Message from the DON CIO
by Terry Halvorsen
January 17, 2012
Happy New Year! This year, the Department of the Navy will build on the efforts of 2011 as we continue on our difficult but necessary journey to transform the way the department manages its business information technology. Finding ways to become more effective in how we acquire and operate IT will lead to decreased costs and ensure we hit the target of reducing the IT budget by 25 percent by 2017. |
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New DON Mobile Contracts and Tools Drive Savings
by Mike Hernon
January 17, 2012
In today's efforts to identify and leverage all potential efficiency opportunities, one area often overlooked is a device that hundreds of thousands of Department of Defense personnel carry every day — their mobile phone. With voice and data plans sometimes costing more than $100 a month, the DoD spends tens of millions of dollars on cellular bills every month to ensure that personnel away from the office have access to the information they need to do their job. Such a large sum presents an attractive target for cost-cutting. |
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Consolidating Data Centers Key to Cutting IT Spending
by Michele Buisch
January 17, 2012
To continue supporting the operational forces stationed around the world, protecting the nation and providing humanitarian assistance during these fiscally constrained times, the Department of the Navy is seeking opportunities to increase IT efficiencies while cutting business spending. A primary focus of this effort is data center consolidation, which is essential to reducing the IT budget by 25 percent during the next five years. |
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Negotiating Contracts for Cloud-Based Software
by Gretchen Kwashnik
January 17, 2012
The federal government's "cloud first" policy, as part of the Federal Chief Information Officer's "25 Point Implementation Plan to Reform Federal Information Technology Management," requires federal agencies to consider cloud computing before making new IT investments and to move at least three applications to the cloud by May 2012.
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Ensuring Spectrum-Dependent Systems are "Up to Code" Saving Time, Money
by Thomas Kidd and Mark Rossow
January 17, 2012
To achieve the most efficient use of communications-electronics (C-E) resources, the required capabilities of systems and equipment should be met during the procurement phase — rather than investing in equipment that may require redesign or retrofitting after development. Therefore, it is more critical than ever in these budget constrained times that program offices and procuring officials take advantage of processes that ensure systems and equipment provide their intended capabilities with minimal rework. |
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 LT Bealon Recieves DoD CIO Award
January 17, 2012
LT Hannah L. Bealon, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Combined Joint Intelligence (CJ2) Operational Support Element Systems, ISAF Headquarters, Afghanistan, was a recent recipient of the 2011 Department of Defense Chief Information Officer Award. She was awarded first place in the individual category. |
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A Few New Year's Resolutions to Save Costs and Conserve
by Alison Dickson-Kozloski
January 3, 2012
As we approach the New Year, it is always good to take some time and focus on what we want to accomplish in the future. The Department of the Navy is facing an increasingly constrained fiscal situation. Budget cuts are forcing us to take a much closer look at how we conduct business and find innovations and efficiencies in our operations -– from energy consumption, to building construction, to IT infrastructure and day-to-day costs.
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DON Moving Toward Greater Efficiencies through Data and IT Consolidation
by Alison Dickson-Kozloski
January 3, 2012
The Department of the Navy has a long history of effective information technology solutions that provide the highest level of service and security while being conscious of limited resources. Facing an increasingly resource-constrained future, this commitment to maximizing DON IT support using the most innovative, efficient and effective means will continue.
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Department of the Navy in Good Company in IT Efficiencies Way Ahead
by Jessica Pelenberg
November 18, 2011
As the quest for cost saving efficiencies rages on, three government officials spoke about the challenges their organizations are facing and their plans to tackle them at the Fifth Annual C5ISR Government and Industry Partnership Conference held Nov. 16, in Charleston, S.C. |
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