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Air Force narrows field of MQ-1/9 base contenders
Three bases have been chosen as candidates for the remote MQ-1/9 split operations squadron, which Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz will select in December 2011.
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DISA leads cloud push despite security, mobility struggles
DISA has released an RFI which aims to develop a new framework, architecture and guidelines for a DOD-wide enterprise cloud -- but the agency is also considering the hurdles ahead in its implementation.
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Navy destroyer gets advanced data transfer network
Boeing has completed installation of an enhanced data transfer network on the newly built guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance that was commissioned Oct. 1.
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MRAP crews to get radios for satcom on-the-move
The Army and the Marine Corps have placed orders totaling $20 million for Harris' Falcon III AN/PRC-117G manpack radios and adapters for use in Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles to achieve satcom-on-the-move capability.
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DIA considers 'common development kit' for intell apps
The Defense Intelligence Agency is considering the creation of "a common development kit" that would produce interoperable "widgets" that could be used by analysts throughout the intelligence community.
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Luigart takes top ELC honors
Craig Luigart, CIO for the Veterans Health Administration, earned the Janice K. Mendenhall Spirit of Leadership Award for his significant contributions to the federal information technology community at the Executive Leadership Conference.
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Japanese contractor hack might have put US in danger
A data breach of Japanese defense contractor Mitsubishi Heavy is now believed to have infiltrated U.S. military aircraft and power plant information, though whether the data was classified is still unknown.
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Defense cuts now likely to prevent sequestration nightmare
Spurred by congressional action and military drawdowns in Iraq and Afghanistan, Defense Department cuts are accelerating and will have the most significant impact on the Army, Marines and contractors, according to the TechAmerica Foundation.
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Army chooses contractor for UAS support services
The Army has awarded a five-year contract with options potentially worth $105 million to Aerodyne to furnish engineering and support services to the service's Unmanned Aircraft Systems Project Office.
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Demand for better payloads to spur UAV tech advances
Global spending on payloads and subsystems for UAVs is expected to hit $2.9 billion this year as companies continue to enter the market or expand their existing capabilities to provide the equipment to conduct intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, communication and attack missions with UAVs.
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Administration considered cyberattack on Libya, report says
Officials considered a cyber offensive against Libya's air defense under Col. Moammar Gadhafi, but used traditional weapons, article says.
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Will the Air Force go Facebook-style for next-gen comm?
Drop the traditional model of one-on-one communications in favor of a social media-format broadcasting of information, one top official advocates.
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Autonomous network would manage long-range recon, strikes
The U.S. military is interested in establishing an aviation force centered primarily on existing unmanned aircraft that could carry out long-range surveilliance and strike missions in the Pacific theater.
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Don't encourage Charlie Sheen
ELC keynote speaker offers tips for technology use, including how to regard cranky, crazy celebrities.
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Doing what with how much?
They were the words every agency manager wants to hear. Too bad they were wrong.
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DOD runs interoperability tests on commercial JTRS radios
JTRS program engineers recently tested several commercial radios' ability to operate through the Soldier Radio Waveform.
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Is Duqu worm 'son of Stuxnet'?
The remote-access Trojan, found in European industrial systems, is gathering information that could be used in a Stuxnet-style attack.
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UN regulation of Internet bad idea, Cyber Command chief says
The commander of the U.S. Cyber Command said Oct. 20 that he opposes giving the United Nations the authority to regulate the Internet as part of an effort proposed by some nations to establish an international code of conduct for information security.
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UAV recon missions over Afghanistan quadruple
There have been some 23,000 Coalition spy missions in Afghanistan since 2011 began -- four times more than in 2009 -- but with insurgent attacks still on the rise, some are wondering just what is the point?
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