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6 ways to improve cybersecurity through acquisition
DOD, GSA issue recommendations for how to apply risk management to the IT acquisition process.
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Raytheon back to work on Next Generation Jammer
Navy sticks with Raytheon after GAO-recommended re-evaluation of the $279 million contract.
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Got a cyber emergency? Call out the National Guard.
Guard units around the country are creating teams that could respond to cyber emergencies they way they respond to floods or hurricanes.
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A ‘powerful antenna in a soldier’s pocket,’ thanks to origami
Collapsible antennas being developed at FIU and Georgia Tech may have military and commercial applications.
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Battlefield electronics that do their job, then vanish?
DARPA awards BAE a $4.5 million contract under its VAPR program to develop electronics that can melt away.
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University launches US’s first College of Security and Intelligence
Embry-Riddle Prescott Campus to provide hands-on forensic and intelligence degrees.
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DOD acquisition chief forecasts R&D cuts
Frank Kendall, undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, warned that the failure to reduce force structure means investment accounts like R&D will have to pay the bill.
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Demonstration features Reaper’s electronic attack capability
GA-ASI and Northrup Grumman test electronic warfare capabilities for the large unmanned aircraft in a coordinated attack.
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Asymmetric warfare to drive C4ISR demand over next 5 years
Market research firm predicts the global market will be worth $93.04 billion by 2019.
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Tactical radio testing gets ULTRA streamlined
New facility combines three organizations, helping to ensure interoperability and integration for new systems.
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New radios to improve SOCOM’s tactical communications
Falcon III tactical radios will operate on wideband frequencies and provide video, voice, and data capabilities.
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Mobile campus lets soldiers in Afghanistan continue their education
The Deployed Digital Training Campus delivers college and other courses to a networkede system via satellite.
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US mulls sharing anti-IED tech with Russia for Sochi Olympics
Jamming technology used in Iraq and Afghanistan could disrupt radio and cell signals used to set off bombs — if they can work with Russian networks.
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Cyber warriors: The next generation
The cyber commands are planning to add thousands of new personnel. Where will they come from? And how will the services train them?
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Army to expand use of virtual tools, augmented reality for training
Technologies would help soldier and small units prepare for major field exercises.
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Lockheed begins production of Navy’s automated aircraft test system
The $103 million contract calls for replacing aircraft test equipment with the next-generation eCASS.
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DOD’s mobility plan a boon for BlackBerry
DISA says the plan, which will begin deployment Jan. 31, will support 80,000 BlackBerrys, about 98 percent of its new network.
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Orbiting surveillance system protects satellites from space junk
The Air Force’s Boeing Space-Based Space Surveillance satellite detects threats more quickly than ground systems, decreasing risk of damage by two-thirds.
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BAE to lead improvements for DARPA intelligence system
The Insight program will utilize forecasting algorithms and behavioral learning to determine threats.
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