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DISA rolls out new classified smartphone system
The new version of DMCC-S improves interoperability, boosts graphics and sound, and adds a mobile device management system.
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Military establishes space-focused center to counter China, Russia
The Air Force and Rand Corp. have established the China Aerospace Studies Institute to focus on the persistent threat China and Russia poses to U.S. technological and military superiority.
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Navy boosts Raytheon's contract for Next Generation Jammer
The $13 million contract modification support development of the service's next electronic warfare weapon.
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DOD set to 'double down' on geospatial intelligence
Speakers at the GEOINT symposium talk about the value, but also the challenges, of "creating coherence out of chaos."
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Navy awards $60.9M deal for maritime drone program
Northrop Grumman will supply support for its BAM-D Global Hawk.
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Humans, computers and the quest for Sensing as a Service
At the GEOINT symposium, AFRL’s Steve Rogers talks about the gap between automated systems and true autonomy.
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Navy making faster work of software upgrades
Sometimes little things, like “eradicating” XP, make a difference.
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Airborne 'stealth launch' of CubeSat said to be underway
DARPA and the Air Force are readying a program to launch small, inexpensive satellites on short notice.
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DISA: We need industry more than ever
A panel of agency IT leaders says the "old days of us against you are over."
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Air Force concludes fast-acquisition 'PlugFest' test
The event was part of the broader Bending the Cost Curve program, which aims to cut acquisition cycles for some program from years to weeks.
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Navy awards a second $478.6M contract for joint tactical radios
The award to Data Links Solutions, identical to the recent deal to ViaSat, brings the total committed to MIDS JTRS terminals to nearly a billion dollars.
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Coast Guard sees natural gas exports as potential cyber issue
Adm. Paul F. Zukunft says the Coast Guard’s cyber defense capabilities must protect against nation states that might feel threatened by a growing U.S. natural resource export market.
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DISA's 5-year plan focuses on joint environment, cyberspace operations
The strategy for 2015-2020 also calls for streamlining networks and supporting anytime/anywhere access for warfighters.
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Air Force awards $145.4M to keep BACN flying
Northrop Grumman will continue to support the system that lets Global Hawks act as all-purpose, around-the-clock communications nodes.
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Army tests giving ground forces control of Gray Eagle payload
The tests of the One System Remote Video Terminal are part of a long-range plan to improve UAS interoperability.
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Air Force accelerates development of military GPS receivers
The service has awarded Rockwell Collins another contract modification to speed development of the high-powered, jam-resistant devices.
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Ever-widening OPM hack includes security clearance database
Hackers apparently from China took highly-detailed SF-86 info on military and intelligence personnel.
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Army extends IT hardware contract another year, $652M
The six incumbents on ITES-2H will cover orders until next June while the Army works on the delayed ITES-3H.
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Cyber provision removed from DOD spending bill
Information sharing legislation would give companies partial legal immunity from prosecution.
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