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Tweeters beware: All is not secure on the cyber front
Recent hacks of Twitter data and the misuse of the microblogging service for phishing and other malicious activities highlight the danger of adopting new technologies before they are business-ready.
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Air defense centers to remain in familiar hands
A General Dynamics unit has won a $67.7 million contract to furnish technology services for air defense systems.
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Army extends Apache logistics contract
Lockheed Martin Corp. will provide logistics management services for sensor and targeting components of the Army’s AH-64 Apache helicopter under a one-year, follow-on contract worth as much as $89 million.
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DOD's social-media outreach missing some marks
Less than 10 percent of Health.mil visitors are younger than age 25, while 80 percent of the military community is between the ages of 18 and 25.
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DARPA selects Raytheon to build network gateway
Raytheon Co. will create a wireless network for the military under a four-year contract that could be worth as much as $155 million.
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Is virtualization the key to more secure networks, DOD asks
The Defense Department has issued a request for information for virtualization technology.
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Navy information-sharing system to be refined
Lockheed Martin Corp. will refine a secure information-sharing system for the Defense Department under a Navy contract with a potential value of $74 million over five years.
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New tool helps Army root out procurement fraud
SRA International uses data visualization software from I2 to help the Army detect cases of bribery, money laundering, conspiracy and other malfeasance.
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Air Force office selects TCS for security enhancement
The Air Force has awarded Trusted Computer Solutions Inc. a $2.1 million contract to furnish products and services to support its Cryptologic Systems Group at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.
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Report: Industrial base must be part of defense review
The Defense Department should begin incorporating in its budget and policy decisions factors that affect the U.S. industrial base to ensure that weapons-making capabilities are remain available, according to a new report from the Aerospace Industries Association.
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Army transmissions office to get C4ISR upgrade
Apptis will provide overall management, engineering, integration and acquisition support for the Army's Command Center Upgrades Special Projects Office.
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DARPA awards wireless technology development contract
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded a contract to Cobham Sensor Systems to develop wireless technology for next-generation tactical radios.
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DOD to get radio software update
ITT Corp. will upgrade radio software for the Defense Department under a five-year contract that could total $62 million if all options are exercised.
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Air Force picks vendors for $600M air and space intell competition
Three contractors will compete for $600 million in software support and information analysis tasks to support the National Air and Space Intelligence Center over five years, the Air Force announced July 8.
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Marines to receive systems engineering support
QinetiQ North America will continue to assist the Marine Corps with systems engineering support under a one-year contract option worth $11.7 million.
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Cyberattacks could have been mitigated
Agency responses to cyberattacks on U.S. government sites demonstrates a need for better coordination between agency security officials and the companies that provide Internet services, experts say.
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Africa Command gets training boost from Cubic
Cubic Applications Inc. will furnish support for joint training and exercises conducted by the U.S. Africa Command under a contract worth roughly $30 million.
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SAIC vows to fight False Claims lawsuit
Science Applications International Corp. plans to strongly defend itself against a whistle-blower lawsuit involving a General Services Administration contract to support naval facility in Mississippi.
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Recent cyberattacks have little impact on U.S.
The attacks, which spiked late July 6 and early July 7, are not particularly sophisticated and can be mitigated by organizations that are prepared for them, experts say.
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