People
Intercepts
A big wind bloweth...; Conservative windbag tilt; We can use Galileo for targeting.
People
Senate tags resolution to DOD bill before passing it
The continuing resolution ensures that all federal departments and agencies will have funds to continue operating in the next fiscal year.
People
Congress cuts DISA, BTA budgets
NCES recoups funding in the final 2007 Defense Appropriations bill that the House version had cut.
People
DOD Appropriations bill slashes NMCI funding
The Navy Marine Corps Intranet lost $40 million in the final version of the bill and also faces cuts in the DOD Authorization bill.
Digital Government
NYC to cover city with 2.5 GHz wireless
Wireless broadband network would fulfill recommendations of 9/11 Commission.
Modernization
Army, Air Force cellular buys to save $200M
The contracts provide discounts of 17 percent or more, depending on the rate plan, a contracting officer said.
People
Intercepts
Remember the McNamara Line?; Spending priorities: Billions for SBInet, $12K for military death benefits; What do you expect out of DHS in two years?; One governor, two Cabinet secretaries and Pat Boone; Anderson Cooper, the mole?
Modernization
Army prepares ADMC-2 for prime time
PEO-EIS urges end-of-year buyers to take advantage of deals on ADMC-1.
People
Governors to Congress: Leave National Guard to us
State chief executives oppose language to federalize the National Guard in response to natural disasters.
People
CBO: Buying circuits could save DISA billions
Opting to buy circuits rather than lease them under the DATS contract makes more financial sense as bandwidth requirements increase, a Congressional Budget Office report states.
People
Intercepts
Air Force band outdoes Marine band online; Not-ready-for-prime-time radio program; $11 billion legacy radio bill; What’s an FCS without JTRS?
People
Domestic Army, National Guard units lack radios
Although the Guard is short 20,000 SINCGARS radios, funding for the system has been slashed.
People
Army secretary encourages job shifts
Francis Harvey plans to offer civilian employees and leaders the same changes in duty stations and jobs available to uniformed personnel and leaders.
People
DHS to award SBInet contract, Chertoff says
DHS has not formally announced the value of the Secure Border Initiative, but Boeing, one of many vendors vying for the project, estimated its value at $2 billion.
People
Senate passes SAFE Port Act
The bill would give U.S. ports $6.7 billion for security efforts and require that the 22 largest U.S. ports install equipment to screen shipping containers for radioactive material.
People
GAO: JTRS software lacks portability
Lack of a fully functioning gateway could impede battlefield communications, a recent report also states.
People
Spawar picks AtHoc for emergency alert system
The alerts will go to 400,000 users in the Navy's four U.S. regions.
Modernization
Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn to supply NYC safety net spectrum
Northrop Grumman will also lease 2.5 GHz spectrum from Sprint Nextel.
Acquisition
Northrop to provide wireless public safety net for NYC
Under the $500 million contract, the company will build a network to help fill in the communications gaps that occurred during the 2001 terrorist attacks, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.
Modernization