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Army investigates suspected database breach
Soldiers registered for the Operation Tribute to Freedom program may have had personal information exposed, the service says.
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Special operations forces need ISR boost
The Defense Department wants to expand the capabilities of its Special Operations Forces in several key areas, one of which is intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.
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Army to get logistics management support
The Army has awarded a new contract to BearingPoint Inc. for assistance with logistics, maintenance and supply.
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Navy awards contract for anti-submarine training
The Navy has awarded Kratos Defense and Security Solutions Inc. an $11 million contract to assist with training forces for anti-submarine warfare.
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GAO: Big ticket programs face cost overruns
The General Accountability Office has singled out the Pentagon’s Future Combat Systems and Joint Strike Fighter as programs in which costs might be running well beyond initial estimates.
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Navy awards Q-70 workstations deal
Lockheed Martin Corp. will provide logistics and other technical support to the Navy under a six-year contract that could be worth as much as $72 million.
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Kundra unveils technology focus at FOSE
Tells FOSE audience he will focus on transparency, engagement, lowering the cost of government and innovation in his role as federal CIO.
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Marines look to UAVs for re-supply
Marines fighting in remote parts of Afghanistan might be re-supplied in the near future by giant unmanned aerial vehicles.
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Air Force contracts for cyber support
The Air Force has awarded Science Applications International Corp. a contract to provide network operations support.
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Marines to get more counter-IED devices
The Naval Sea Systems Command has placed a $317 million order with ITT Corp. for more vehicle-mounted jammers to block the detonation of improvised explosive devices.
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GPS III satellite undergoes preliminary review
The Lockheed Martin Corp. team building the next-generation global positioning system spacecraft has achieved a number of milestones in the preliminary design review phase with the Air Force.
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Growing need for spectrum brings new challenges
New tools only partly address sweeping spectrum demand.
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DISA awards $2.5B network deal
The Defense Information Systems agency has tapped Verizon Business Network Services Inc. for network support.
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Switchblade UAV completes demo
AeroVironment Inc. has completed a thorough demonstration of its small Switchblade unmanned aerial vehicle.
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Air Force moves to boost applications performance
The Air Force has awarded a contract to BAE Systems to find ways to boost the performance of its computing system applications.
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DISA seeks command and control software
The Defense Information Systems Agency is requesting information from contractors capable of providing and maintaining command and control software.
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DOD might create cyber combatant commander
The Defense Department is on the verge of adding a new combatant commander (COCOM) for cyber warfare.
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Air Force awards space operations support deal
QinetiQ North America will provide space operations technical support to the Air Force Space and Missile System Center under a new contract
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Marine Corps calls up logistics support
The Marine Corps Systems Command has awarded Ocean Systems Engineering Corp. a task order to provide autonomic logistics support services.
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