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Mission support in times of austerity driving Army PEO EIS initiatives
Doug Wiltsie, program executive officer, Army Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems, discusses budget cuts, Network 2020 and the strategic pivot to Asia.
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L-3 WESCAM demos infrared imaging system for Army aerostats
L-3 WESCAM has demonstrated its MX-25 electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) imaging system for the Army.
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Lockheed, Fixmo team on secure authentication for mobile devices
Defense giant Lockheed Martin and mobile risk management (MRM) provider Fixmo have collaborated to bring to market secure authentication technologies for consumer-grade mobile devices.
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US target of sustained cyber espionage campaign
Information from the National Intelligence Estimate recently appeared in the news media.
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Boeing pulls in $100M Air Force laser targeting contract
Boeing has won a contract to furnish the Air Force with a compact laser targeting system designed to help airmen improve their performance on close air support missions.
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Navy $1.2B contract mod would extend NMCI services for NGEN transition
The Navy on Feb. 20 said it intends to issue a sole-source contract modification that could potentially extend the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet Continuity of Services Contract by five months, and increase its cost by $1.2 billion to cover ongoing transition to Next Generation Enterprise Services program.
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LGS to upgrade Army communications facility in SW Asia
LGS Innovations has won a contract to upgrade the U.S. Army’s Main Communications Facility in southwest Asia.
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SpotterRF demos harbor security radar for Navy
SpotterRF recently completed a demonstration for the Navy in which it showed that its Spotter M600C radar is capable of detecting all vessels coming in and out of a harbor.
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Another defense conference bites the dust
The Army's Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS) said that it won't participate in the annual Belvoir Industry Days scheduled for April 1-3.
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ISS names team for $249M Air Force command and control applications project
Intelligent Software Solutions is one of seven companies selected by the Air Force to compete for tasks on the Commmand and Control Applications and Information Services Development contract.
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General Dynamics to port next-gen waveforms onto Navy digital radios
General Dynamics C4 Systems has received a $40 million contract modification from the Navy to port the MOUS Waveform and the Integrated Waveform into the AN/USC-61(C) Digital Modular Radio.
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Lockheed drives robotic vehicle for Army via satellite link
Lockheed Martin has completed a successful demonstration for the Army designed to show that its robotic squad support vehicle can be controlled via satellite from hundreds of miles away.
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Air Force begins first wave of mobile device distribution
The Air Force has begun the first wave of mobile device distribution in an effort to heighten the service's mobile operational potential of its Airmen and the real-time functionality of its executives.
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Independent analysis of DOD authorization act offers insight on cybersecurity and Big Data
The 2013 National Defense Authorization Act requires the Defense Department to make a number of concrete changes related to IT acquisition, cybersecurity, and network operations and software that will change the way the department does business in the years ahead.
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Raytheon, Thales team on Army helmet mounted display
Raytheon Technical Services Company has won a contract award worth $3.5 million for the engineering and manufacturing development of Common Helmet Mounted Display (CHMD) systems for the Army's Air Soldier Program.
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FAA issues RFP for unmanned aircraft test sites
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a request for proposals Feb. 14 for where it might establish six unmanned aircraft system test sites in the continental United States.
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Sequestration would force Army to delay all modernization programs, says chief of staff
Furloughs, budget cuts and curtailment of training might significantly affect Army readiness if sequestration is allowed to take place March 1, Army Chief of Staff GEN Ray Odierno told the Senate Armed Services Committee.
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FAA faces continuing challenges integrating UAS into national airspace, says GAO
The FAA faces continuing challenges as it seeks to develop strategies for integrating unmanned aircraft systems into the nation's airspace and has missed a number of key deadlines that the agency set for itself on the program, according to the GAO.
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Shift to Africa requires additional surveillance assets, says DOD
The Defense Department's plan to shift its forces from Central Asia to the Pacific has been superseded by new terrorist threats that have sprung up over the past 24 months in Africa.
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