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Mobile command posts boost battlefield control

Two modified command and control vehicles are pushing enhanced situational awareness and connectivity to the edge of the battlefield.

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Navy, Army team on unmanned helo purchase

The Navy says it plans to join forces with the Army to purchase a medium-sized, unmanned helicopter that might be operational in five years.

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Navy to transition from EP-3 to maritime drones

Navy will transition manned EP-3s to unmanned aircraft by 2020.

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China rolls out propaganda app for military iPhone, iPad

China’s Ministry of Defense has designed an official app for iPhones and iPads that will enable the country’s troops to stay abreast of the latest news and events associated with the People’s Liberation Army.

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Navy cyber command to get new commander

Rear Adm. Michael Rogers has been nominated to succeed retiring Vice Adm. Barry McCullough as commander of the Navy Fleet Cyber Command/Tenth Fleet.

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DOD plans to close more data centers

The Defense Department will shutter 44 more data centers by the end of the fiscal year, according to CIO Teri Takai.

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UAV purchases to double, despite deep defense cuts

Over the coming decade, the global market for unmanned aerial vehicles is estimated to double to more than $11 billion, according to a new study from the Teal Group.

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Army task force aims for energy independence

The Army has announced a new task force to target its renewable energy goals.

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Cyber espionage game has high stakes

Security industry icon McAfee has discovered a cyber espionage program that has been under way for five years.

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Rogers selected to lead Navy Cyber Command

President Barack Obama has nominated Navy Rear Adm. Michael Rogers to serve as commander of the Navy’s Fleet Cyber Command and the 10th Fleet at Fort Meade, Md.

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DISA expands portfolio of cloud-based services, security offerings

With its move complete, DISA is now focusing on providing its DOD customers with improved security and service.

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DISA faces bumps in road to enterprise services

DISA is leading DOD's push toward enterprise services, but one top official concedes that it faces serious challenges along the way.

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Top weapons of mass destruction agency daunted by info assurance

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency is striving for better IT capabilities, including mobile technologies, but faces problems known by the rest of the Defense Department.

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NTEU keeps Kelley as president

The employee union re-elected its top leaders.

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Nuke agency powers up staff with mobile tools, new processes

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency is streamlining its network operations and looking at mobile computing technologies for its global workforce.

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Russia to display armed drone at air show

Russia plans to unveil a medium-range armed unmanned aerial vehicle at the upcoming MAKS-2011 air show.

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NGA makes real-time intell top priority

Barry Barlow talks about the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's acquisition strategy and finding technology enablers to get real-time geospatial intelligence into people's hands.

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Military hard at work on cyberspace rules

A top European Command official says the military is still working out how it defines and governs its operations in cyberspace.

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Coast Guard center helps steer network initiatives amid tight budgets

The Coast Guard's C4IT service center is helping the service manage its IT infrastructure.

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Army pauses e-mail migration while it cleans up its network

The Army’s enterprise e-mail effort, on an operational hiatus since July, will soon restart account migration but will continue to take short pauses to evaluate progress, the Army CIO said.