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Air Force looks to solve wind farm radar interference
The service hires AGI to develop a specialized modeling tool to help radar system designers account for the dead zones and false signals caused by wind turbines.
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DOD gradually embracing open source
Lockheed Martin is touting an agile open source approach that it claims will boost information sharing.
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DOD Enterprise Email meets some resistance
Despite DOD CIO Teri Takai’s September memo, the Navy and Marine Corps are questioning the feasibility of moving to the departmentwide system.
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DOD looks to innovate despite budget woes
Post-war R&D is beginning to shift to future conflicts, leaders say.
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DISA extends bids for cloud storage contract again
Responding to bidders’ questions, agency extends bids for Enterprise Storage Service II contract.
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Fixmo to supply cyber security for DISA mobile initiatives
Fixmo will work with Digital Management Inc. to implement DISA’s mobile device management and mobile app initiatives.
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Lawmakers assert Army will broaden next-gen radio competition
New York lawmakers say they successfully pressed the Army to shift from sole- to multiple-source contracts for JTRS radios.
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GAO upholds parts of BAE jammer protest
Navy told to revisit contract award to Raytheon for next-generation Navy jammer.
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Search continues for Reaper drone lost over Lake Ontario
MQ-9 unmanned aircraft crashed during a routine training mission.
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Russian Proton rocket delivers military satellite
Proton-M rocket carries Raduga-1M communications satellite to geostationary orbit.
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MEADS hits two targets in flight test
The mobile air defense system simultaneously destroys two targets attacking from opposite directions.
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Cloud security specialists merge
HyTrust acquires HighCloud Security and its encryption software.
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Panel warns that US spy R&D isn’t keeping pace
A commission reviewing spy agency research and development finds shortfalls, lack of coordination.
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FAA releases civil drone roadmap with privacy focus
Agency blueprint stresses operational safety, privacy policy for UAS test sites.
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HP prevails in NGEN protest
GAO denies Harris protest Next Generation Enterprise Network contract.
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DISA closes more data centers
Consolidation designed to advance agency’s Joint Information Environment effort.
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DOD offers glimpse at its ‘black’ budget
Release of “top line” figure doesn’t harm national security, Pentagon says.
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US spectrum warfare strategy stresses flexibility
The emerging spectrum strategy will force the military services to squeeze more capability from less bandwidth.
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DOD seeks agility after spectrum shift
The Pentagon’s deputy CIO expects “orderly change” to new spectrum bands over the next several years.
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