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US Forces-Afghanistan buys tactical comms units
PacStar will deliver 675 of its mobile tactical communications units to Afghanistan for use by U.S. military forces under a $12.2 million contract with U.S. Forces-Afghanistan.
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Cyber threat warnings rise steadily in 2011
The cyber threat to the U.S. government and critical infrastructure has increased significantly during the past 12 months.
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New Army PEO EIS will focus on agile portfolio
The new leader of the Army's Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems looks at the macro level to keep his programs running.
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New capabilities enhance Army communications, intelligence networks
The director of the Army's intelligence community information management describes new airships and vehicles that will help keep soldiers connected.
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Data center consolidation, restructuring said key to future Army networks
Army CIO Lt. Gen. Susan Lawrence outlined the service's top IT priorities, including consolidation and making the force more flexible.
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Navy delves deeper into undersea robotics
The U.S. Navy is developing new software programs to make its ocean-going robots more independent.
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DARPA builds space-based telescope for missile tracking
DARPA is developing technology that would provide persistent, tactical, full-motion video surveillance of Scud-class missiles from satellites in geosynchronous orbit.
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Army tactical apps held up by security issues
The Army has developed about 80 digital applications for soldiers to use at the tactical level, but solders won't get those apps until the service forms a network security policy to accommodate them.
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FCC chief of staff to leave in January
The departure of Edward Lazarus leaves a vacancy for a top aide to the FCC chairman.
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White House threatens to veto defense bill
The Defense Authorization bill is almost ready for the White House, but detainee provisions could trigger a veto.
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Army IT Day to focus on building the warfighter enterprise
The topics for the Dec. 14 event will include the Army's Network of 2020, how the NIE is accelerating capabilities delivered to the warfighter, defending the network and the transition to DISA-provided e-mail.
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Company formerly known as Xe, formerly known as Blackwater, changes names again
The training and services contractor is rebranding -- again -- to leave old scandals behind.
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Defense financial office gets new exec
Recent Defense Department senior executive service appointments include a post in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller).
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Predator C Avenger bound for testing in Afghanistan
The Air Force has ordered a single Predator C Avenger for deployment to Afghanistan as part of a procurement effort to meet an urgent request from Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta to field reconnaissance and strike assets in theater.
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US to Iran: Return the downed RQ-170 UAV
President Barack Obama has asked Iranian officials to return the sophisticated RQ-170 Sentinel that crashed in that country on Dec. 4.
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Fluornoy to leave top DOD post
The Defense Department's highest-ranking woman is stepping down as undersecretary of defense for policy, effective sometime in early 2012.
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Army renews common ground station deal
The $47 million contract includes spare parts, assemblies, engineering support and other logistics needed to keep the Common Ground Stations technically current and fully operational.
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Army to hit civilian workforce with nearly 9,000 cuts
Cuts will come from 70 installations, 37 states, and eight commands and agencies.
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US military needs versatile weapons systems: JCS chairman
The U.S. military needs flexible, versatile weapons capable of handling multiple missions in the years ahead in light of soon-to-occur major defense spending reductions, said Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey.
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