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NavAir admiral to lead Joint Strike Fighter program
Vice Adm. David Venlet has been nominated to serve as the new director of the troubled Joint Strike Fighter program, the staff from Defense News reports.
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FCC's broadband plan is out; now for the hard part
It's going to be many months, if not years, before we see just where this plan leads, writes blogger Brian Robinson.
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Air Force to get high-def flight simulators
The Air Force has awarded L-3 Communications LLP a $20.9 million contract option to build another technologically advanced F-16 Mission Training Center.
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Fog of war no reason to skirt contracting rules, GAO says
GAO recognized the Army’s need to swiftly award a task order, but the service can't stretch the scope of a contract to get it done.
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NIST guidelines: Broccoli and cheese
NIST's FISMA project leader explains how agencies can team up to hack away at the time and effort needed to qualify IT products and services for purchase.
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Two get orders for multifunctional communications terminals
Data Link Solutions Inc. and ViaSat Inc. recently received orders for Multifunctional Information Distribution System-Low Volume Terminals that will be used on Army, Air Force and Navy platforms.
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DOD seeks robot that can dig into its targets
A request for information from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency brings to mind technology portrayed in the 1960s British television series the Thunderbirds, reports Graham Warwick at Aviation Week’s Ares Blog.
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DOD picks provider for intell support in Iraq
L-3 Communications has won two Defense Department contracts for intelligence support work that have a combined value of more than $255 million.
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Boeing readies UAS flight demonstrations
Boeing Co. will conduct a first flight to two different unmanned aircraft systems in the next 10 months as part of the company’s initiative to get its UAS business back on track, reports Amy Butler at Aviation Week.
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Army e-mail consolidation first step in enterprise efforts
Over the next two years the Army will consolidate the various e-mail accounts for nearly 250,000 users, the first step in creating enterprise-wide e-mail services.
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Be careful of those hard drives, XP users
This post is for those that are still, and will be for a while, users of Windows XP. If that isn’t you then look away – or maybe gloat a little.
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DOD business arm embarks on software upgrade
CACI International Inc. has been awarded a Defense Information Systems Agency task order valued at approximately $31 million to upgrade software programs at the Defense Department’s Business Transformation Agency.
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Burroughs to direct Navy PEO C4I
Rear Adm. Jerry K. Burroughs will take over as program executive officer for command, control, communications, computers and intelligence at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) San Diego.
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Managers beware: The millennial workforce under the microscope
A new paper suggests that government managers should consider much more drastic changes in the way they deal with the incoming workforce.
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DOD's outdated acquisition system hinders mission success, panel says
DOD's antiquated acquisition system and policies present major problems in fulfilling mission needs and contribute to government cost overruns.
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Navy awards C2 software development contract
Science Applications International Corp. has been awarded a prime contract by the Navy to develop new command and control software for the Defense Department.
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Marines take automated logistics to next level
The Office of Naval Research has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin Corp. to embark on phase two of an automated logistics designed to enhance Marine Corps mission planning and execution.
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DOD social media policy fails to answer security questions
Former Director of Defense Information Paul Strassmann questions how DOD's new directive, permitting NIPRNet access to the Internet, will work without more explicit security direction.
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Air Force wants to fuse C2 across domains
The Air Force Research Laboratory is inviting contractors to submit white papers on revolutionary information technologies that can advance the integration of command and control capabilities across cyber, air and space domains.
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