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DOD may ban Twitter, Facebook, other social media
The military is once again considering blocking social-media sites, for security reasons.
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Myers to head Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Kenneth A. Myers III has been selected to serve as the director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency at Fort Belvoir, the Defense Department announced July 27.
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Navy awards command and control support contract
SAIC will provide prime command and control solutions to the Defense Department under a five-year contract valued at more than $196 million.
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DISA OKs collaborative site for classified use
DISA's Forge.mil is designed for easy information sharing and cooperative software development and will operate on the Defense Department’s classified SIPRNet, the agency says.
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Joint venture to expand fuel-cell technology for military apps
UltraCell and Protonex Technology Corp. are working together to expand fuel-cell technology for military applications.
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DOD analysts tailor battlefield intell for tactical units
U.S. joint forces and coalition partners participated in a coordinated exercise this month aimed at figuring out how best to coordinate vast amounts of intelligence data gathered by satellites, drones and manned aircraft.
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Forge.mil among top 10 dot-gov sites
Government Computer News names the top government Web sites that best embrace Web. 2.0 practices.
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U.K. Defence Ministry awards air surveillance deal
IBM Corp. will continue maintaining an air surveillance system for the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence under a five-year, $38 million (23 million pounds sterling) contract.
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DOD helps nurture students’ interest in cybersecurity
A new program tries to find young people that could meet the government's need for more highly skilled cybersecurity professionals.
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Air Force picks three for $495M force protection contract
Three contractors will compete to provide the Air Force with force protection security services under a $495 million indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract.
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Rábago to update policies for acquisition directorate
The new head of the Coast Guard acquisitions unit said he wants to make permanent the relationships between the new unit and the Homeland Security and Defense departments.
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DISA 'private cloud' serves as personnel system
The Air Force Personnel Center at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, is preparing to move its personnel support applications to a “software-as-a-service” model hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency.
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Senate passes Defense Authorization Act with new provision
The legislation would remove the “shall” in the law that some say gives small businesses in economically depressed areas first preference in contract set-asides.
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DOD tests fuel-cell technology for ground, UAV uses
The Defense Department is stepping up efforts to provide soldiers in the field with reliable, long-lasting portable power by working with companies to integrate fuel-cell technologies into mobile and off-grid power applications.
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Marines see need for common robotic controller
QinetiQ North America will develop a single robotic controller that Marine Corps ground troops could use to operate unmanned vehicles and sensors under a $2.1 million Navy contract.
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Contractor earnings reflect changes in defense spending
Second-quarter earnings reports reveal defense contractors that are focused heavily on high-tech capabilities needed for fighting insurgencies are doing better than those more heavily invested in conventional warfare.
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Military health records project set to expand
A Defense Department pilot program designed for easy access to medical files could propel government and military recordkeeping into the 21st century, a CIO said.
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DOD is top source of 2009 Rising Star award winners
The Defense Department seems to have a knack for either attracting or nurturing rising stars in the field of information technology.
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DOD to launch Web 2.0-intensive site
The new Defense.gov site will feature greater use of new technologies, in hopes of appealing to younger Web users, one official says.
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