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Sequestration planning gets under way at DOD
The Defense Department is at last coming to grips with how it might handle $500 billion in spending cuts over the next decade scheduled to take effect Jan. 2 if Congress doesn't head off the impending sequestration with a deficit reduction plan.
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TrustComm cuts ribbon on new Quantico facility
TrustComm has opened a federal government technology facility at the Quantico Corporate Center in Stafford, Va.
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Inmarsat to furnish global broadband to Canadian navy
Inmarsat will provide global satellite communications services for 29 Canadian naval vessels.
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Air Force buying more armed Reapers
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems was awarded a $125.5 million contract for 10 MQ-9 modified Block 1 aircraft by the Air Force.
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Cubic opens office at Wright-Patterson
Cubic Defense Applications has opened a new office in Beavercreek, Ohio, that will enable it to support and pursue new training and tactical communications business at Wright Patterson Air Force Base.
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Army attendance at non-DOD conferences banned for the rest of the year
Secretary of the Army John McHugh has suspended all Army attendance at non-Defense Department conferences for the remainder of the year.
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Obama and Romney diverge on federal cyber policy
The two presidential candidates would likely take different approaches to cybersecurity on key matters such as which federal agency has primary cyber responsibilities, how the private sector protects critical infrastructure and how aggressively the nation conducts military operations in cyberspace.
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Battelle to supply battery for Navy anti-IED robot
Battelle has won a Navy contract to build battery boxes to assist explosive ordnance disposal technicians in carrying out their missions.
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Northrop to support airborne comms relay in Afghanistan
Northrop Grumman has won a $48 million contract from the Air Force to maintain an airborne communications relay system for E-11A aircraft at Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan.
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Northrop, ITT Exelis team on Navy next-gen jammer quest
Northrop Grumman and ITT Exelis are partnering to offer a viable system for the Navy’s Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) program during its technology demonstration phase.
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BAE to help DARPA boost computing power for ISR systems
DARPA has awarded a contract to BAE Systems to help develop more efficient computing technology for military intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems where power generation is a challenge in processing data gathered from sensors.
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Obama vs. Romney on defense-related issues
See where 2012 presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney stand on foreign policy, terrorism, war and defense spending.
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Proof of global cyber danger hard to ignore
Many government intelligence agencies in countries around the world recognize the threats that cyberattacks pose to a country’s national security.
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General Dynamics demos tactical UAV strike capability
A General Dynamics unit and the Army have successfully demonstrated the ability of a small unmanned aerial vehicle to launch a Global Positioning System-guided small munition.
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Nine to vie for $750M in intelligence training task orders
Nine companies will compete with each other for $750 million in Defense Department intelligence training task orders over a five-year period.
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TCS reports record revenue, builds defense pipeline
TeleCommunication Systems reported that its third quarter 2012 revenue marked the highest quarterly revenue and gross profit in the company's history.
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Booz Allen upbeat about backlog and growth despite earnings dip
Despite a dip in revenue profits in its latest quarter, Booz Allen Hamilton reported a strong backlog of business in a tough market climate for government contractors and stated its intent to grow in key areas.
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Air Force to buy full-motion video receivers from L-3 West
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLMC), the new organization managing the service’s networks under the recent reorganization of Air Force Material Command, will buy full-motion video receivers and interim contractor support from L-3 Communications Systems-West in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Lockheed to build next-gen air control system for Jordanian Air Force
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $26 million foreign military sales contract to upgrade the Royal Jordanian Air Force’s national air command, control and communications infrastructure.
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