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New surveillance system offers wide-angle view of battlefield
This winter, Air Force UAVs will begin operating Gorgon Stare, a sensor-fed, nine-camera system that gives operators and soldiers a much wider view of the battlefield.
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NSPS conversion yields troubles for Air Force command
The Air Force Space Command announced that there have been some errors in converting its more than 3,000 positions back into the General Schedule from the controversial pay-for-performance system by the September 2010 deadline.
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Coast Guard misspends $138M in funding, CFO takes the fall
The service's Chief Financial Officer takes sole responsibility for $138 million worth of apparent violations of the Anti-Deficiency Act.
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Army salutes top 10 battlefield inventions
The annual Army's Greatest Invention program cites technologies that are the most innovative from research labs throughout the Army from the preceding year.
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Cool military gear would make you an office superhero
A desk jockey's dream: See though doors, knock down walls... tweak PowerPoint slides on your wrist!
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What constitutes an act of cyber war?
The surge in cyber hostilities makes it imperative for NATO or the United Nations to establish a definition of what constitutes an act of aggression.
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Air Force gets help with wireless network expansion
NCI will help the Air Force upgrade its wireless network program under a Netcents contract worth approximately $17.3 million.
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Cyber underground poses real threat to globe
The tools to carry out a cyber attack are readily available through the hidden world of the cyber underground.
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Army e-mail plan fails to consider AKO success
Consultant Robert Guerra says he doesn’t understand why the Army plans to spend more than $100 million on a new e-mail system when AKO does so much more.
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Do commercial electronics threaten military security?
The growing demand for handheld mobile devices, many of which are not up to military specifications, poses a dilemma for military users.
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Harris completes interoperability demo for manpack radio
Harris Corp. has completed a demonstration project designed to show that its Falcon III AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack radio is compatible with the Defense Department’s Joint Tactical Radio System's Soldier Radio Waveform Network Manager.
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Navy supply center picks four for wireless support
The Navy has selected four contractors to compete for $96 million in wireless product and services tasks.
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Lawmakers pull cybersecurity provisions from defense bill
Unsuccessful attempts to mandate federal IT security could open the door to potentially serious risks if cybersecurity legislation isn't revisited in 2011, some officials say.
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House passes lean defense authorization bill
A bill that aroused controversy throughout the year makes it through the House in a weakened form but senators say they expect to pass it as well.
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Issa, Cummings will lead House oversight committee
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has a wide jurisdiction to track how programs are running and propose ways to fix problems.
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McKeon, Smith to lead House Armed Services Committee
The panel's leadership will change as Republicans take control of the House in the upcoming Congress.
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NASA chooses Keegan as associate deputy administrator
NASA named Richard Keegan as the agency's associate deputy administrator on Dec. 16. He replaces Charles Scales, who has held the position since April 2007. Scales is retiring.
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Army HQ flooded with requests for more drones
Requests from Army units in Afghanistan for unmanned aircraft systems are at an all-time high, and in response, officials are hammering out a set of principles for how the systems will be acquired and fielded, reports Kate Brannen at Defense News.
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