Defense Systems
Army places initial order for JTRS ground radios
The Army has placed an initial production order with General Dynamics to deliver 6,250 Rifleman and 100 Manpack radios for use by soldiers at the tactical level.
Defense Systems
DISA to implement Oracle Financials
The Defense Information Systems Agency is gathering data on at least five task areas for the project.
Defense Systems
Lynn resigns from DOD's No. 2 position
After more than two years in the job, Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn will step down from the second-highest DOD post to spend more time with his family.
Defense Systems
Army refines aerial layer at NIE exercise
Aerostat blimps and Shadow unmanned aircraft systems configured with Joint Tactical Radio System devices are being used in the Army's Network Integration Evaluation exercise as an aerial layer to extend a mobile, line-of-sight network to pass voice, video and data images.
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DOD wants to transfer $920M to support intell ops
The Defense Department has asked Congress for permission to shift more than $920 million to increase support for battlefield intelligence tools.
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DISA on vague Facebook message: This is only a test
The Defense Information Systems Agency created some confusion July 7 when it posted a notice on its Facebook page that its offices were open.
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Navy test replicates UAV landing on carrier
The successful test of a carrier touchdown of an F/A-18D surrogate aircraft, which replicated maneuvers of unmanned aerial vehicles, is another step closer to the 2013 goal of an autonomous landing of a UAV on an aircraft carrier, the Navy says.
Defense Systems
Senate questions need for two airship programs
The Army and the Air Force both have programs in the works for high-altitude, persistent surveillance airships, and the Senate Armed Services Committee wants to know the rationale for having seemingly duplicate programs under way.
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Navy, Marine Corps begin UAS cargo tests
The Navy and Marine Corps are moving forward on the first of two UAS tests.
Defense Systems
Employees need regular refresher in cybersecurity
We need to get in front of computer users on a monthly basis to reinforce basic and fundamental aspects of cybersecurity.
Defense Systems
Army Signal Regiment transforms training, operational strategies
The Army Signal Regiment is looking to transform the way it trains and equips soldiers in the era of cyber warfare.
Defense Systems
Drone attacks: Acts of war or old-fashioned policing?
While the United States says flying an unmanned aerial vehicle over a foreign nation is not necessarily an act of war, there is no doubt that a UAV attack committed by another government on U.S. soil would be seen as one.
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IT exchange program with private-sector moves forward
The Defense Department is implementing a new pilot program that will give federal IT employees a chance to experience private-sector work.
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DOD rule would shield unclassified info from cyberattack
Military contractors would face new requirements for protecting unclassified information from cyberattack under a draft rule published June 29 in the Federal Register.
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Army's software-defined radios to test new waveforms
New software allows radios to support battalion-level communications.
Defense Systems
Wireless-by-satellite venture might cause GPS interference
A wireless-by-satellite network start-up has been blocked from starting business by the FCC on the grounds that its planned operations could knock out 500 million GPS receivers used by the first responders, airlines and others.
Defense Systems
Air Force launches ORS-1 prototype satellite
The Air Force launched the ORS-1 prototype June 30 after a mere 30 months of development and testing.
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Panetta's agenda: Keep U.S. military strength intact
Incoming Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has stated publicly that he will not allow a gutting of the U.S. military by expected budget cuts.
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Army CIO outlines AKO phase out
The Army CIO proposes to gradually decrease funding for the service's multipurpose online portal over the next five years.
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