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Army to receive more than 3,000 new VSATs
L-3 Communications Corp. will deliver satellite communication terminals to the Army and other tactical and logistics units under a contract with Eyak Technology.
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Cartwright highlights coalition capabilities
Without rapid evolution of procurement, the enemy wins.
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Air Force picks HP for enterprise IT
Hewlett-Packard will provide workstations and desktop PCs to the Air Force under the service’s enterprise IT purchase program.
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OPM to DOD: Rebuild National Security Personnel System
The National Security Personnel System should be rebuilt because of systemic problems, a task force finds.
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Visualization tools support Army's criminal investigations
SRA analysts use visualization software to support the Army Criminal Investigation Command's cases against bribery, money laundering and conspiracy.
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DOD updates IPv6 Standard Profile
The updated IPv6 Standard Profile provides a technical and standards based definition of interoperability requirements for IPv6-capable products to be used in DOD networks.
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Northrop wins $430M Army information operations contract
Northrop Grumman Corp. will continue to provide the Army with information technology and network operations services under a five-year award that could be worth as much at $430 million if all options are exercised.
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Navy enlists aid for combat systems upgrades
SAIC will provide systems analysis and engineering support to the Navy under a five-year follow-on task order valued at more than $49 million.
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Sealift Command gets logistics, engineering support
CACI International Inc. has won a new contract from the Navy's Military Sealift Command to provide integrated logistics and engineering system development support services.
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DOD likely to adopt limited social networking
Navy CIO Robert Carey says powerful opportunities exist for social networking inside networks controlled by the military.
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Missile tracking satellites said ready for launch next month
After more than a decade of program difficulties, a rocket will carry two demonstration satellites of the Space and Tracking Surveillance System into space in mid-September, reports Colin Clark in DOD Buzz.
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DISA awards $17M gateway security contract
The contract covers licensing, network equipment, software and support for DISA's secure wireless data and e-mail infrastructure.
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Microsoft formally appeals Word patent ruling
Microsoft has formally appealed a judgment issued last week that would require the company to stop selling Microsoft Word within the United States.
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Cyber Dashboard aims to give Army visual insight into metrics
The new prototype will focus on the effectiveness of the Army's cyberspace initiatives.
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Need for cultural change is driving force of transformation progress
Michael Krieger, the deputy chief information officer/G-6, remains upbeat about the future of military network infrastructure.
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Challenges remain in evolving VoIP to more secure SIPR-based environment
Army voice communications are on the "threshold of a transformational change," according to one official.
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Cookie-cutter security hinders soldiers on the edge, Army vice chief of staff says
Something’s wrong when the Army vice chief of staff is prohibited from using the camera on his personal Blackberry.
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PC Central offers secure data transmission for remote-desktop environments
The first deployment of the product will take place with 60 users in the military beginning in September.
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New mesh-networking solutions introduced
Fortress Technologies introduced several mesh-networking solutions at the LandWarNet 2009 conference.
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