If the Defense Department remains intent on spiraling network-centric capabilities to the warfighter, then it has a major challenge on its hands, according to some experts.
Since July 15, Congress has introduced at least eight bills seeking to improve the nation's homeland security operations. This level of activity -- much of it occurring during a congressional recess that began July 26 and will go until Sept. 6 -- is unprecedented, said congressional scholar Norman Ornstein. Washington Technology takes a close look at the proposed legislation and its impact on integrators.
Northrop Grumman Corp. won a prime contract worth up to $400 million to develop and field Army command posts where commanders use advanced technology to direct operations and control forces. The award includes an initial 18-month, $26 million contract to design and build 10 prototype command posts.
Lockheed Martin Corp. won a $879 million contract from the U.S. Army to develop a next-generation airborne intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and target identification system.
John Stenbit's name is synonymous with network-centricity. As the Defense Department's chief information officer, Stenbit's job was to come up with the technology programs that would transform the military into a data-driven enterprise.
Anyone get that plate number? Active Recognition Technologies Inc. of Scottsdale, Ariz., has developed software for identifying and comparing license-plate numbers against watch lists.
The Defense and Civilian Agency FAR Councils issued two sets of proposed regulations in July that promise significant long-term changes in federal IT procurement, although they may have only modest immediate impact.
Now that General Dynamics Corp. has won a lucrative piece of the military's multibillion-dollar Joint Tactical Radio System program, the defense contractor is looking to garner more radio-related work for network-centric warfare from the Defense Department.
The Agriculture Department's National Financial Center is looking for a vendor to provide support services for implementing Extensible Markup Language publishing extensions to its electronic publishing system.
The consortium is soliciting technologies from industry, academic institutions and government labs to support the Defense and Homeland Security Departments.
Army is expected to pick General Dynamics as prime contractor and Lockheed Martin as principal subcontractor for the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical program.
Xacta Corp. has won a five-year contract extension from the Defense Department to support the Defense Manpower Data Center's Common Access Card program.
