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Air Guard sites to get communications boost
The Air National Guard has awarded Harris Corp. a contract to upgrade communications systems used at nine locations as part of a comprehensive modernization project.
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DOD budget focuses on future conflict needs
The Defense Department's proposed $553 billion budget for fiscal 2012 marks a modest increase.
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Lawmakers fret over lack of cyber defense coordination
A panel of lawmakers notes that the nation and the Defense Department still aren't taking cyberspace threats seriously.
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Marines select provider for base network upgrade
The Marine Corps Systems Command has awarded a task order to General Dynamics Corp. to install a new backbone transport network at three military bases.
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Cyber warfare gets major billing at RSA event
With the establishment of the U.S. Cyber Command and the emergence of WikiLeaks wikiwars, the new domain in warfare overtakes cloud computing as this year’s hot security topic.
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Air Force explores various commercial satellite options
The Air Force has awarded Boeing Co. a contract to explore ways to modify existing commercial satellites capabilities to meet military satellite communications needs.
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Joint Forces commander details plans for closure
Contractor jobs, as well as military and civilian government roles, will be cut as a new, leaner organization focuses on training and education, Army Gen. Ray Odierno, commander of Joint Forces Command, says.
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'Technology readiness' paramount for defense base, CEO says
Northrop Grumman CEO Wes Bush says the government should focus defense policies on fostering innovation as one of the best ways to make the country stronger.
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Army, Harris team on biological warfare alert system
Harris Corp. will assist the Army detect biological warfare agents as the result of a $9 million order for its high-frequency radios. They will be used by the Joint Biological Point Detection System, which detects and identifies biological warfare agents.
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Are we at cyber Defcon 1?
The United States must establish clear policies, procedures and doctrine for dealing with the ever increasing number of dangers and threats that exist in the cyber domain.
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Airborne surveillance craft have a new mission: saving lives
At its core, the new military initiative is about saving lives without placing troops on a foreign tightrope.
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Army pursuing high-tech data sharing at the tactical edge
The Army is pursuing new technology for sharing information amid the challenges of the combat theater.
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Air Force rethinks WikiLeaks warning to military families
Air Force Public Affairs pulled the plug on its statement that family members of Air Force employees accessing WikiLeaks on a home computer may be subject to prosecution for espionage.
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Army sheds more remnants of FCS program
The Army continues to shed the remnants of its Future Combat Systems program with the cancellation of the unattended ground sensors and Class 1 unmanned aerial system.
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Mission specialization might help solve DOD's funding woes
In an era of tight budgets and ongoing conflict, specialization is an intriguing idea, but experts question whether it would save money.
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WinMagic SecureDoc locks down your laptops
WinMagic's encryption software is easy to use and extraordinarily powerful -- making it well suited to protect a large agency that has plenty of mobile employees.
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Rugged Getac laptop takes on the Lab's Thunderdome
The Getac B300 has a surprising number of features not found in all rugged laptops these days, such as lots of external ports and a fully functional DVD drive.
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M86 network device stops enemies at the gate
With the M86 Secure Web Gateway v10.0 in place, government networks are locked down tight.
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Rugged Trimble phone conquers battery of Mil-Std tests
The GCN Lab takes the Trimble Nomad 900XW fully rugged smart phone into the field.
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