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Game changer: DOD rewrites its book on acquisition strategy
Defense Secretary Robert Gates releases a 23-point memorandum for reforming defense acquisition processes, with an increased focus on efficiency and productivity.
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Correction: Which projects are on OMB's watch list?
This article has been updated to correct the name of the contractor on FBI’s Sentinel program. The contractor is Lockheed Martin.
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Predators deliver smaller munitions to target
Predator unmanned aerial vehicles are being outfitted with smaller munitions to avoid collateral damage, reports John Barry in a Newsweek blog.
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Battlefield network connects allied forces in Afghanistan
U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan have built a new communications network to share intelligence information that is crucial to military operations.
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Gates to outline new acquisition guidelines
Defense Secretary Robert Gates is expected to lay out a guide for moving ahead with his acquisition reforms and budget cuts.
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Air Force plans for broader use of autonomous systems and processes
The Air Force's chief scientist described the technology priorities for the near future in a roundtable discussion.
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DISA restructuring to provide more agile services
DISA’s leadership is working to transform of the agency into an agile, flexible service provider that can rapidly respond to the mission needs of all its customers.
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Army launches 'don't ask, don't tell' inbox
The intent of the inbox is to help the Army assess and consider whether repeal of the law would reduce operational readiness or unit cohesion.
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Insourcing still a go for the military
Military and Defense Department agencies can continue insourcing even though Defense Secretary Gates has acknowledged the program doesn't work.
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Shields moves to Joint IED Defeat Organization
Army Brig. Gen. Michael Shields has been assigned to serve as deputy director for operations and requirements at the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization.
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Joint Staff achieves intelligence superiority through collaboration
Army Brig. Gen. Michael Shields discusses how the Joint Chiefs of Staff are using Web 2.0 technologies for crisis response while planning for Web 3.0 in the near future.
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NATO clamps down on IED threat at Kandahar
Counter-IED technologies have been instituted at what's expected to become one of the most heavily traversed entry control points in Afghanistan.
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Denise Pease named GSA regional administrator
She will oversee the agency's work in its Northeast and Caribbean Region.
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DOD needs geeky data lovers
The federal government could use more “geeky” types of folks who can define data standards that can facilitate the aggregation of pertinent information agencies need to perform their missions.
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Wideband satellites transform battlefield communications
The WGS satellite constellation gives battlefield commanders broader coverage and better access to intelligence data.
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DOD requires service contractors to identify themselves
Federal officials want the difference between government employees and private-sector employees to be obvious.
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NSA certifies cryptographic module for joint tactical radios
A cryptographic module for tactical radios developed by General Dynamics C4 Systems has been certified by the National Security Agency to transmit secure classified information up to and including Top Secret, Sensitive Compartmented Information.
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