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Navy Looking to Reduce IT Costs

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

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The Navy and Marine Corps are moving to consolidate their information technology systems and pursue better value purchases as they try to reduce costs in a tightening fiscal environment, the Navy's chief information officer said yesterday. The Department of the Navy plans to cut costs by 25 percent over the next five years on IT systems and has implemented new oversight measures to ensure the services are buying wisely, Terry Halverson told reporters during a roundtable session. The new restrictions…

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