Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) announced Dec. 28 that the commander of NETC visited the Center for Naval ...
Friday, January 25, 2013
Enterprise Software Agreements
The Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI) is a Department of Defense (DoD) initiative to ...
January-March 2013 Issue
Two events stand out in the last few months as most pleasurable and inspiring. The first in November was a commmemorative ...
January-March 2013 Issue
John Pope took on a new role as Director of Data Center and Application Optimization (DCAO) at the Space and Naval Warfare ...
January-March 2013 Issue
Mr. Terry Halvorsen is the Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer (DON CIO). Shortly after being named DON CIO in ...
October-December 2012 Issue
What does it mean to be audit-ready?
Audit readiness is a state of being prepared at all times to demonstrate proper manual ...
October-December 2012 Issue
"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” Albert Einstein said these words ...
October-December 2012 Issue
The Department of the Navy will soon be embracing cloud computing technology, which offers more efficient and accessible ...
October-December 2012 Issue
During the past two years, the Department of the Navy laid the groundwork for information technology efficiencies that will ...
October-December 2012 Issue
On April 17, Fleet Cyber Command (FLTCYBERCOM) and Naval Enterprise Networks (NEN) Program Office (PMW 205) launched the ...
October-December 2012 Issue
Mr. Kevin C. Cooley serves as the command information officer (CIO) for the U.S. Fleet Cyber Command. Mr. Cooley assumed ...
October-December 2012 Issue
Mr. Robert J. Carey serves as the Department of Defense Principal Deputy Chief Information Officer. Selected to this ...
October-December 2012 Issue
Belt-tightening is the order of the day — whether at home or at work — Americans are determined to save money on expenses ...
October-December 2012 Issue
In a letter titled “Navy Information Dominance Way Ahead” dated Sept. 8, 2011, the Chief of Naval Operations directed the ...
October-December 2012 Issue
Good people and good ideas have a way of rising to the top; so the Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer is ...
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Space and and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific is supporting fleet systems more efficiently with the use of Defense ...
July-September 2012 Issue
We all save an overabundance of mementos from the past — whether it is a favorite blanket from grandma, a box full of ...
July-September 2012 Issue
The Secretary of Defense has challenged the Department of the Navy (DON) to achieve audit readiness with its Statement of ...
July-September 2012 Issue
Why does the Department of the Navy need to align its business information technology and processes, and what is the DON ...
July-September 2012 Issue
“As the defense budget has been significantly reduced and will likely stay flat for years to come, it is imperative that ...
July-September 2012 Issue
I am particularly excited about this issue because the theme and content captures several critcal efforts of the Department ...
July-September 2012 Issue
As the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller) Mr. Charles E. Cook, III ...
July-September 2012 Issue
With more than 7,500 Navy e-Learning (NeL) courses available, Sailors around the world — and around the clock — have come to ...
July-September 2012 Issue
Previous to his position as Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy and Deputy Chief Management Officer, Mr. Fanning was deputy ...
Thursday, May 3, 2012
With a mandate from the Under Secretary of the Navy to save 25 percent from the department's business information technology ...
Friday, April 20, 2012
"We have to be and we will be relentless in our pursuit of energy goals that will continue to make us a more effective ...
April-June 2012 Issue
Given today's fiscal realities and emerging threats, the need for warfighting integration (WFI) has never been greater. What ...
April-June 2012 Issue
Four individuals and eight teams were honored for their outstanding contributions to excellence in information ...
April-June 2012 Issue
The Department of the Navy is moving smartly to consolidate data centers and gain control of information technology assets ...
April-June 2012 Issue
The Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer (DON CIO) and the Information Technology/Cyberspace Efficiency ...
April-June 2012 Issue
Two years ago, Adm. Mike Mullen, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, called the national debt the greatest threat ...
April-June 2012 Issue
Enterprise information technology and its supporting components can eat up a significant chunk of an organization's budget, ...
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
The Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS) understands the advantages of leveraging current training systems technology ...
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT, S.C. — Developers, researchers and federal representatives met at a model home aboard ...
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
ARLINGTON, Va.—The Department of the Navy continues its move toward renewable energy with an Office of Naval Research ...
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
ARLINGTON, Va.— In partnership with the Office of Naval Research (ONR), Marines at Camp Smith, Hawaii, are testing a ...
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
GREAT LAKES, Ill. (NNS) -- Navy installations in the Midwest made their New Year's resolutions early, partnering with the ...
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
PEARL HARBOR -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Hawaii and Weston Solutions Inc., began installing "smart ...
