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DOD addresses urgent operational needs in Afghanistan
The Defense Department has managed to push through development in a short period of time a number of smaller programs designed to provide better protection for U.S. forces in Afghanistan, reports William Matthews of Defense News.
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Military simulation training may lead recruits to view war as a game
Video games used to train recruits for war could also be masking the reality of the battlefield and creating a kind of detachment for those who become involved in the real thing.
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Lawmaker seeks hearing over proposed Joint Forces Command closing
Congressional pressure continues to build over Defense Secretary Robert Gates' plan to close the U.S. Joint Forces Command, headquartered in Norfolk, Va., which employs about 6,000.
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Inmarsat addresses expanding military broadband needs
Inmarsat plans to construct a substantially faster broadband service in response to the needs of government and other customers, reports Michael A. Taverna at Aviation Week.
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DISA prepares for new contracts, new responsibilities
The latest contracting activities, including a host-based security system, underscore the agency’s growing portfolio of responsibilities.
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DARPA plans a network of virtual satellites
DARPA revises its program to launch clusters of small, wirelessly connected mini satellites.
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New sensors hunt for fertilizer bombs in Afghanistan
A new military program under way in Afghanistan seeks to track fertilizer-based improvised explosive devices by sniffing them out from the air, reports Spencer Ackerman at Wired's Danger Room blog.
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DOD, Army Corps of Engineers falter on subcontracting metrics
The two agencies fail to find a number of reports on whether prime contractors met their goals for awarding subcontracts.
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Correction: Gates' planned cuts will make only small dent, analysts say
This article was corrected Aug. 18, 2010, to fix the spelling of the names of Daniel Goure and Robert Gates.
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Army accepts first air defense battery operations center
The Army has accepted delivery of the first mobile battery engagement operations center for integrated air and missile defense from Northrop Grumman Corp., company officials said Aug. 17.
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Multisource intelligence empowers battlefield superiority
Dan Allen, of Northrop Grumman Information Systems, makes the case for why multisource intelligence solutions, which include sensors and fused data, should be aligned with winning the war, not just high-value targets.
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GPS devices could put American soldiers at risk
Geotags in smart phones and cameras with GPS receivers, and a malware program that uploads a user's location every 15 minutes, are two examples of the potential, often unseen, threats from compromised devices.
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DLA awards contract for supply chain improvements
SAIC will help the Defense Department improve its supply chain management through a six-year prime contract from the Defense Logistics Agency that could be worth as much as $241 million.
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Bolden comments on employees, contractors at NASA IT Summit
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden spoke at the first-ever NASA IT Summit at the Gaylord National Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.
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Retirement is on Defense secretary's radar
Defense Secretary Robert Gates tells Foreign Policy magazine he is looking at stepping down from the Pentagon helm next year, but avoids exact details.
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How to gain strategic advantage over cyber threats
We need to leap-frog the global state of the security industry and create the next generation of security products to achieve strategic cyber advantage, writes Kevin Coleman of the Technolytics Institute.
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The making of a stealth UAV
The next-generation of unmanned aerial vehicles will have stealth attributes and other capabilities that would give them a higher chance of survivability against ground and air threats on long-range strike missions, reports Colin Clark at DOD Buzz.
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NARA wants you to 'like' the Constitution
The National Archives and Records Administration has started a Facebook fan page for the U.S. Constitution.
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Unions fire back at Gates for insourcing about-face
The American Federation of Government Employees wants answers from Defense Secretary Robert Gates on how his plans to save DOD money will affect insourcing efforts and federal employees.
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