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Return to sender: Rethinking the Army's e-mail ambitions
Enterprise e-mail represents a positive step for the Army and DOD, but what will it take to get it done?
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DARPA plots supercomputing revolution
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has launched a program that aims for high-performance systems with self-aware operating systems that use considerable less power than systems today.
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Military uses Skype, other tech to reach injured servicemembers
Injured servicemembers may be reluctant to talk about combat stress with a military psychiatrist, but they are more willing to chat about their problems through Skype or other consumer-based technologies, military and veterans officials told lawmakers.
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Gates recommends next Marine commandant
Department of Defense Secretary Robert Gates has recommended that President Obama nominate Gen. James F. Amos, an Iraq war veteran with an aviation background, to become the next commandant of the Marine Corps.
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Pentagon tightens reins on contractors
The Defense Department wants its contractors to become more efficient as part of a larger DOD strategy to address declining budgets.
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Senate Homeland Security Committee hopes you 'like' its Facebook page
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has launched its own Facebook page for interaction via the social-networking service.
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iPhones, commercial satellites prominent in joint DOD exercise
The Defense Department interoperability exercise stresses flexible networking and new uses for existing technology.
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Army cites improper contracting in Arlington Cemetery scandal
The cemetery had no acquisition strategy, no integrated IT system and series of IT regulatory violations, the Army said.
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FBI veteran cleared to lead Transportation Security Administration
John Pistole brings more than 20 years of counterterrorism experience to TSA, blogger Mclatthew Weigelt writes.
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DISA prepares for $5B in contract decisions
Three major DISA contracts are set for summer requests for proposals; the contracts' values total a cool $5 billion.
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Cloud computing and the disaster in waiting
Some industry watchers now warn that the IT industry's own Deepwater Horizon crisis is just around the corner, blogger Brian Robinson writes.
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Forge.mil could be replicated for civilian agencies
GSA official outlines plans to engage people and implement effective IT solutions across the government.
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7 get awards for work on government cybersecurity
Symantec gave its 2010 Cyber 7 Awards to people judged to have developed innovative programs for government cybersecurity.
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Missile Defense Agency picks three for support work
Three contractors will vie for $565 million in advisory and assistance support services to the nation’s ballistic missile defense program under a newly awarded indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract.
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How to handle a congressional hearing
Two to-dos to prepare for a congressional hearing.
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DOD wants instant messaging tools to speak the same language
The Defense Department next month will conduct interoperability tests on instant messaging and chat technology that supports the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol.
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Global Hawk veers off course, official says
The official responsible for overseeing Air Force acquisition programs has singled out the Global Hawk program as one that has proved particularly troublesome from a number of angles, reports Colin Clark at DOD Buzz.
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DOD bills put focus on acquisition, insourcing
In their respective defense authorization bills, the House and Senate are attempting to end quotas and limit cost-comparison factors while strengthening acquisition processes.
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Marines select logistics support provider for transition
General Dynamics Information Technology will provide logistics and other support services to the Marine Corps under a firm-fixed-priced contract that could be worth as much as $25.2 million.
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