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"Significant change" is needed in how organizations approach questions of efficiency and effectiveness, writes Lt. Gen. Harry D.

Lockheed Martin has been selected by the Office of the Secretary of Defense to provide informa

L-3 Communications' global security and engineering solutions (GS&ES) unit has been awarded a fi

iRobot Corporation has received a $3.7 million order from the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) under an existing indef

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has been awarded a task order to provide information technology support

The Boeing Company has selected BAE Systems' electronics, intelligence and support division to provide the next-generational d

Pragmatics Incorporated has received a $17 million task order to provide systems engineering and technical support services for biome

New tactical communications technologies are giving U.S. forces in Iraq tremendous capabilities that are essential to the new warfighting doctrine that has been implemented. But in turn, these capabilities are generating a wish list for communicators as they try to extend their reach to those who need them the most.

Sure and steady progress in communications in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has dramatically sped up the pace of coalition combat, security, governance and development operations throughout the country. Since 2001, telecommunications capabilities have leapt from the Stone Age into the 21st century, and military networks have been taught to talk to each other. From the tactical perspective, this progress is increasing shared situational awareness and boosting collaboration among nations.

Existing X-band commercial communications satellites with fundamental high power and bandwidth advantages enable communications-on-the-move dexterity. Spacecraft advances and state-of-the-art tracking technology with small but stable antennas facilitate a wide variety of high-data-rate communications for mobile military missions encompassing land, sea and air.