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The Systems Group, LLC, Bonaire, Georgia, was awarded a nearly $8 million contract to provide technical support services to the U.S.

Computer Science Corporation, Falls Church, Virginia, is being awarded a task order valued at more than $9 million under a previously awarded contract for technical support to the operating forces, a

Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Sensors, Owego, New York, is being awarded a more than $14 million delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement for non-recurring efforts in

Cubic Applications Incorporated (CAI) has been awarded a five-year contract with a potential value close to $35 million to provide simulation and network services to support battle simulations and bat

This all-volunteer organization, more commonly referred to as SKIP, sends care packages to deployed service members. Though many groups across the country perform the same activity, SKIP also works to cooperate with other organizations to enhance the support troops receive.

Alan Lewis has been assigned as vice director for computing services, Defense Information Systems Agency, Falls Church, Virginia.

The General Services Administration (GSA) is establishing 15 virtual meeting centers across the United States for use by government personnel. Scheduled to open in 2011, the centers will be available to representatives from all federal agencies, military and civilian, and should help reduce greenhouse emissions and travel.

Warfighters in the field are exploring new uses for commercial technologies and capabilities. Activities such as chat, web portal access and texting are driving development of new systems and improved capabilities.

Some security measures may subtract instead of add.

The U.S. Defense Department is focusing on protecting information rather than on the network that carries it. The department is developing "a black core with a transport mechanism" to secure vital information, according to Dr. Ronald Jost.