Defense IT
TRANSCOM moves ahead with property system
The Transportation Command launches phase II of the Defense Personal Property System to make it easier for service members and their families to relocate to different duty stations.
Army to deploy satellite communications for Iraq warfighters
The Army will deploy a satellite communications-on-the-move device for its Iraq forces.
Navy sinks funds into wave power
Sensors floating on the ocean could harvest power from waves.
Navy enlists Web 2.0
Tools that include wikis, blogs and Web feeds will give warfighters seamless access to important information, according to the Navy's CIO.
The Pentagon's new wiki
DOD Techipedia is designed to improve communications among stakeholders, and is similar to online encyclopedia Wikipedia and the intell communitys Intellipedia.
DISA takes open path to software development
The Defense Information Systems Agency is using collaborative software from CollabNet as the foundation for the agencys Forge internal software development community.
Army OKs network security tool
The Army has added the Interceptor Optical Network Security System to its Information Assurance Approved Product List.
USAF flight-tests battlespace system
Air Force successfully tests a modified AC-130 gunship aircraft that enables the exchange of battlespace information between ground and airborne participants.
Configuration management for the battlefield
The Army deploys Netcordias NetMRI configuration management software on its Warfighter Information Network-Tactical to help prevent network crashes in the battlefield.
The Army learns to share
The Army has issued a set of knowledge management principles to give its personnel a better idea of how to effectively share information.





