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Alexander vows that DOD will have full cyber readiness by 2014
The U.S. Cyber Command is determined to build a force of cyber warriors within the next two years that can deal with any and all challengers.
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Americans want defense cuts, but differ on what to scale back
A vast majority of Americans from both sides of the political aisle think significant reductions in defense spending are in order, according to a data from a new survey released July 16.
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Better sensors, cameras help US thwart IEDs in Afghanistan
Images from new radar and sensors designed to detect wires that trigger explosives deployed on both manned and unmanned aircraft are substantially reducing the threat that improvised explosive devices pose to U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan.
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ERPs continue to fail the DOD
The DOD is not going to be able any time soon to produce auditable financial statements on its own programs because its major enterprise resource planning programs continue to remain late and way over budget, according to a DOD Inspector General report.
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Rifleman Radio moves into higher production
An Army request to buy up to 13,077 additional Rifleman Radios has been approved.
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Navy qualifies more contractors for SeaPort-e
SeaPort-e got a little bigger on July 12 when the Navy added 385 contractors to the already 2,501 on the huge multiple award contract
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Nations want American UAVs, or will develop their own
The number of nations around the world interested in fielding their own unmanned aerial vehicles has expanded beyond the use the United States and its key allies to include nations in fertile markets such as Europe, Latin America and the Middle East.
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Lack of supplier trust drives up DOD costs
In a time when defense officials are hunting everywhere for savings, a new study has found that trust might be the missing element that potentially could save the Defense Department billions of dollars.
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Grey Eagles and 747s to share national airspace soon?
The Army has completed a two-week trial of its new “sense and avoid” technology for unmanned aerial systems and says UASes could be sharing domestic airspace with piloted craft by March 2014.
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Army ready to brief industry on next year’s NIE
The Army will host a Network Integration Evaluation industry day on July 19 to inform contractors about requirements associated with participating in its Capability Set Management and Agile Acquisition Process.
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Army's backbone on the move goes for its IOT&E at NIE 12.2
WIN-T Increment 2 gets full workout with 60 communications-on-the-move vehicles, and lots of lessons learned.
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Reducing damage from classified leaks
An ongoing disinformation campaign will proactively blur the view of sensitive information if it is leaked.
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C-130 might get maritime ISR makeover
Lockheed Martin plans to offer a maritime surveillance version of its C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft to customers around the globe
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Lawmaker fumes over DOD effort to trim report length
A new Defense Department rule restricting the length of reports to Congress has raised some ire on Capitol Hill.
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DISA to serve as Defense's cloud service broker
The Defense Information Systems Agency has been designated as the Defense Department's Enterprise Cloud Service Broker.
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New DARPA director knows the halls of power
Arati Prabhakar arrives most recently from Silicon Valley, but is no stranger to Washington.
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3 file protests against NetCents 2 small biz awards
Three small businesses have filed protests on the Air Force’s NetCents 2 Application Services Small Business contract.
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Army awards $358M contract for upgraded RQ-7B Shadow drones
The Army and Marine Corps are scheduled to get upgraded RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aircraft with universal ground control stations.
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Biometrics now way of life in Afghanistan
Gathering biometric data from the people of Aghanistan is now standard practice and has become a staple of U.S. and coalition counter-insurgency efforts in the country.
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