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Army steps up data center consolidation after imposing server moratorium
The Army's effort at data center consolidation is in step with today’s announcement from President Barack Obama that all federal agencies must consolidate and reduce data centers.
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Navy picks 3 to support Marine Corps notifications
BAE Systems Technology Solutions and Service, Science Applications International Corp. and SkillStorm Government Integrated Services will vie for Navy task orders under a five-year contract for Marine Corps Mass Notification System support services.
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DOD ethics officers warn of interest conflicts from insourcing
Officials will have to monitor potential conflicts closely as new feds work near their old jobs, ethics officers say.
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Army pulls back on enterprise e-mail initiative
The Army is putting on hold its plans to pursue an enterprise-wide e-mail system and calling an about-face on the project.
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Help wanted: Twitter looks to hire a 'government liaison'
The microblogging company looks to hire its first DC employee to be "the closest point of contact with a variety of important people and organizations looking to get the most out of Twitter."
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Former DARPA chief joins policy institute's board
Anthony Tether has joined the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies' board of regents.
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NFL technology is in play on the battlefield
The idea of the military tapping replay technology used by the National Football League to manage the fast-growing volume of battlefield video shouldn’t be overturned, GCN Lab director John Breeden writes.
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Air Force, HP to deploy cyber monitoring system
HP Enterprise Services will furnish the Air Force with a new command and control system capable of boosting its cyber defense capabilities under a new contract.
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NARA's chief information officer to retire
As CIO, Martha Morphy oversees deployment of the initial parts of NARA's $550 million Electronic Records Archives system. Her retirement is effective July 2.
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Army lines up Pacific theater network support
STG Inc. will provide information technology services to the Army’s 4th Signal Center Pacific-Theater Network Operations and Security Center under a three-year contract valued at $17.4 million.
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Army orders more surveillance airships
Lockheed Martin Corp. will furnish additional aerostat surveillance systems to the Army for use in detecting threats to ground forces from roadside bombs and other means under a $142 million contract.
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Navy, SAIC work together to train expert ship gunners
Science Applications International Corp. will continue to assist the Navy in its efforts to train sailors to maintain and operate surface ship weapons under a new task order worth up to $80 million over five years.
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Marines look to refuelers for more eyes on battlefield
In an effort to aid in the gathering of information on insurgent activities, the Marine Corps plans to outfit KC-130J aerial refueling planes operating in Afghanistan with kits containing high-powered cameras and sensors, reports Dave Majumdar at Defense News.
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DOD aims to slash budget by $100B to pay for war
The Defense Department is looking to trim $100 billion over the next five years from existing programs, allocating those funds to combat operations and capabilities.
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Israel’s Gaza raid hindered by weak intelligence tools
A number of military analysts are questioning why advanced intelligence systems were not used to give a real-time intelligence to tactical commanders overseeing the May 31 raid by Israeli forces on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, reports David Eshel at Aviation Week’s Ares Blog.
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New DOD cyber commander seeks better situational awareness
Army Gen. Keith Alexander says the Defense Department needs a common, real-time, understanding of what's happening across its many computer networks.
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Navy, Accenture embark on financial improvements mission
Accenture PLC will provide the Navy with financial management services under a five-year contract that could be worth as much as $182 million.
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DOD picks 9 to support analysis centers
Nine government contractors have been named to the Defense Department’s Software, Networks, Information, Modeling and Simulation Technology Support Contract.
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China threatens U.S. supercomputing supremacy
With its Dawning Nebulae supercomputer, China reached the No. 2 spot of the TOP500list, edging closer to the high-performance computing speed record.
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