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Air Force UAV operators face long hours, erratic schedules: survey
About half of the operators of Air Force unmanned aerial vehicles have high levels of job-related stress mostly tied to the long and erratic hours they work.
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Global Hawk sale to South Korea put off for further study
The sale of up to four Northrop Grumman Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles to South Korea to boost that nation’s reconnaissance capability has been postponed by the U.S. Congress for further study.
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Defense bill puts data center consolidation plans at risk
The 2012 defense bill contains language that could block DOD-DISA partnerships in cloud and enterprise e-mail.
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Military prepares MUOS satellite for February launch
Lockheed Martin delivered the Navy’s first Mobile Uses Objective System satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., in preparation for launch in February 2012 aboard an Atlas V launch vehicle.
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Marines’ unmanned cargo copter on duty in Afghanistan
The Marine Corps flew its first combat supply mission with an unmanned helicopter on Dec. 17 in Afghanistan.
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Navy, Raytheon in final phase of destroyer software project
The Navy has awarded Raytheon a $254 million contract modification to complete software development for the DDG 1000 destroyer program.
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Outgoing GPO chief appoints first female deputy public printer
Position is the second highest office at GPO.
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Military pushes for more capable sensor inputs for UAVs
Warfighters continue to press for more imagery from a broader range of high-resolution sensors.
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No Senate vote, no GPO chief
Government Printing Office chief will step down after the Senate does not confirm him before its holiday break.
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Army Command Web offers window into operational environment
The Army is testing a Web-based system that gives commanders access to previously unavailable data residing on thick-client applications.
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Army seeks hand-launched aerostats for squad intell
The Army's Rapid Equipping Force has issued a request for information for small hand-launched aerostats that would give infantry squads another method to conduct reconnaissance in their immediate areas of operations.
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DOD enterprise strategy to drive further consolidation
The Defense Department has released a new document that outlines its enterprise IT strategy that seeks to save up to $5.2 billion during the next five years through infrastructure consolidation and increased use of enterprisewide services.
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Army Rangers take smart phone to Afghanistan
The Army's 75th Ranger Regiment will have as part of its gear in Afghanistan an Android GD300 smart phone that will be paired with the Joint Tactical Radio System AN/PRC-154 Rifleman Radio.
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Air Force Space Command CIO to get some help
Col. Kimberly Crider set ro rise to general, take role at Space Command.
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Iran claims it hijacked RQ-170 by GPS tampering
Iran claims its electronic warfare specialists were able to reconfigure the Global Positioning System coordinates in the U.S. RQ-170 Sentinel that it says it captured Dec. 4 and guide the UAV to a safe landing.
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LightSquared demands investigation into lower-band test leaks
LightSquared is demanding an investigation to determine the source of possibly leaked data from recently completed Global Positioning System (GPS) interference tests conducted by the U.S. government that evidently contradict more favorable test results recently touted by the company.
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3 reasons UAVs excel at nuclear spying
The ability of unmanned aerial vehicles such as the RQ-170 Sentinel captured by Iran earlier this month to conduct nuclear surveillance greatly outstrips that of satellites and manned spy planes, and therefore it's little surprise the United States has chosen to employ UAVs in that role and risk their possible loss.
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Army Officials Study NIE's Lessons
Army officials look at the lessons learned from the NIE's first year and ponder improvements that need to be made.
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Defense authorization measure clears House
A controversial defense funding bill goes to the Senate.
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