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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.
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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.
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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.
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Cyber threat calls for flexibility in command model
CIO William Lord discusses cyberwarfare, technological currency and blurring of boundaries.
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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.
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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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Army Product Manager Aerial Common Sensor goes airborne
CACI International Inc. will furnish support to an Army intelligence program that distributes aerial surveillance data to ground stations under a $24.5 million task order.
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DOD rethinks buying versus building software
DISA, Army exploring a new way to acquire applications more quickly and with less cost by building them in-house.
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DOD needs better process improvement management
The Defense Department isn't meeting all of its statutory requirements for improving processes related to the development, acquisition, and engineering of software and systems, investigators find.
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Army picks two for driver’s vision devices
The Army has awarded contracts to DRS Technologies and BAE Systems to fulfill orders for infrared driver’s vision enhancers through an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract with a $1.9 billion ceiling.
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New tool to aid Air Force analysis efforts
SRA International Inc. will build a decision-making and documentation tool to support Air Force intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance efforts under a three-year, $19 million contract.
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Marines to get help with counter-IED systems
The Marine Corps will get assistance with technology designed to defeat radio-controlled improvised explosives through a new contract awarded to Science Applications International Corp.
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