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Justice's antitrust chief to leave
The chief of the Justice Department's Antitrust Division will leave her post this year.
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AFCEA West to assess military at the crossroads
Defense Systems staff will provide detailed coverage of the AFCEA West 2012 conference in San Diego.
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The push for a space code of conduct
The United States, the European Union and other nations are drafting a space code of conduct.
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DOD identifies 30 key warfighting capabilities
The Defense Department has published a list of 30 warfighting capabilities it says it needs to fight in any setting around the globe in the future.
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DARPA awards contract for ad-hoc smart phone network
DARPA and SAIC are set to develop a new mobile ad-hoc network for smart phone use.
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Air Force to award NETCENTS 2 in 2012, official says
The long-delayed NETCENTS-2 contract vehicle is set to be awarded this year, says the Air Force's acquisition chief.
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DARPA's Galileo aims for closer look at space satellites
DOD is developing new ways to get high-resolution images of spacecraft as part of a plan to build new satellites in orbit from parts salvaged from deactivated crafts.
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LightSquared asserts latest GPS tests rigged
LightSquared and a former FCC chief engineer said Jan. 18 that the Global Positioning System test devices that were used recently to test the company's new network were rigged by makers of GPS receivers and government end users to produce "bogus results."
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Boeing gets nod for two more WGS satellites
The Air Force has authorized Boeing to develop and launch the eighth and ninth Wideband Global Satcom satellites.
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FCC chief planner set to leave
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski announces Paul de Sa will leave in February.
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Speaking the same language on cyber threats
The absence of a common lexicon for the cyber threat environment is creating problems.
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Where does DOD enterprise e-mail really stand?
More than a year into the program, there are more questions than ever when it comes to DOD enterprise e-mail.
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Brighter days ahead for unmanned systems
The unmanned systems industry is poised to serve any mission for the Defense and State departments and also for law enforcement and other civilian agencies.
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Unmanned systems, networks struggle with reliability tests
Army networks and unmanned systems did not perform well overall in meeting reliability thresholds when tested in fiscal 2011.
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Cyberattacks increase in Middle East
Cyber hostilities in the Middle East are on the rise in the wake of attacks in mid-January by pro-Palestinian groups and individuals against Israel’s critical infrastructure.
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Fourth WGS satellite scheduled for launch
The Air Force will launch the fourth Wideband Global Satcom Satellite into space tonight as part of the continuing effort to deliver more communications bandwidth to warfighters.
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Argus One airship undergoes initial testing
The World Surveillance Group has completed an initial demonstration of its Argus One unmanned airship at the Energy Department’s Nevada Test Site.
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Defense opinions on enterprise, networking initiatives evolve
The mindsets of DOD officials and military leaders have changed over the course of 2011 regarding key enterprise and networking initiatives.
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F-35s, UAVs may be caught in budget battle
With limited money, the Air Force may have to choose how much to spend for unmanned aerial vehicles and funding its advanced fighter.
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