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Air Force gets assistance with logistics upgrade
Serco Inc. will upgrade Air Force logistics information and data system operations under a Consolidated Acquisition of Professional Services contract valued at approximately $14 million over two years.
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Navy plans preferred contractor program
The Navy plans to offer favorable terms and conditions to companies in a new program in exchange for exemplary work, according to the service.
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How the Army ensures the reliability of its troop-tracking system
The Blue Force Tracking system uses a global network to deliver command and control and situational awareness to the soldier in the field, and the Army has turned to NitroSecurity for security management.
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DOD struggles to define cyber war
The DOD is creating a new Cyber Command to defend the military information infrastructure but still is working to come up with a clear definition of a doctrine for cyber war, says Undersecretary James Miller.
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DISA picks new CIO and IT directors
DISA names Henry Sienkiewicz to CIO post and Paige Atkins to replace strategist John Garing. Daniel Bradford tapped as director of Global Information Grid.
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Air Force awards network security contract
Avaya Government Solutions has won a recompete contract from the Air Force valued at approximately $64 million to provide information assurance, network assessment and network engineering support.
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Navy gets help with integrated communications
Science Applications International Corp. will help the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division develop and refine communications and information systems under a new task order.
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Stratospheric UAVs could be next big thing
The need for a platform that can help combat IEDs and track terrorists and insurgents over large areas for long periods might spark a demand for so-called stratospheric unmanned aerial vehicles, reports Colin Clark at DOD Buzz.
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Cloud computing and the changing role of the CIO
Will cloud computing make the role of the information technology department and chief information officer obsolete? If not, it will sure change the roles.
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Joint Chiefs chairman opts for richer social media to get the word out
Defense Department official shifts away from static forms of communication and toward more interactive types, according to a news report.
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Army to get assistance with materiel management
Science Applications International Corp. will provide support services to the Army under a four and a half year contract that has a total value of more than $128 million, if all options are exercised.
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Senior executives honored with Presidential Rank awards
Honored executives saved government $49 billion
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Readers offer UAV design pointers
Several readers thought that our article, “Future UAVs must multitask,” raised compelling questions about the U.S. military’s strategy for developing drones, and wanted to offer their own opinions on the matter.
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Navy picks provider to support weapons testing
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions Inc. has won a five-year, $49.9 million contract to continue providing range support services at the Naval Surface Warfare Center at Dahlgren, Va.
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Army to make enemy networks the next battleground
Army forces in Afghanistan are testing several small and sophisticated aircraft packages that will broaden their ability to exploit the electromagnetic spectrum, reports Sean Meade at Aviation Weeks’ Ares Blog.
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Social media is now mission media
Social media has become an important tool in combat operations and communications. But the science behind it -- knowledge management -- can be a tough sell in the closed culture of DOD.
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Air Force writes a book on social media protocol
Air Force strategist offers a few do's and don'ts on putting together an effective social media guidebook.
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Social media and the generational divide
The use of social networking tools underscores the generational divide, but crossing that divide will help agencies accomplish their missions, panelists at the 2010 Open Government Innovations Conference say.
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