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Defense spending bears heavy burden from debt default deal
With the debt-ceiling deal signed into law, outcry over defense cuts and lack of transparency is already loud.
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Army SUGVs to benefit from waveform enhancement
The U.S. military has successfully completed a test to verify an enhancement to the Soldier Radio Waveform designed to meet the Army's need for a simultaneous control and video feed from small unmanned ground vehicles.
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iPhone pics offer unique view of Afghan conflict
A record of the lives of U.S. Marines in Afghanistan's Helmand province during 2010 and 2011 has been uniquely captured for posterity via iPhone's Hipstamatic application that allows users to digitally adjust "lenses," "flashes" and "film stock," Foreign Policy reports.
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Army decides MULE no longer meets its needs
The Army plans to cancel the Multi-Function Utility/Logistics and Equipment unmanned vehicle, a holdover from the defunct Future Combat Systems program.
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Unified communications surpasses everything over IP
Unified communications represents a sea of change in which all the necessary end-to-end logistics, information security and assurance, and field and network support are provided through a communications system's life cycle.
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Horowitz picked to be Justice IG
The Obama administration's nominee to be Justice Department inspector general has roots in the department.
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Falcon is 'Navy SEAL of the UPS world'
The SSGKRP-1 Uninterrupted Power Supply from Falcon Electric has both brains and brawn, and performs hot, cold and dirty.
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DOD cyber strategy model for civilized warfare
DOD's strategy for operating in cyberspace contained few surprises, but it should help quiet concerns of those worried that the strategy goes too far -- or not far enough.
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Battle damage increases from widespread cyberattacks
A new approach to cybersecurity is needed that supports continual change and adapts to the evolution of threats.
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Coast Guard drowning in Deepwater cost overages
It still is not smooth sailing for the Coast Guard's Deepwater program in which costs have increased to $29 billion and continue to rise, according to a new report.
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DOD financial reform hinges on IT
The Defense Department is employing IT systems as a major strategy for financial management reform.
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Navy at-sea network passes key milestone
Critical design review moves Navy's CANES program moves closer to completion.
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Navy releases RFIs for $14.5B NGEN program
The pair of RFIs focus on data centers and software-as-a-service with cost savings as an overriding theme.
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DARPA seeks wireless power pack for recharging handhelds
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency wants to build a short-range wireless power transmission system for troops in the field that would charge up handheld gear.
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LandWarNet slated for key transformation
To emphasize its focus on network-enabled operations, the Army is transforming LandWarNet into an enterprise network that adapts to new technologies and rapid changes in military needs.
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Do smart phones put warfighters in more danger?
Security weaknesses in commercial mobile devices must be addressed before DOD can make them widely available on the battlefield.
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Army marches smart phones, apps to the battlefield
The Army is sifting through a variety of technologies to find the right tools, doctrine and training for using smart phones in the battlefield.
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Speed of info sharing more important than ever: Burgess
The value of information sharing transcends the temporary damage caused by pitfalls in the process such as the WikiLeaks publication of classified material, said Army Lt. Gen. Ronald Burgess, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency.
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Time to say goodbye to the employee suggestion box
Agencies should trash their employee suggestion boxes, unless all they want to hear is a bunch of complaints, says one consultant.
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