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Navy names new CIO
Terry Halvorsen previously served as the deputy commander of the Navy Cyber Forces.
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Commission takes aim at defense budget
The White House-led fiscal commission's proposal to cut $100 billion in defense spending comes on top of cuts proposed earlier by Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
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Army gains new efficiencies through data operations merge
The Army IT Agency is pushing transformation in data center consolidation and unified communications.
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Army seeks robo-cart for IED hunt in Afghanistan
The Army is asking small business for assistance developing a semi-autonomous, remote-controlled, vehicle that is bigger than existing robotic devices now used to hunt for hidden improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan, reports Spencer Ackerman with Wired's Danger Room blog.
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Foursquare, other geolocation services could endanger troops
Popular geolocation services tell smart-phone users where they are, but the Air Force warns that they could also tell the enemy as well.
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VA hires IT client advocates
VA CIO Roger Baker said he has hired three advocates as liaisons between the IT office and VA divisions.
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DLA awards pair of support services contracts
Robbins-Gioia LLC has been awarded two contracts from the Defense Logistics Agency for program management support services and for enterprise architecture with a combined value of approximately $4.5 million.
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DISA won't get derailed by changes in location, culture
DISA's evolving mission and impending relocation are happening simultaneously. And Paige Atkins is in the middle, coordinating strategy and policy to make sure it all happens seamlessly.
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Remote device might become battlefield angel
The Air Force Research Laboratory is working with industry to develop a device that can remotely determine a warfighter’s health status under combat duress with sensors that can be either worn or digested, reports Elizabeth Long with the Air Force’s 711th Human Performance Wing.
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Barbero nominated to head IED defeat office
An Army officer with an appreciation for the continuing problems U.S. ground forces face combating insurgents in Southwest Asia has been nominated to lead the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, reports Irene Smith at Army News Service.
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Army orders more radar kits for Sky Warrior drones
Northrop Grumman Corp. will supply the Army with 40 additional STARlite wide-area surveillance radars for the MQ-1C Sky Warrior extended-range, multipurpose unmanned aerial vehicle through a contract option.
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The network as a force multiplier
The tactical network's ability to facilitate collaboration, collect and fuse intelligence, and flatten the organizational structure will bring true efficiency to U.S. forces and their allies.
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DOD plugs alternative power sources into battlefield
The Defense Department is looking at new ways to distribute power to the battlefield consumer while also reducing fuel consumption, writes Ron Houle of DHS Systems.
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DOD automates Uncle Sam’s ‘I Want You’ enlistment process
CACI International Inc. has been awarded a three-and-a-half year, $75 million Defense Department contract from the DOD’s Business Transformation Agency to assist in processing applicants who want to join the armed forces.
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New concerns over cyber terrorism threat
Politicians and national leaders voice concerns over cyber terrorism and and propose ways to address the threat.
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Army's portable power looks to charge battlefield
Army researchers are developing a variety of portable power systems to keep troops' high-tech gear juiced up.
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Army Materiel Command gets IT infrastructure boost
Harris Corp. will provide IT infrastructure support to the Army Materiel Command headquarters at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala., under a three-year, $77 million contract from the National Capital Region Contracting Center.
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