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Social networking poses risk to operational security
Two Defense Intelligence Agency experts explain how adversaries can use social-networking tools to gather information on targets.
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DITCO awards information assurance work
SAIC will help the Defense Department meet cybersecurity requirements under a training contract awarded by the Defense Information Systems Agency.
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Joint Forces commander blasts tech planning
Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis criticizes the “wrongheaded thinking” of military planners in recent years who placed too much emphasis on the role of technology in winning wars.
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Four to assist Joint Forces with experimentation work
The Joint Forces Command has awarded two multiple-award contracts with a combined ceiling of more than $1 billion to four prime contractors.
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Navy combat aviation gets program support
CACI International Corp. will furnish management, technical, data analysis and information technology services to the Chief of Naval Air Training under a $30 million contract.
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Military Sealift Command gets engineering assistance
General Dynamics Information Technology has received a $47 million contract from the Navy's Military Sealift Command.
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Contractors answer call to arms for cyberwarfare
Top companies scramble to acquire new capabilities and hire top talent.
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Obama unveils new cybersecurity strategy
President Obama today said his administration would take “a new comprehensive approach” to cybersecurity and establish a new office in the White House to coordinate government efforts.
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Navy receives modeling, simulation software
EDSA Micro Corp. will supply the Naval Warfare Surface Center with modeling and simulation software under a new contract.
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DISA issues on-demand communications RFI
The Defense Information Systems Agency wants to build an on-demand communications system.
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UAVs may have greener power source in solar cells
By integrating solar cells into the materials used to build unmanned aerial vehicles, the size and weight of the aircraft can be reduced and flight times increased.
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Bid made on phase two of Army missile defense project
Northrop Grumman submitted a bid this month for the second round of a competition to serve as the prime contractor for an integrated Army air and missile defense system.
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Army to begin virtual support group for amputees
The Army wants to develop virtual technology for support groups for amputees and their families.
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Navy aircraft to get radar upgrade
Raytheon Co. will retrofit Super Hornet aircraft with new electronically scanned array radars under a $54 million Navy contract.
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Navy center to receive support for cryptographic systems
Booz Allen Hamilton will provide engineering and technical services to the Navy under a five-year, $28 million contract.
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Humans and robots bond on the battlefield
The U.S. military has deployed thousands of robots on modern battlefields where they are now fighting side by side with humans who have grown to depend heavily on them for their assistance, reports LiveScience.com.
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Air Force to get additional communications systems
Boeing Co. has received a follow-on contract to provide the Air Force with 46 additional Combat Track II airborne satellite communications systems.
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DISA scouts for technology professionals
DISA is looking for new employees, including some with IT expertise.
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.mil mandate causes EMall server relocation
With the move, the Defense Logistics Agency retains final approval of application matters, while the Defense Information Systems Agency will oversee hardware and server maintenance.
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