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Archive for September, 2009
DISA’s rebalancing act — Defense Systems
The Defense Information Systems Agency has historically faced the challenge of distributing information and supporting the systems that deliver it all over the world — serving customers in locations ranging from the Oval Office to Afghanistan’s Helmand province. During the past 10 years, DISA also has needed to find ways to provide more of those [...]
DISA to rely on existing contracts — Defense Systems
The Defense Information Systems Agency isn’t just trying to increase efficiency with its technology base. The agency’s procurement team, led by DISA Component Acquisition Executive Tony Montemarano, is building a strategy based on avoiding the creation of new contracts. “Given the statutory and regulatory boundaries, like water, we tend to take the path of least [...]
Defense Systems – DISA aims for smooth operations across business lines — Defense Systems
With John Garings elevation from Defense Information Systems Agency chief information officer to director of strategic planning, Bobbie Stempfley has stepped into the CIO role. While Garing focuses on long-term strategy and developing program objectives within DISAs budget, Stempfley has taken on what she calls the more finely defined role of managing the agencys ongoing [...]
DISA to deploy new command-control software suite — Government Computer News
The Defense Information Systems Agency has cleared the last hurdle for full deployment of Global Command and Control System–Joint GCCS-J Block V, the last planned version of the suite of software that gives the national leadership and joint commanders tools to analyze situations and direct military units in the field. Cheryl Roby, acting assistant secretary [...]
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- gallagherseanm: The Virgin Mobile MiFi plus Apple iPod Touch plus Skype equals unlimited data and calling without a contract. http://ow.ly/2yIyR
- gallagherseanm: Facebook Privacy - a followup to the conversation @techsoc , the ACLU's Jay Stanley and I had on the Marc Steiner Show. http://ow.ly/2ytQg
- gallagherseanm: RT @chartier: Apple has 160 million iTunes accounts with credit cards, now it’s flipping on a social network. Wonder how... http://tumbl ...
- gallagherseanm: With another iOS upgrade coming from Apple in November to update the iPad, is it possible there'll be a new iPad by then too? I'm thinking.
- gallagherseanm: Apple's new iPods and Apple TV are bound to be hot holiday items (TechGoesStrong :http://ow.ly/2yaaK ). The social networking thing? Meh.
