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Half-Speed



By David F. Carr

  Table of Contents:
  1. Half-Speed
  2. ' Taking Command '
  3. ' U'

The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps hired EDS to build a single, secure network, but unexpected complexities have left the project at sea.

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U.S. Navy Base Case

Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) Office: 2231 Crystal Drive, Suite 400, Arlington, VA 22202

Phone: (703) 685-5510

Business: To provide the computers and networks for the "shoreside" operations of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.

Leaders: NMCI director Rear Admiral Charles Munns; Department of the Navy chief information officer Dave Wennergren.

Project Spending: $758.95 million in NMCI expenses booked in fiscal year 2003, more than $1.5 billion expected this year.

Challenge: Replace fragmented networks and inconsistent computer architecture with a single, secure enterprise network.

Baseline Goals:

  • Originally, to complete conversion by 2001; now aiming for sometime in 2005.
  • Reduce the number of applications on the network from about 100,000 to fewer than 30,000.
  • Make incentive payments to outsourcer when more than 85% of users report a favorable experience.
  • Reduce total cost of ownership for each desktop or laptop computer, from $3,851 to $3,741.


 
 
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