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High-tech war requires innovation, cutting-edge resources from home
Asymmetric warfare requires a high-tech arsenal that includes LIDAR, full-motion video, ground moving-target indicators and other tools for intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance.
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Green procurement resembles 1970s' NBA
Green procurement will see the same changes through the years as did the National Basketball Association's styles.
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NGA shifts focus to high-tech world
An apps store for the intelligence community and more participation in crisis response are in the cards for the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, according to its new director, Letitia Long, as the agency works to
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Army to upgrade intelligence processing
CACI International Inc. will provide program management and technical engineering services to the Army under a $45 million task order.
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Readers scorn Army's planned e-mail move
Defense System readers with first-hand experience using the Army’s existing e-mail services weigh in on the Army’s plan to move its enterprise e-mail to the Defense Information Systems Agency’s cloud computing environment.
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New cyber role, budgetary measures headed to ODNI
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper says he is creating new top-level jobs for cybersecurity and U.S. intelligence, and plans to move $50 billion from the Defense Department budget into his office.
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Army moves to equip troops with handheld technologies
The Army and Special Operations Command launch new efforts to equip combat troops with networked communications gear.
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Navy Cobras to get improved night optics
Elbit Systems of North America will upgrade night targeting systems for AH-1W Cobra helicopters under a five-year, $45.5 million contract.
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Are cyberattacks against DOD on the decline?
Despite DOD officials’ descriptions of increased threats of cyberattacks, the number of attempts has decreased, according to a new report.
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Army poised to deploy first phase of combat team upgrades
The first part of the Army's long-delayed combat brigade modernization program enters field tests.
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DOD acquisition officials see trade-off problem
Best-value trade-offs are time-consuming and a sticky subject, especially when they involve complex contracts, a lot of money and bid protests.
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Air Force extends satellite support pact
Harris Corp. will continue its operations and maintenance support to the Air Force having won a $64 million third option year for the Network and Space Operations and Maintenance program.
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Air Force needs super modeling for efficiency and reliability
The Air Force is halfway through a massive project to outline relationships among its business systems, and a modeling tool has made life much easier for the unit in charge of the effort.
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Navy tests telework tool for reserves
A CAC-enabled mobile access device could provide secure remote connections from any computer to resources inside the Navy network for Reserve personnel not on active duty.
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Army takes steps to cope with shrinking budgets
Upcoming Defense Department efficiency measures have Army officers thinking about balancing the need for force modernization with tight future budgets.
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Lawmaker's questions could hinder DOD CIO
DOD finally has a CIO and some other key positions have also been filled, but lawmakers are threatening to withhold legislative support for broader restructuring efforts until they have more information from Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
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