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Defense secretary announces 20 percent cut for Pentagon brass

Cuts could eliminate 3,000 to 5,000 jobs.

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DISA releases request for $427M cloud storage services

The contract will replace a five-year, $700 million contract with Vion Corp.

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Raytheon demos high-definition improved target acquisition system

The 3rd Gen ITAS FLIR improves target recognition range, performance and hit probability.

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Defense Department issues instruction on geospatial intelligence training

DOD designates National Geospatial-Intelligence College as training institution.

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Navy drone fails half of aircraft carrier landing attempts

Navy spokesperson has confirmed the X-47B completed two successful landings, aborted two other attempts.

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NGEN contract work stalled by protests

Harris Corp. and Computer Sciences Corp. filed protests against Navy’s decision to award NGEN contract to HP.

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Unified capabilities: The IP-enabled battlefield of the future

Unified capabilities are critical to what some call the Defense Department's "everything-over-IP" infrastructure.

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Joint Chiefs of Staff members discuss future of maritime forces

Adm. Jonathan Greenert and Gen. James Amos call for better command and control.

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The need for skilled cyber project managers

The need for classified program and project managers is growing, but there is a startling lack of professional development for those positions, writes Kevin Coleman.

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DARPA releases ATLAS robot

ATLAS is one of the most advanced humanoid robots ever built.

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Army boosts counter-IED robot ranks

PackBot FasTac systems will increase safety and reduce risk to military personnel.

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DARPA awards $2.6M contract to design ViSAR program

The system will improve aircrafts' ability to find ground targets through cloud and dust cover.

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Air Force testing iPad minis to replace traditional paper navigation

The Air Force could save up to $50 million over 10 years by making the switch to digital flight bags.

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Building a secure, global DOD mobile enterprise to support warfighters

DISA is leading the Defense Department effort to create an enterprise solution to support a range of mobile devices that share classified and protected data regardless of location.

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The digital–physical intersection

Can the U.S. defend a physical world that is becoming increasingly digital?

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Office of Naval Research department soliciting for RQ-21A drone improvements

Solicitation aims for innovation that will lead to future operational capabilities.

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Navy lands first unmanned combat aircraft on carrier

The X-47B successfully completed an arrested landing on the USS George H.W. Bush.

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Top gun data management keeps Air Force finance in flight

The Air Force uses CRIS to integrate near real-time data from financial managers based in numerous locations and manage day-to-day operations.

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Naval Academy to use Lego kits for robotics education

The Naval Supply Systems Command Logistics center will solicit a sole-source procurement of Lego kits.

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Navy awards Raytheon $279.4M contract for next-gen jammer

The new system is expected to be fully operational by 2020.