Defense Systems
Marines arrange support for mobile operations centers
A General Dynamics unit will furnish the Marine Corps with on-the-ground operations equipment, networks and technical support for the force’s mobile Combat Operations Center (COC) program.
Defense Systems
Task order for Fort Bragg BRAC work awarded
NCI Information Systems will increase its assistance in the installation of new data center facilities at Fort Bragg, N.C., under a second task order worth approximately $4.2 million. Earlier this month, NCI won a $48.9 million Base Realignment and Closing task order.
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Web 2.0 review could lead to restricted use of social networking in DOD
A review on how social media should be used at the Defense Department will likely lead to a policy that allows the use of Web 2.0 tools with restrictions due to security concerns, according to a DOD spokesman.
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DOD maps out infrastructure to support network-centric force
DOD's Global Information Grid will require an overhaul to support the department’s vision of a force in which information is a strategic component for operations.
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Military grapples with missing links to its global network
Enabling network-centric operations will require a broad set of standardized policies to ensure that systems interoperate and that the proper policies accompany the information as it is handed off from one domain to another.
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Army missile defense to get boost under $450M award
SGIS will provide scientific, engineering and technical assistance to the Army’s space and missile defense program under a five-year contract that could be worth as much as $450 million.
Defense Systems
Marines' social-media ban is bad for morale
Rather than telling troops to get off Twitter and Facebook, the military should educate them about security.
Defense Systems
Broadcasting technology enhances battlefield ops
The U.S. Joint Forces Command will be using the same technology sports broadcasters use to assemble the day’s top highlights to improve battlefield decision-making.
Defense Systems
DOD move to develop software stirs up storm
Readers are divided on apparent shift at the Defense Department from the previous allegiance to the notion of using commercial, off-the-shelf software whenever possible to using in-house software.
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DOD repurposed IT equipment without scrubbing sensitive info, audit reveals
Some DOD organizations have been sending IT hardware away for reuse without properly scrubbing sensitive data first, IG finds.
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DOD colleges embrace videoconferencing as teaching tool
Two Defense Department universities are extending the reach of their classrooms and faculty with telepresence videoconferencing systems from Polycom.
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Air Force calls up support for friend-or-foe devices
A unit of General Dynamics will furnish the Air Force with cryptographic technology for identification equipment that identifies friend from foe on the battlefield under a contract potentially worth $37 million over five years.
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Navy to get help with technology engineering
American Systems Corp. will provide technical and security services to the Navy under an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum value of $23.9 million.
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Aegis ships to get new voice systems
DRS Technologies Inc. has won a Navy voice communications contract worth $13.8 million.
Defense Systems
Cyber threat calls for flexibility in command model
CIO William Lord discusses cyberwarfare, technological currency and blurring of boundaries.
Defense Systems
DISA wins awards for two Web sites
The Defense Information Systems Agency has won the Web Marketing Association’s 2009 WebAwards for the best military Web site and the best government Web site.
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Army enlists help for BRAC move to Fort Bragg
NCI Inc. will lead a team assisting the Army’s Base Realignment and Closure program under a 28-month task order valued at $48.9 million.
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Navy could run two years late on business systems upgrade
Poor management controls are slowing the implementation of the Navy's Enterprise Resource Planning project and driving up costs, according to GAO.
Defense Systems
DOD to receive Project 25 compliant two-way radios
EF Johnson Technologies Inc. will provide two-way radios and accessories to the Defense Department under two contracts worth nearly $10 million.
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