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Higginbottom picked as deputy director at OMB
More executive changes: Heather Higginbottom to be named deputy director at OMB, and GSA's Teresa Nasif moves to head senior executive service initiatives.
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Coalition forces get tactical radio boost
The Defense Department has placed a $14.4 million order with Harris Corp. for handheld tactical radios to be used by coalition forces to improve communications between their troops and U.S. forces.
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DISA sets up 'demilitarized zone' to enhance network security
DISA's demilitarized zone will be designed to protect its unclassified network, the while command center will help align with the cyber command and oversee key networks, officials say.
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Work commences on $1B NSA 'spy' center
The cyber intelligence data center being built in Utah will gather and aggregate data on a variety of cyber threats and help defend Defense Department and civilian government networks.
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Army CIO watch: Nomination announcement expected soon
A formal announcement could come regarding the Army’s nomination for a new CIO.
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NASA chief technologist gets AIAA's von Karman Award
Bobby Braun has won the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics von Kármán award given annually to people who have distinguished themselves technically in the field of astronautics.
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Gates details DOD budget cuts, consolidations
Reductions to personnel, IT and major weapons programs are DOD targets as the Pentagon faces $13 billion less than requested in the fiscal 2012 budget.
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Lew sworn in as OMB director
This is Jacob Lew's second tour as director of the Office of Management and Budget; he held the post in the latter part of the Clinton administration.
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Army taps new IT provider for European headquarters
The U.S. Army Europe headquarters in Heidelberg, Germany, and its associated staff elements will receive information technology from General Dynamics Corp. in a five-year Alliant contract task order worth $122 million if all options are exercised.
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Russia's move to Linux
Russian federal agencies were recently ordered to shift from proprietary operating systems to Linux. What were the motivating factors for such a decision?
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Navy chief touts shift to information from might
Navy intelligence chief David Dorsett told reporters that there has been a shift from an Industrial Age military force to an Information Age force. The point is to balance what the Navy is already good at -- "strike warfare" -- with intelligence and information.
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Gates prepares more details on cuts to the defense budget
Defense Secretary Robert Gates reportedly will brief lawmakers Thursday with the latest update on his ambitious plans for cutting Pentagon spending.
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Ken Thibodeau retires from electronic archive development
Ken Thibodeau retired from the National Archives and Records Administration on Jan. 1 after 25 years in the federal government.
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DARPA schedules tests for infantry recon tool
Alion Science and Technology Corp. will conduct performance evaluations on the Graph Understanding and Analysis for Rapid Detection – Deployed On the Ground (Guard Dog) program, under a three-year, $4.5 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
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Navy, Marines among Facebook stars of 2010
Facebook's Washington office polled experts and Facebook group members who chose the best political and government users of Facebook last year.
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Army wants input on battle command technologies
The Army is collecting information that might lead to a contract to support tactical command and control systems.
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Correction: President's Council seeks to accelerate government network advances
This article was amended to clarify a statement attributed to David Shaw, member of PCAST. His full response has been included as a comment.
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DARPA's 'smart jammer' to throw enemy off balance
DARPA's BLADE program will put selective, software jammer/analyzers into soldier's gear.
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Australia, DRS team on vehicle surveillance kit
A unit of DRS Technologies Inc. will furnish a multi-spectral surveillance suite tailored for a light armored vehicle to the Australian Defence Department under a $30 million contract.
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