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
ARLINGTON, Va.—Underscoring the importance of alternative energy for the military, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus visited ...
January-March 2012 Issue
To continue supporting the operational forces stationed around the world, protecting the nation and providing humanitarian ...
January-March 2012 Issue
This year, the Department of the Navy will build on the efforts of 2011 as we continue on our difficult but necessary ...
January-March 2012 Issue
In today's efforts to identify and leverage all potential efficiency opportunities, one area often overlooked is a device ...
January-March 2012 Issue
Rear Adm. Joseph Mulloy assumed responsibilities as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Budget (FMB)/Director, Fiscal ...
October-December 2011 Issue
It has been a busy year for the Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer staff and the information technology ...
October-December 2011 Issue
Certification and accreditation (C&A) transformation is an initiative to align processes, terminology and frameworks for ...
October-December 2011 Issue
CYBERCOM's Effect on the Cyber/IT Workforce
In 2010, when United States Cyber Command (CYBERCOM) was established to unify ...
October-December 2011 Issue
In May 2011, the Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer released the DON Information Management/Information ...
October-December 2011 Issue
Signs of the severity of the economic crisis are all around us — we are reminded daily in the news, by our leadership and in ...
October-December 2011 Issue
Robert O. Work was confirmed as the Under Secretary of the Navy May 19, 2009. In this capacity, Work serves as the deputy ...
October-December 2011 Issue
The Department of Defense Enterprise Software Initiative, established in 1998 and sponsored by the DoD Chief Information ...
October-December 2011 Issue
The Army has developed a holistic network strategy that fundamentally changes how it acquires, tests and deploys its ...
October-December 2011 Issue
Since the Chief of Naval operations combined the Office of the Director of Naval Intelligence (N2) and the Office of the ...
October-December 2011 Issue
The DoD CIO serves as the principal adviser to the Secretary of Defense for information management/information technology ...
October-December 2009 Issue
If you have worked in the electronics or information technology fields for any length of time, you have probably blamed ...
July-September 2009 Issue
U.S. Navy and Marine Corps command, control, communications, computers and intelligence (C4I) communities face a major ...
July-September 2009 Issue
The Office of Naval Research teamed with an automobile industry leader to explore energy-efficient, environmentally-friendly ...
July-September 2009 Issue
The year was 1978 – the Bee Gees' "Night Fever" ruled the charts; "Mork and Mindy" first hit the airwaves; and it cost 15 ...
July-September 2009 Issue
Whether wireless voice, video or data, the number of wireless applications is increasing. Wireless capabilities can be as ...
April-June 2009 Issue
In this ever-tightening budget environment, the Department of the Navy (DON) has undertaken a strategic sourcing pilot ...
April-June 2009 Issue
Vice Admiral Harry B. Harris Jr. is the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Communication Networks (OPNAV N6) and the ...
October-December 2008 Issue
When the Department of Defense Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI) working group met for the first time in the fall of ...
October-December 2008 Issue
Management of Naval Surface Forces (NAVSURFOR) is organized under the Surface Warfare Enterprise (SWE), an organizational ...
July-September 2008 Issue
The Secretary of the Navy joined the Department of Energy (DOE) in Washington, D.C., recently to recognize Fleet Readiness ...
April-June 2008 Issue
It's not every day that the Navy opens a state-of-the-art facility for conducting and coordinating live and virtual training ...
April-June 2008 Issue
The Department of the Navy (DON) is leading the way in preparing its military and civilian leaders to manage effectively and ...
April-June 2008 Issue
The Joint Tactical Radio System, the once troubled Defense Department major acquisition program for developing and procuring ...
October-December 2007 Issue
The Office of Management and Budget, Defense Department and General Services Administration awarded multiple contracts in ...
October-December 2007 Issue
The Dilemma
Some 10 years have passed since the U.S. Navy sought to fundamentally improve C4ISR, command, control, ...
October-December 2007 Issue
Vice Admiral H. Denby Starling II assumed command of Naval Network Warfare Command June 15, 2007. He is responsible for ...
July-September 2007 Issue
A recently married young lady asked her parents for money to build a new, single-family home. The parents asked some ...
July-September 2007 Issue
Center New Orleans Customer Support Center is the largest help desk in terms of volume and number of service tickets ...
July-September 2007 Issue
The Secretary of the Navy and Deputy Secretary of Defense place great importance on making the Department of Defense and ...
April-June 2007 Issue
It was June 18, 1988, when the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Financial Management chartered the establishment of the ...
January-March 2007 Issue
In January 2006, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) announced the standup of a separate N6 Directorate for Navy as part of ...
