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CIA veteran writes counterterrorism 'playbook' for White House
The Obama administration will soon have formal rules of war for how to carry out targeted killings around the globe against al-Qaeda and its affiliates.
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No eyeballs on target at AUSA
Too few of our service members were on hand at the recent Association of the U.S. Army show to see and demonstrate the new technologies exhibited for themselves.
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Not every cloud has a silver lining
The public and shared cloud markets pose perhaps the greatest challenge when it comes to cybersecurity.
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Safeguarding data-filled devices requires sophisticated tools
Safeguarding an ever-expanding variety of data-filled devices requires sophisticated tools and methods.
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Air Force ISR works to stay on top of evolving technologies
Lt. Gen. Larry James on the Air Force ISR's ever-evolving mission, the roles played by old and new technologies and the challenges AF ISR faces as it serves users on a rapidly changing global stage.
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Air Force ISR aims for maximum insight
Agency strives to provide a full spectrum of ISR capabilities to meet strategic, tactical and combatant command requirements.
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DOD cloud computing strategy a public-private collaboration
The Defense Department's strategy seeking to clarify the transition to cloud computing has cast a net wide enough to include commercial solutions.
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High-throughput satellites are the solution
Recent budget constraints, the rapidly changing profile of end users data and the proliferation of airborne communications-on-the-move systems make the new high-throughput satellite (HTS) networks now being launched an attractive augmentation to the government’s existing resources.
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ITES-3H part of Army's strategy to consolidate $5B in contracts
Service seeks commercial, off-the-shelf products compatible with net-centric infrastructure.
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DOD works to protect essential collaboration technology
Across the DOD, videoconferencing is now widely used to facilitate real-time decision making for command and control applications, as well as to improve combat effectiveness all the way up to the tactical edge.
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COMSATCOM continues to play critical role in supporting military
Faced with a shortfall of on-orbit capacity from military satellite systems, the Pentagon continues to rely heavily on commercial satellite communications to meet the bandwidth demands and operational requirements of deployed U.S. forces.
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A numbers game: Adding up Army data center consolidation
COL James Parks III, chief of the data center consolidation initiative in the Army’s CIO/G-6 office, discusses the Army’s progress in consolidating data centers and reducing the number of applications in use.
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Advanced optics give ground forces operational advantage
Acquisition of night-vision devices by adversaries means that the United States needs to develop advanced technologies that can help soldiers continue to “own the night.”
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ITT Exelis snares $217M Army contract for night vision equipment
ITT Exelis has won a new contract from the Army to provide Generation 3 aviation night vision systems, spare parts and accessories.
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10 small businesses to vie for Navy C5ISR tasks
The Navy has awarded indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts to 10 small businesses to compete for task orders to furnish C5ISR electronics and communications services.
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Raytheon to deliver thermal weapon sights to Army
The Army has selected Raytheon to furnish as many as 24,000 thermal weapon sights through a contract modification.
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Navy, Alion team on training systems upgrade
Alion Science and Technology has won a $63 million contract award from the Navy Warfare Development Command to enhance the service's training systems.
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Harris wins $397M contract for handheld military radios
Harris has won a two-year, $397 million contract from the Defense Department to furnish its Falcon III handheld tactical radio system.
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Cubic to develop next-gen one shot sniper system
DARPA has awarded Cubic Defense Applications a contract to develop a next-generation version of the one shot crosswind and range measurement system that will provide ballistic aim point offsets in the shooter’s riflescope sight.
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