Defense Systems
GAO reports mixed results for the military's major automated information systems
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has completed its first assessment of the military's major automated information systems (MAIS), and reports mixed results--particularly for the Army's Global Combat Support System-Army (GCSS-A) and the Air Force's Defense Enterprise Accounting and Management System's (DEAMS)--though Navy CANES received better marks.
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Army seeks an elastic cloud capability for enterprise-level content management
The Army’s Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS) has issued a Request for Information to provide the Army with a better understanding of industry capabilities, potential sources and best practices relevant to enterprise-level content management (ECM).
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Open radio competition produces new Harris model
Harris RF has introduced the Falcon Wideband Team Radio, which the company says is the first non-developmental solution to address requirements of the Army's Rifleman Radio and Nett Warrior programs.
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Booz Allen Hamilton receives major contract to support NGA's InnoVision program
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) awarded Booz Allen Hamilton a $315 million single award contract to support the agency’s InnoVision Directorate.
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Raytheon consolidates operations with new structure for C4I and information systems
Raytheon is consolidating its business operations, and, in the process, is creating new structures for its C4I systems, as well as intelligence and information systems.
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DARPA looking for answers to protect wireless defense networks
DARPA is soliciting research proposals in the area of developing situational awareness within the control plane of wireless networks and fortifying that control against attack or other sources of misinformation.
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Air Force Selects Cambium for its Theatre Deployable Communications Program
The Air Force has selected Cambium Network’s point-to-point (PTP) 45600 High Capacity Line-of-Sight (HCLOS) radio for its Theater Deployable Communications (TDC PMO) program of record.
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Army to apply new HP technology and mobile apps to the recruiting process
Army Human Resources Command (AHRC) awarded two task orders to HP Enterprise Services to support and enhance the technology infrastructure and applications used throughout the recruiting process.
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MIDS JTRS now fielding on its first airborne platform
The Air Force's Joint STARS airborne surveillance aircraft is the first service platform to be fully integrated with the Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS).
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Pace of cyber attack demands faster reactions
Our mental models must be updated and include the condensed timeframes necessary in the cyber domain.
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Thuraya SatSleeve Brings Satellite Connectivity to the iPhone
Thuraya Telecommunications has introduced what it says is the first satellite adaptor for Apple’s iPhone, expanding the popular smartphone’s network coverage and capabilities.
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Air Force puts next element of missile-warning system in place
The Air Force’s successfully launched the second Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO-2) spacecraft Tuesday evening.
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Hughes demonstrates Satcom through the rotor blades on military helicopters
Hughes Network Systems said that it has successfully demonstrated high-throughput video and data transmission over Satcom links on a variety of rotary wing platforms.
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CyberPatriots honored by Air Force/Northrop Grumman
The Northrop Grumman Foundation, presenting sponsor of the Air Force Association's (AFA) CyberPatriot program, presented $50,000 in scholarships last weekend to students on the winning teams of the CyberPatriot V National Finals Competition.
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Army CECOM raises Harris' tactical communications contract ceiling by $500 million
The Army Communications-Electronics Command has upped the ceiling value of its 2011 indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract with Harris RF Communications by $500 million.
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Navy cancels East Coast IT event, but will attend joint warfighting conference
The Department of the Navy (DON) has canceled its East Coast 2013 information technology conference in Virginia Beach “due to budget and travel restrictions.”
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Three firms vie for Army enterprise infrastructure services
Three firms will compete with each other for task orders for Army enterprise infrastructure services.
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Sierra Nevada delivers first LRIP mobile air control tower to Army
Sierra Nevada has delivered the first low rate initial production version of its Mobile Tower System for air traffic control that will replace an aging model.
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Army begins final phase of migration to enterprise e-mail
The Army is on the last leg of its journey to enterprise e-mail, Mike Krieger, the service's deputy CIO, told service members March 12.
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