million.

Army launches 'don't ask, don't tell' inbox

The intent of the inbox is to help the Army assess and consider whether repeal of the law would reduce operational readiness or unit cohesion.

Alion continues modeling, simulation services to Army

Alion Science and Technology Corp. will continue to provide modeling and simulation services to the Army under a $3.6 million task order.

Would Patton survive in today's PowerPoint military?

Would Patton or MacArthur survive in the modern military's PowerPoint culture? Some of our readers doubt it.

'War consists largely of endless tinkering with PowerPoint slides'

An Army Reserve colonel in Afghanistan is fired after writing a column slamming the military's use of PowerPoint, saying days are spent preparing, presenting and viewing slide shows.

'War consists largely of endless tinkering with PowerPoint slides'

An Army Reserve colonel in Afghanistan is fired after writing a column slamming the military's use of PowerPoint, saying days are spent preparing, presenting and viewing slide shows.

Technology is changing marching orders for Army leadership

Army leaders believe future military operations will increasingly rely on a dispersed, decentralized force. Now they need to know how to lead in that environment.

General Dynamics wins Army award for IT services

General Dynamics Corp. has won a four-year, $61.8 million task order to provide information technology services to the Army’s Intelligence and Security Command.

Raytheon task order will bolster Army support system

Raytheon Co. will provide logistics support for the Army’s Battle Command Sustainment Support System under a three-year, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract that could be worth as much as $90 million if all options are exercised.

NVTC group to assess IT needs at Arlington National Cemetery

The Army accepts in principle the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s offer to provide 15 companies’ pro bono assistance in assessing the IT requirements to rectify the poor record-keeping at Arlington National Cemetery.

CSC provides Army with $104M in technical services

Computer Sciences Corp. will provide technical and engineering support to the Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center in Huntsville, Ala., under an Army task order.

TASC wins Army contract for engineering and technical assistance

TASC Inc., formerly a unit of Northrop Grumman Corp., has been awarded a five-year, $44.7 million Army contract to provide systems engineering and technical assistance to the Army Special Programs Office.

General Dynamics picks Lockheed for $71M WIN-T project

General Dynamics Corp. has awarded partner Lockheed Martin Corp. a $71 million contract to provide communications hardware and equipment for the transmission subsystem as part of their work on the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) Increment 2 project.

WikiLeaks upends digital security assumptions

Case demonstrates that classified documents are difficult to protect from determined data miners.

Forward march: Army e-mail overhaul still a go

Army CIO Jeffrey Sorenson is working with the Defense Information Systems Agency to get enterprise e-mail off the ground.

DOD moves to shift $3.9B to pressing wartime needs

Defense Department planners want to shift a significant chunk of funding away from programs that are struggling or of low priority to more pressing needs to support the war effort in Afghanistan, reports Kate Brannan at Defense News.