
The Army on Wednesday launched a $5 billion competition to replace all of its personal computers with commercially available replacements that can be regularly upgraded over the next decade.Called the Army Computer Hardware, Enterprise Software and Solutions (CHESS), the program seeks commercial-off-the-shelf information technology equipment to include desktop computers, integrated desktop computers, workstations, electronic display, notebooks, tablet computers, slate, thin client, ultra-thin client, printers, multifunction devices and warranty, according to the request for proposals (RFP) published Wednesday on the government’s…