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Army extends ADMC-2 contract into 2020

The Army has extended the current Army Desktop and Mobile Computing-2 contract for hardware, software and related services as the legal battle for ADMC-3 drags on.

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DHA looks to machine learning for military health data

Breaking down silos and deploying machine learning is helping the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Defense Health Agency to improve medical outcomes.

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Coast Guard takes steps toward JRSS

The Coast Guard has recently embarked on DOD-wide initiative to increase security by 2019.

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Figuring the ROI for proposed 'fourth estate' reforms

Eliminating supporting defense agencies may not save enough money to hit cost-cutting targets, experts say.

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Trump revises rules for export of military drones

The Trump administration is looking to make it easier for allies to buy military-grade drones from U.S. firms.

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Navy awards contract for unmanned sea mine hunter

Raytheon takes a potential $362.7 million contract to develop an autonomous unmanned underwater vehicle for the Navy to use in the detection and mitigation of sea mines.

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Thornberry puts DISA on the chopping block

House Armed Services Committee chairman's reform bill calls for a 25 percent cut in back-office spending and the elimination of seven supporting agencies.

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DISA awards $592M computer chip services contract

The Defense Information Services Agency awards a $592 million contract for processor capacity services related to computer chips.

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Navy awards $105M warfare systems order

Delta Resources takes in a $105 million task order to help the Navy design, deploy and integrate warfare =systems onto vessels and other platforms.

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DOD releases revised JEDI cloud RFP

The Defense Department is maintaining its plans for a single award cloud deal in a revised presolicitation.

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Air Force announces $950M contract for agile cyber R&D

The Air Force picks five small businesses to carry out agile research-and-development work in cybersecurity.

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Mattis: JEDI cloud contract is vendor-agnostic

On Capitol Hill, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis sought to quell "rumors" that the Pentagon's planned single-award cloud acquisition was designed with Amazon Web Services in mind.

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An autonomous vehicle strategy that ranges from seabed to space

With various unmanned pieces in place, Boeing pushes forward with the strategy of connecting communications and data sharing across multiple platforms.

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No protest expected on Coast Guard's heath records move

Acquisition-wise, it looks like smooth sailing for the Coast Guard's plan to join the Pentagon's nascent electronic health records system.

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Army mulls options for Robotics Innovation Center

The Fort Benning-based center would work with academia and industry on integrating robotics and autonomous systems into combat teams.

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White House reviewing new national cyber strategy

The Pentagon is looking to enhance its cyber posture review to sync with the White House cybersecurity strategy, which could land in August, a top DOD official told Congress.

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Marine Corps awards $104M contract for vehicle C4I services

ManTech International books $104.5 million in contract awards engineering and integration services on Marine Corps ground vehicles.

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Army contracts for visual info support system

PlanetRisk books a $12.5 million contract to help the Army run a global system for sharing information on incidents and threats near military facilities.

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How gamification can boost cyber training

CyberWar: 2025 increases players' knowledge and experience of the planning, preparation, execution and assessment of joint cyberspace operations.

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What about the in-house innovators?

Silicon Valley has become synonymous with innovation, but government leaders might be missing out on what’s going on in their own labs.