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Senior executives honored with Presidential Rank awards
Honored executives saved government $49 billion
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Readers offer UAV design pointers
Several readers thought that our article, “Future UAVs must multitask,” raised compelling questions about the U.S. military’s strategy for developing drones, and wanted to offer their own opinions on the matter.
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Navy picks provider to support weapons testing
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions Inc. has won a five-year, $49.9 million contract to continue providing range support services at the Naval Surface Warfare Center at Dahlgren, Va.
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Army to make enemy networks the next battleground
Army forces in Afghanistan are testing several small and sophisticated aircraft packages that will broaden their ability to exploit the electromagnetic spectrum, reports Sean Meade at Aviation Weeks’ Ares Blog.
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Social media is now mission media
Social media has become an important tool in combat operations and communications. But the science behind it -- knowledge management -- can be a tough sell in the closed culture of DOD.
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Navy still mum on unmanned chopper RFP
Kaman Corp.'s unmanned helicopter successfully completed a new round of tests in late April, but there's still no sign of a solicitation from the Navy to acquire such a vehicle to resupply Marine Corps units in Afghanistan, reports Graham Warwick at Aviation Week's Ares Blog.
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Social media and the generational divide
The use of social networking tools underscores the generational divide, but crossing that divide will help agencies accomplish their missions, panelists at the 2010 Open Government Innovations Conference say.
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Air Force writes a book on social media protocol
Air Force strategist offers a few do's and don'ts on putting together an effective social media guidebook.
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Four share $1.5 billion DOD award
Booz Allen, CACI, Jacobs and SRA to compete for task orders supporting the Special Operations Command under a $1.5 billion contract.
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SatCom policies slammed by Inmarsat executive
Inmarsat Government Services President Rebecca Cowen-Hirsh voices concerns that the policies and structure of GSA and DISA's satellite communications procurement won't meet the needs of the warfighter.
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Flooding forces DISA to cancel annual military show
Rising floodwaters forced the evacuation and closure of the Nashville hotel where conference was set to start.
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Top DISA information strategist John Garing retires
DISA's director of strategic planning and information, John Garing, was instrumental in developing and advancing the information technology services DISA's provides the military through its Defense Enterprise Computing Centers.
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A $10B contract with plenty of questions
GSA-DISA satellite contract is lucrative, but Inmarsat chief has her doubts.
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Word on the street about data encryption
Our story about vendors' efforts to develop storage devices that meet new guidelines issued this year by the Joint Task Force-Global Network Operations (NTF-GNO) generated some insightful comments--and useful suggestions--from readers.
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Public participation in technology assessment
Blogger Brian Robinson is intrigued by the idea of the U.S. trying the Participatory Technology Assessment, which has been a success in Europe.
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NSPS transitions running ahead of schedule
DOD has transitioned 7,000 employees out of the National Security Personnel System and into the General Schedule, and it will have three-quarters of its 226,000 NSPS employees out of the system by the end of the third quarter, according to the head of the NSPS Transition Office.
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BP asks for military tech to contain oil spill
Oil giant BP plc has requested assistance from the Defense Department for advanced underwater imaging technology and remote operating vehicles that are not available commercially to contain the growing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, reports the Houston Chronicle.
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Battle command network drives Army modernization
In its 2010 Modernization Strategy, the Army outlines its near-term future as it moves to become a taut, versatile and efficient force centered on the battle command network.
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Future UAVs must multitask, Air Force says
The next-generation of unmanned aerial vehicles will need to take on additional duties and be able to synchronize with other platforms, Defense Department officials said at an April summit.
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