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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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Cybersecurity in the era of controls

A new movement in security is taking hold based on continuous monitoring of critical security controls.