October-December 2006 Issue
The U. S. Navy announced in June that its Navy Enterprise Resource Planning program (Navy ERP), successfully completed the ...
October-December 2006 Issue
Since February 2006, Rear Adm. Bachmann has focused on four key agenda items. CHIPS asked the admiral to assess SPAWAR's ...
October-December 2006 Issue
"It is not, in the end, about business practices, nor is the goal to improve figures on the bottom line. It's really about ...
July-September 2006 Issue
The Department of the Navy Information Technology (DON IT) Umbrella Program of contracts announces four newly awarded ...
July-September 2006 Issue
Computers are everywhere, touching every part of our lives. Home, work, shopping, schools … You can't go far without hearing ...
July-September 2006 Issue
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) agency. The DLA Director reports to the Under ...
April-June 2006 Issue
1. How do I use the Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) in the Umbrella Program? My contracting officer said we need to ...
April-June 2006 Issue
It was June 18, 1988, when the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Financial Management chartered the establishment of the ...
January-March 2006 Issue
The Multi-User Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) Automated Review System (MEARS) provides an automated engineering change ...
April-June 2005 Issue
The construct of maritime dominance contains many elements, and it includes much more than situational awareness of the ...
April-June 2005 Issue
We are just 17, if you know what I mean! That's right; the Department of the Navy Information Technology (DON IT) Umbrella ...
January-March 2005 Issue
Navy Shore-Based Oracle Enterprise License Agreement provides significant benefits including substantial cost avoidance for ...
January-March 2005 Issue
The Commander Navy Reserve Force (CNRF) has a new Web site based on Microsoft's Content Management Server (CMS). The site ...
October-December 2004 Issue
The Enterprise Software Initiative
The Department of Defense (DoD) Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI) is a joint ...
October-December 2004 Issue
Director, Navy Staff Mission
To coordinate and synchronize the internal Navy Staff processes and actions of OPNAV Principal ...
July-September 2004 Issue
Navy and Marine Corps teams continue to work on projects that are successfully transforming Department of the Navy (DON) ...
April-June 2004 Issue
Throughout the Navy and Marine Corps there are many teams whose work exemplifies the focus on benefiting the entire DON ...
January-March 2004 Issue
The Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer (DON CIO) is pleased to announce the winners of the Fall 2003 DON eGov ...
October-December 2003 Issue
The Department of the Navy Information Technology (DON IT) Umbrella Program was chartered in 1988 by the Assistant Secretary ...
October-December 2003 Issue
What is SmartBUY?
SmartBUY is a government-wide software enterprise-licensing project that leverages the buying power of ...
July-September 2003 Issue
The Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI) is a joint project designed to implement a software enterprise management process ...
April-June 2003 Issue
Web browser, mouse, printer ... and the New Order Writing System (NOWS). Naval reservist MA2 Antonio Cuin used these ...
April-June 2003 Issue
The Department of the Navy (DON) Information Technology (IT) Umbrella Program provides easy to use, pre-competed acquisition ...
April-June 2003 Issue
Admiral Thomas Boulton Fargo assumed duties as Commander U.S. Pacific Command, at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, on May 2, 2002. ...
October-December 2002 Issue
In 1996, the Defense Science Board recommended that the Navy implement a new integrated pay and personnel system using ...
October-December 2002 Issue
The Business Initiative Council (BIC), comprised of the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Staff, ...
October-December 2002 Issue
NAVAIR's Support/Commercial Derivative Aircraft Program (PMA-207) accepted on Aug. 29, 2002, a completely refurbished fuel ...
October-December 2002 Issue
The Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI) is a Department of Defense (DoD) initiative to streamline the acquisition process ...
July-September 2002 Issue
Dave Wennergren, Department of the Navy Deputy Chief Information Officer for Enterprise Integration and Security was the ...
July-September 2002 Issue
The Department of the Navy IT Umbrella Program Voice Video and Data (ViViD) contract now offers the TACLANE "Classic" and ...
July-September 2002 Issue
Edited from a keynote presentation from Connecting Technology Spring 2002
Many have asked why NMCI? And the answer ...
April-June 2002 Issue
Among the key workers building U.S. Navy vessels in the shipyard at Bath Iron Works, Maine are the welders, the ...
October-December 2001 Issue
I am finding it difficult to find the right words to finish writing a column begun before our national tragedy. We are all ...
July-September 2001 Issue
We all know that Information Technology (IT) training budgets are tight. Everyone wants the best possible training at the ...
April-June 2001 Issue
Greetings. In this issue, we will explore a minimalist's management philosophy for using the World-Wide Web as an interface ...