Thursday, June 19, 2008

Ready for life after NMCI?

Few specifics so far for next-generation intranet system

By Antonie Boessenkool - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday Jun 18, 2008 12:41:05

When the Navy’s $9.9 billion contract for its sprawling Navy-Marine Corps Intranet program expires in a little over two years, there will be changes.

Whether they will be the kind of changes that will make sailors and Marines — fed up with years of error messages and piles of other user problems — dance for joy remains to be seen. As for the Next Generation Enterprise Network, the follow-on to NMCI, Robert Carey, the Navy Department’s chief information officer, wouldn’t comment on when the Navy would put out a request for proposals.

http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/06/navy_nmci_061608w/