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Navy installing first CANES system
The Navy’s next-generation shipboard tactical computing system is expected to set sail in the spring aboard a San Diego-based destroyer, the first of 23 ships scheduled to receive the system in an initial deployment.
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The Navy changes its mind and cancels CIO/IT conference
Just weeks after approving the Department of the Navy’s CIO/information technology conference, which is typically held in conjunction with the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association’s (AFCEA) West conference and exhibition in San Diego, the Navy changed it’s mind and has cancelled the event.
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Air Force vision stresses need for innovation, improved training
Air Force officials vowed this month to focus tightly on force structure, modernization and acquisition of advanced technologies to avoid becoming a hollow force in the wake of two decades of war and a difficult budget environment.
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Fewer will go into harm’s way with mobile power strategy
The Army is testing mobile computing equipment designed to adhere to the Defense Department's operational energy strategy.
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Military encryption's going open
Emerging technologies aim to secure data on a rapidly growing number of platforms.
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Mobility in 2013: A CIO's perspective
The Defense Department will face a number of issues in 2013, including mobility.
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NGEN contract expected by March
The Navy expects to award a contract this year for the shore-based portion of the service’s future computing environment.
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DARPA tackles challenges of deploying deep-sea systems
The Pentagon’s high-tech research arm is looking into the feasibility of deploying distributed systems on ocean floors that could be activated in future years to provide operational support and situational awareness when needed.
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Euro Hawk completes first full system test flight
Northrop Grumman and EADS Deutschland have completed the first full system test flight of the Euro Hawk unmanned aircraft system equipped with the signals intelligence advanced sensors for detection of radar and communication emitters.
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Marines want single IT warehouse to handle tactical and garrison needs
The Marine Corps is seeking information from contractors that will enable it to establish a single warehouse from which it can fulfill orders by both tactical and garrison forces for commercial, off-the-shelf IT hardware.
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Northrop to upgrade instrumentation at Army training centers
Northrop Grumman has won a contract to modernize existing instrumentation systems at Army training centers.
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TCS receives funds from Army for SNAP satellite terminals
TeleCommunication Systems received $3.4 million in incremental funding from the Army to furnish SNAP VSAT equipment.
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March sequester would degrade US defense forces, says Panetta
If Congress fails to head off the new sequestration deadline in March, the Defense Department will be forced to halt training, ground military aircraft and call ships back to port.
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New Army rifle range uses sensors to improve marksmanship
A new electronic system that users acoustic sensors to detect hits or misses on Army rifle ranges has passed government acceptance tests.
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Lockheed delivers MUOS waveform for next-gen secure comms
Lockheed Martin has finished building the software waveform that is essential to the operation of the Navy's next-generation, geosynchronous satellite communications system.
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Northrop to continue support for Navy C2 processor
Northrop Grumman has won a contract potentially worth $95 million to help the Navy upgrade key command and control technologies.
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The need for better cyber combat skills
Militaries around the world must now incorporate cyber warfare skills into basic training.
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Accenture wins pair of contracts to help Navy improve financial reporting
The Navy has awarded Accenture Federal Services two contracts to continue supporting the Navy’s drive toward financial auditability.
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SAIC to support Army biometrics identification program
Science Applications International Corp. has won a contract potentially worth up to $73 million from the Army Contracting Command to support the service's efforts to field the latest biometric applications and systems.
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