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Readers offer stuffing for IT turkey
Readers suggest a few projects that could have made our Thanksgiving list of failed, or deeply troubled, government IT projects and debate the causes of such large-scale failures.
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New software targets Air Force bombers' accuracy
Boeing Co. has won a $23 million contract to upgrade software on Air Force bombers, increasing their sniper-like precision and single-moving-target kill capabilities.
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Pair teams on naval sonar technologies
General Dynamics Canada and Marport C-Tech Ltd. have signed a memorandum of understanding that lays the foundation for collaboration on a line of new naval sonar products.
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New battle command software undergoes testing
U.S. troops seeking to verify the position of friendly and hostile forces in ground combat eventually will be able to upgrade that information in seconds rather than minutes, according to the contractor developing the software.
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DOD to scrutinize contractors' support services
DOD will revise how its managers review contractors’ services that support work that is set aside for only government employees to perform.
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Special Operations Command gets image analysis support
L-3 Services Inc. will provide imagery analysis services to the Special Operations Command under a contract potentially worth $155 million over five years.
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Pros and cons of video from space
U.S. intelligence specialists and military officials currently are assessing a European-pioneered technology that would offer yet another way to monitor battlefields and areas of potential conflict around the globe, reports Ben Iannotta at Defense News.
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IT turkeys: 7 government projects worthy of a roast
Over the years, the American public has been gifted with its share of computer-based turkeys -- information technology projects gone wrong, often at spectacular expense.
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Naval War College escalates gaming tech
Cubic Corp. will provide wargaming and analytical support to the Naval War College under a contract worth $6.5 million over five years.
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Ethics rule could slow DOD's revolving employment door
Defense Department employees who have worked on large procurements must get a written opinion from an ethics officer before signing on with a defense contractor.
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Army lines up support for information centers
ManTech International Corp. and Apptis Inc. are partnering on $132.9 million contract to provide information technology and engineering support services to the Army.
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Performance pay: We know it works
NGA, among others, has demonstrated that pay for performance works in government, writes consultant Howard Risher.
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Southern Command gets network boost in Honduras
Harris Corp. will continue working with the Army to improve command security and operations in Central America under a five-year task order worth $38 million.
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Army chief of staff outlines global security challenges
Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey outlines four key areas must be addressed for global security.
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Counter-IED tactics MIA in Afghanistan
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has established a task force to move new techniques and technologies for combating improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan more quickly to the front lines, reports Greg Grant at DOD Buzz.
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Navy calls up support for LCS program office
The Navy has awarded a contract worth up to $169 million over five years to Computer Sciences Corp. to furnish a wide array of support services to the Littoral Combat Ship Program Office.
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5 government contracting myths busted
Deltek's survey of government contractors pokes holes in the conventional wisdom of growth, mergers and acquisitions and government audits.
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Politics wreak havoc on DOD's funding priorities
This year’s appropriations bill, perhaps more than usual, seemed to pit the military’s need to better provide for its warfighters against the pressures faced by lawmakers to protect jobs.
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Next-gen biometric ID system helps combat terrorism
Gary Winkler, program executive officer of the Army's Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems, answers the question: What was the most important C4ISR development of the past year and why.
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