DISA Says RFP Coming for Mobile Device Mgmt Software, App Store
The Defense Information Systems Agency is seeking mobile device management software as well as an application store for the Pentagon’s mobility program, the agency announced Wednesday on FedBizOpps. In a presolicitation notice, the agency said it is working to issue a full-and-open request for proposals and plans to award a three-year contract containing one base [...]
Through a pilot program fielding mobile applications for veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs plans to distribute iPads to 1,000 of its family caregivers, NextGov reports. The VA is set to open its app store in early 2013, giving veterans access to mobile applications. Clinic-in-Hand will host apps integrated with VA’s data systems and will [...]
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The Defense Department expects to launch a Pentagon-only application store for secure mobile devices within a month and a half, Federal News Radio reports. The Pentagon aims to model its new app store after Apple’s, featuring variants of apps already available as well as a percentage that are specialized for Pentagon focusses. The Pentagon also [...]
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The Army plans to modernize its tactical communications network by creating a Web system that would allow soldiers in the field to provide one another real-time intelligence. Shane Sims, current major in the Army’s Project Manager for Mission Command, said Friday the Army is fielding an application store like system that will let users inject new [...]
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