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New Army rifle range uses sensors to improve marksmanship
A new electronic system that users acoustic sensors to detect hits or misses on Army rifle ranges has passed government acceptance tests.
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Northrop builds UAV for Navy Triton program
Northrop Grumman is assembling with its own resources an unmanned aerial vehicle for use as a development and demonstration platform for at-sea surveillance under the Navy's MQ-4C Triton program.
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SAIC to support Army biometrics identification program
Science Applications International Corp. has won a contract potentially worth up to $73 million from the Army Contracting Command to support the service's efforts to field the latest biometric applications and systems.
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Accenture wins pair of contracts to help Navy improve financial reporting
The Navy has awarded Accenture Federal Services two contracts to continue supporting the Navy’s drive toward financial auditability.
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4 picked to assist Chief of Naval Operations division
The Navy has selected four contractors to furnish program and technical support to the Chief of Naval Operations' Energy and Environmental Readiness Division
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DoD says it does not block LGBT websites, just personal blogs
The Department of Defense (DOD) announced on its Facebook page on Friday that it does not block service member access to LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) websites.
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Air Force seeks tech support for information operations
The Air Force is seeking a contractor to sustain and refine its information operations and SharePoint collaborative environments.
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5 to compete for Army UAS task orders
The Army has awarded a contract worth as much as $248 million over five years to five companies to compete for future small unmanned aircraft systems requirements.
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Vistronix buys geospatial software business
Vistronix has acquired geospatial and data visualization software provider Technology Associates International in a move to enhance its national security IT capabilities.
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Cyber sailors to get 40 hours of continuous learning annually
The Department of the Navy (DON) recently established policy for professional development of the Cyberspace/Information Technology Workforce through a continuous learning program.
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9 to compete for $997M in Army missile defense systems work
The Army Space and Missile Defense Command has selected nine firms to compete for $997 million worth of task orders in support of its mission.
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DISA exceeds fiscal 2012 small business goals
The Defense Information Systems Agency awarded $1.3 billion in contracting dollars to small businesses in fiscal 2012, exceeding its goals for the fiscal year.
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Next Army NIE to focus on common operating environment, operational energy
The Army is seeking mature technologies for testing at its fall 2013 Network Integration Evaluation that it can use to refine and improve key aspects of its current and evolving network systems.
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BAE wins $226M Army GPS deal
BAE has won an Army contract to furnish Global Positioning System technology and services.
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SAIC nabs $667M Navy technical services deal
Science Applications International Corp. has won a contract potentially worth as much as $667 million over three years from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center-Atlantic to furnish technical support.
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General Dynamics to furnish NATO with ground surveillance software
General Dynamics Canada has been awarded a $32 million contract to furnish key communications network technology for the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) program.
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Army open to possible future role for Palantir intel software
The Army appears to still be considering a role for a rival off-the-shelf system that deployed units have asked to use in the field.
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Microsoft inks first-ever joint licensing agreement with DoD
Microsoft announced Friday the most comprehensive licensing agreement ever established with the Department of Defense.
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Networked resistance on the rise in 2013
We have just begun to acknowledge the true power of networked resistance.
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