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Wireless venture LightSquared files for bankruptcy
LightSquared filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection May 14 hours before the scheduled expiration of a deal to keep the wireless venture from defaulting on its debt.
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House shoots down DOD plea to alter commercial products definition
The House Armed Services Committee has turned down a request by the Defense Department to correct a commercial products definition that defense acquisition officials believe is being applied too broadly.
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New bids wanted for massive satellite terminal program
The Air Force May 11 invited other companies to submit alternate bids for a multi-billion dollar program for next-generation satellite communications terminals as the service continues to negotiate with Boeing on cost reductions to the program.
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Marines extend use of cargo UAV in Afghanistan
The Marines have extended for two more months their use of a pair of Lockheed Martin's K-MAX unmanned cargo helicopters in Afghanistan in what might be a positive sign that there is a clear need for such equipment on the battlefield.
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US wants global special ops network for allied nations
The U.S. Special Operations Command sees a need to build a worldwide network that would link special operations forces of allied and partner nations to better coordinate operations that are carried out against global terrorism.
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DOD expands voluntary cyber info-sharing program
The Defense and Homeland Security departments have expanded a key cybersecurity and information assurance pilot program begun in 2011 to allow all defense industrial base companies that might be eligible for the program to participate in it.
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Long-awaited NGEN RFP released, with goal of taking back control the network
The Navy's long-awaited NGEN solicitation has been released, marking an official step forward for the service.
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Navy awards major C2 contracts for engineering and technical support
The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic in Charleston, S.C., has awarded approximately $145 million, including options, in contracts to eight companies for the procurement of integrated command and control engineering and technical support services for command centers.
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Is 2012 the year for DOD financial management reform?
The Defense Department has long been troubled by poor financial management, but some signs optimistically point to the agency being on the verge of turning itself around.
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DOD picks BlackBerry 7 devices for widespread use
Defense Department personnel can now use the BlackBerry 7 line of products across the department's enterprise network.
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What news I learned at the DISA show: A reporter's notebook
Defense Systems Editor-in-Chief Barry Rosenberg spent three days at the Defense Information Systems Agency customer forum in Tampa the week of May 7 and has more than a few juicy tidbits of information to share.
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New Air Force chief of staff announced; new CIO, too
The service has some big personnel moves going on, including Gen. Norton Schwartz passing the baton as the Air Force chief of staff.
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Catastrophic sequestration just around the corner?
If Congress and the president can't come to an agreement and soon, the Defense Department could be heading straight for sequestration.
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Army data-center consolidation efforts all about the applications
COL Chris Miller, director of the Army Data Center Consolidation Program at the CIO/G6, on the progress being made toward reducing the Army's large number of data centers.
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Joint Staff re-establishes J6 directorate with many new responsibilities
The Joint Staff has reestablished it's J6 directorate, approximately two years after it was axed by former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates "due to the increased importance of and dependence upon information technology and the networks," according to a March 29 memorandum.
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'Turf war' between DOD and DHS delays US cyber guidelines
The urgent need for a new national cyber engagement policy has taken a backseat to the battle between the Homeland Security and Defense departments.
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We're failing at cybersecurity, literally
Cybersecurity came in dead last in the assessment of core capabilities in the National Preparedness Report.
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2013 defense act has long road ahead of it
House defense bill asks for $3 billion more than the Obama administration's plan.
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Networked enemies pose multiple threats to global security
The Defense Department has embraced the need to field agile, networked forces around the globe in future conflicts to confront networked, decentralized foes, said Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey.
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