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Senior Master Sgt. of the Army (Ret.) Jack Tilley opened TechNet Tampa in a manner that deviated from the norm. Instead of relying on people's intellects and addressing the what and how of actions, he appealed to attendees' feelings to address the why. The retired senior master sergeant told several stories about troops killed and injured in action during Vietnam as well as current operations, impressing upon listeners the importance of using their time at the conference well.

The C4 Panel Session, "Breaking Down Barriers: Enabling a True Enterprise Network," addressed the ongoing efforts and need within the military to break down barriers in information sharing.

Lt. Gen. Frank Kearney III, USA, deputy commander of U.S.

Vice Adm. Nancy Brown, USN, director, J6, The Joint Staff, provided an overview of Global Information Grid (GIG) 2.0, an effort to reduce barriers to information sharing. With cyber now an official warfighting domain, the military has to figure out how to navigate in that domain where networks are platforms and information is a payload. Adm. Brown says there are too many networks and GIG 2.0 is a framework to bring together service intranets to act as one global network.

Rita Boland covers TechNet Tampa 2009 here: http://www.afcea.org/signal/signalscape/index.php/tag/technettampa09/

BAE Systems has received a contract from the U.S.

Raytheon Company has been awarded a $71.6 million firm-fixed-price (Letter Contract Modification)

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Incorporated has received a $35 million cost-plus-incentive-fee definitization of a letter

Lockheed Martin Missile and Fires Control has been awarded a $14.6 million firm-fixed-price

GE Aviation Systems LLC is being awarded a $12 million ceiling-priced indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity