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Colleen Moynihan has joined Oshkosh Corporation, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, as senior vice president, Total Quality Mana

It is preaching to the choir to tell SIGNAL readers how information technology has improved military capabilities. The network-centric environment that defines the 21st-century force may be the most important military technology development since gunpowder. And, as with all innovation-driven changes, this one is spawning a host of side effects-some of which actually challenge the tactical force effectiveness that these technologies aim to empower.

Dr. Ashok Kapoor has been appointed director of Silicon Valley Operations for APIC Corporation, Los Angeles.

Lockheed Martin Corporation, Sunnyvale, California, is receiving a more than $24 million modification for the existing engineering, manufacturing and development contract for the Space Based Infrared

Accenture Federal Services, L.L.C., Reston, Virgina, is being awarded an approximate $7 million contract modification for the Defense Ente

We presently are experiencing intense pressure not to raise the debt ceiling, prophecies about the downfall of government IT, more legislators considering reducing the once-sacred defense budget, and prophecies of gloom and doom relating to government programs in general. Despite this, a number of leaders and real change agents both in government and outside government offer us some real hope and shining examples.

The effort to field mobile devices down to the squad level continues as the U.S. Defense Department certifies security credentials for the iPhone and Android operating systems. However, the arduous accreditation process still poses many hurdles for the military as it moves toward a more mobile communications environment.

Intevac Photonics Incorporated, Santa Clara, California, is being awarded a more than $9 million contract for research and development that will i