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Navy taps five for $750M C4ISR work
The Navy has selected five contractors to vie for upwards of $750 million in task orders over a five-year period, the Defense Department announced Oct. 10.
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Collaboration key to network success, say military leaders
Military leaders attending the GEOINT 2012 Symposium this week emphasized that collaboration with industry, allies and among themselves are the key to building and securing networks for modern warfare.
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DARPA pursues Grand Challenges on technology frontier
The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency is seeking input to identify the Grand Challenges of the 21st Century -- part of a broader national innovation strategy under the Obama administration, and has issued a request for information for the program.
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Cybersecurity legislation expected next year, says Cyber Command chief
Cybersecurity legislation is likely to be finalized by the middle of next year, GEN Keith Alexander, National Security Agency Director, said Oct. 11.
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AF IT Day: Lt. Gen. Basla says operational rules on horizon
The Air Force needs to work out what its missions and responsibilities are in cyberspace, a top service official said Oct. 11.
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General Dynamics offers new classified/unclassified laptop
General Dynamics has introduced a new laptop that allows users to operate on both classified and unclassified networks at the same time.
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Thinklogical debuts high bandwidth router
Thinklogical unveiled what the company says is the world’s largest and highest bandwidth KVM and video router this week.
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Textron offers new workgroup software
Textron’s Overwatch division this week introduced new software designed to allow users in small teams to easily share and manage geospatial data and databases on a shared local network.
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Moving in together aids intel integration in UK
Place matters -- that’s the lesson British officials learned from efforts to fuse diverse intelligence capabilities into a single, collaborative entity.
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Agencies testing app marketplace
Agencies from the Defense Department and the intelligence community are testing a system designed to allow developers of innovative applications easier access to government business.
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Navy, Lockheed partner on autonomous controls for VTOL drones
The Office of Naval Research has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin for assistance developing autonomous technologies for unmanned vertical take-off and landing aircraft.
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BAE-EADS merger called off due to political deadlock
European defense giants BAE Systems and EADS have called it quits on their planned merger as a result of snags encountered in high-level political talks among the governments of the United Kingdom, France and Germany.
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DIA maps out new structure to address 'persistent conflict'
The Defense Intelligence Agency is remaking itself to cope with dramatic changes in human geography and a revolution in network-centric warfare that add new threats to national security, says its director.
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Common intelligence community cloud to go live in March, says Clapper
Data users in the intelligence community will have access to a common desktop and common cloud-based network starting in March, says DNI James Clapper.
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Intelligence officials sidestep concerns about DigitalGlobe/GeoEye merger
Intelligence officials attending the GEOINT 2012 Symposium on Oct. 9 sidestepped concerns about whether the merger of the two major providers of commercial satellite imagery would hurt the ability to collect needed intelligence.
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Network architecture improvements designed to plug leaks
The new network architecture for the intelligence community will include a change intended to plug leaks: pushing security downward from the network level to the data level, intelligence officials say.
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DOD support of student 'hackerspaces' meets resistance
With some high schools throughout the nation participating in Defense Department funded school programs designed to mimic hackerspaces, some members of existing organizations are objecting to the effort on the grounds that the military should stay out of the hacker realm.
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Sequestration would hamper intelligence integration, say DOD officials
Intelligence officials say the looming across-the-board budget cuts due in January would make efforts at integration slower and more expensive.
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Cybersecurity month sparks renewed calls for collaboration
A general theme echoed by government officials speaking about the importance of October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month seems to be calls for partnership to secure U.S. interests in cyberspace, particularly critical infrastructure.
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