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GAO warns DOD of 'fragmented' approach to commercial satellites
A scattered procurement process leaves the military without a good accounting of its resources, and could be leaving money on the table, the report says.
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Revamped Air Force Materiel Command goes for agility
Amid a changing threat landscape, AFMC has revised its vision and mission statements to better reflect goals.
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Army's new command-posts-to-go support expeditionary maneuvers
Engineers design three mobile command posts that get forces up and running quickly.
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Air Force, Northrop demo an open system for manned, unmanned aircraft
The tests show how a B-2 stealth bomber, Global Hawk and other nodes can work together.
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Lockheed's $9B Sikorsky buy expands its work on future aircraft
The purchase of the world's largest helicopter manufacturer aligns the company with the military's plans for vertical-lift and autonomous vehicles.
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DIA gives 50 companies a spot on $6B IT contract
The Enhanced Solutions for the Information Technology Enterprise deal is designed to streamline IT acquisitions.
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RoboBoats show off their moves in ONR competition
The 16-team competition is the latest event in the Navy’s ongoing effort to develop autonomous capability.
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Report: DOD IT spending headed for a slight increase
The uptick will reverse a three-year trend of shrinking budgets and could hold through 2019, market research firm IDC Government Insights says.
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Air Force to offer $15K-a-year bonuses for drone pilots
The proposed changes also include stepping up training of new pilots.
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Latest GPS IIF satellite makes it into orbit
While delays hold back development of the next-generation GPS III, the Air Force is keeping the current constellation up to date.
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Transcom nominee takes aim at cyber threat
At his Senate confirmation hearing, Air Force Gen. Darren McDew stressed the importance of information sharing with the private sector, which handles 90 percent of Transcom’s activity.
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DOD trying behavioral analytics as a way to thwart insider threats
The defense and intelligence communities want to get inside the heads of those who would leak sensitive documents.
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Army connects VSATs to speed up battlefield logistics support
The commonly used small satellite terminals can provide real-time IP links to the Global Combat Support Systems-Army.
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Will OPM hack affect DOD's use of fingerprints for authentication?
The theft of 1.1 million fingerprints raises a host of questions.
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Army's new war game to focus on tech, innovations
The service will replace one NIE a year with the more innovation-focused Army Warfighting Assessment.
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The Intelligence Community wins with DI2E plugfests
Agencies can take advantage of existing commercial technologies from vendors often working in tandem, Thermopylae's AJ Clark writes.
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Navy adds $155M contract for electronic warfare systems
Lockheed Martin will continue to deliver SEWIP upgrades under the new deal.
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How network virtualization can aid military readiness
The increased speed and agility in delivering services can cut costs and meet the requirements for mission-specific, coalition networks.
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White House offers protections to 22 million affected by OPM hack
A suspected Chinese hack of a security clearance database netted information on background checks dating to 2000.
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